Home Business Idea: Cashing In With Mobile Oil Changes

Let's face it. Getting to the garage or local auto servicing company to get the car's oil changed every 3,000 miles or three months is just a big hassle, especially for people who work strict nine-to-five jobs. No matter what time you choose to go, you inevitably run into long lines, losing hours you could have used to do other things.

One enterprising company in Baltimore, Lube-on-the-Move, became a hit with local office employees by offering to change their cars' oil, in the office parking lot, during the workday. An oil change cost only $19.95, the same price most other companies charge, and customers are being saved the hassle and wasted time of long lines.

If the popularity of Lube-on-the-Move is any indication, starting such a business will likely prove to be a great success. If you're good with cars, and know how to change the oil, then this is a business you might want to consider. All you need is solid knowledge about cars, oil, enthusiasm and you're ready to go.

You need to decide how you will offer your service. Will you have a number customers can call to schedule an appointment? If so, estimate how long each oil change will take, allowing for anything unexpected like a traffic jam. That way, you'll know how many oil changes you can schedule in a day.

Decide what area you will cover. Will you work alone, with partners or hire independent contractors in order to take in more business?

Marketing your mobile oil change business should be a cinch. Good news spreads quickly in the office environment, and you're likely to get a lot of interest from people who are too busy to worry about their cars.

Put fliers under the windshields of cars in office complexes, and approach the Human Resource Departments of different companies.

Explain to the Human Resources Manager that you are offering a valuable service that will save employees work time. Many businesses have company newsletters; ask that a blurb about your service be added to the next installment.

You can also place classified ads in local publications, and place flyers on bulletin boards in prominent locations.

Almost everyone in America has a car, so your market is everywhere around you; take advantage of it.

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-- I have a friend in Anchorage who does something like this. Only he does fleet vehicles for companies. He goes to their location with his van and does routine maintenance like oil changes, brake jobs, etc. He makes good money at it.

-- To change customer's oil on company premises, you would most likely need the permission of the company. If you coordinated with the company, you could schedule 1 day a week to be there and employees could sign up for changes. If you set up several companies like this you would soon have all the work you could handle.

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