LOL, no longer a mechanic, got my ticket and got out, problem was if you wanted to open your own workshop theres heaps of established competiton in every area, To earn a decent wage working for someone you pretty much have to work like a dog 6 days a week for <$1000/week.
Going Mobile is not an option
Not alot of money with performance work unless you solely base your business on it, plus alot of ongoing work with problematic cars that need constant attention.
Admitedly our workshop was based close to a Major Holden dealership in which we saw alot of cars come from who were denied warranty claims for BS reason, Clients were never happy and Holden would always want to charge an arm & a leg for repairs.
Also worth noting that we were opposite a Mercedes dealership which also brought us alot of work from disgrntled customers who werent happy paying exuberent servicing costs & again warranty issues.
Will never forget replacing timing chains on late model Merc V6 & V8's, although not nearly as many mercedes/european cars would have issues like that of the holdens & fords that used to come in.
The most reliable ford we found to be the AU series 3, it went a bit downhill from there.
