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What @phenom4hire said. I think anyone that watched a few DIY car repair videos know this guy as well. https://www.youtube.com/user/EricTheCarGuyThis is my first post so bear with me. For the last couple of years I had been interested in entrepreneurship but now I've gotten to the point where I know the only way to succeed is to act. Ive had a couple failures and a couple small successes but i want someting more impactful. Currently I work as an automotive mechanic and spotted a problem in my market. People don't know what they're doing. Not just in my shop but it seems many other shops and dealerships. My project that I've started working on is a resource to help educate and improve the automotive service industry and individuals who work on cars as a hobby. I planned on operating around a membership style system and providing courses, skill articles and shop resources along with other things. There would also be free content and forums for non-paid members. The value provided to the customer would be educational resources, shop workflow improvements and intuitive UI. If anyone would like to point out flaws in my idea that I can't see I'd be very thankful.
There's also self-diagnosis capabilities out there now such as https://www.automd.com/diagnose/
Phenom, your idea as to why Autozone/Advanced/etc don't do installations? Auto shops buy parts at wholesale prices. It wouldn't be anymore competitive margin-wise really. Not a business they want to get into. And if they did that, imagine the backlash from chain repair shops like Midas and all the little guys. Price wars would further emerge driving margins down across the industry.
@M_Power Are you leaving something out from your idea that differs from these? A consideration for you. Flip cars. Buy low/sell high. Have some land for this. Maybe even open your own dealership.