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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Every ‘problem’ is a Business Opportunity.

I foresee a business where a company takes a 20 year old vehicle and rebuilds it to ‘Like New’ condition, inside and out with some necessary upgrades where appropriate.

New trucks, cars, etc, will become all EV and no one will buy them.

The older vehicles with new/rebuilt powertrains and modern electronics and suspensions will become the norm for a good while, until America gets over its love affair with EVs..............................


55 posted on 07/17/2023 10:56:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I have thought about that specific oppty for a while. Overall, it would violate some of my highest business principles, to wit: No employees; No fixed location. And, the more you touch things, the less money you make. To start such a business from scratch I think would be very cost intensive, but as a “sub-business” within an existing used car joint might be feasible. If you were to really hose out a 20-year old truck and renew the thing to a high level, I think you’d have to get $17K-$20K for such an item. And maybe that would be an acceptable price point....but a used $17K Toyota is likely a better vehicle as is. You’d have to work in CA or NV, or out west, because my Gawd, you look at 2005-2008 Silverados, etc; on YouTube from the midwest and the frames are literally rusted in half. And then you’re starting a business in California, definitely an uphill battle.


73 posted on 07/17/2023 11:15:01 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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