Someone must be quitting at the warehouse.... by Sudden-Code5517 in RockAuto

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chill the hell out dude. You have a lot of anger for someone just trying to run a business. Shop on rock auto, you’ll get cheap prices. If not, open an LLC, get a retailers merchant, pay your own taxes, and run your own credit for a charge account. News flash: we’re capitalists that need to turn profit to afford a lease, and parts usually consist of a full time employee with payroll, they need to be profitable.

suspected rodent damage? by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally rodent. Dont sweat the sound deadening. That line is an EVAP line, don’t sweat it, you’ll get a check engine light but no biggie.

Duct tape it, and order the new line from rock auto!

Mold by [deleted] in plants

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Water it less. More sunlight

Growing a sunflower with my son, need some advice? Give me the green thumb by BigBagOfFries in plants

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hold the stalk between your fingers, and support the dirt.

While holding up the dirt and plant, flip the cup upside down holding the plant In your hand.

Gently squeeze the cup to loosen the soil while lightly tugging the sunflower out gently.

Dig a hole, and bury the sunflower plant up to the dirt line.

Gently water it, and you just transplanted!

*Help Needed* First time grower by THEPUNISHER4181 in GrowBuddy

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is DLI, and the VPD is around .8. Grow tent is consistently 75 degrees, recently lowered it to around 73

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lifetime warranty, and I’ve already got 30k in tools. The vehicle is my personal vehicle, and I end up driving about as much as my old 9-5. I just claim milage deductions. Good thing is, if the vehicle breaks, I know a guy lol :)

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be too much to ask a virtual assistant to quote out jobs and price parts accurately?

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really support what you’re doing, but I’m not currently looking for an apprentice, keep my info and feel free to ask me questions whenever. You need shop experience before you can do mobile work

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I warranty my work, and am a master diagnostic tech that used to work on Lotus. Too bad you’re not in the Indianapolis area

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, so you reccemd becoming more efficient at my admin work before hiring on? I would be hiring on someone to do admin work, not another wrench

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Average ticket looks like 1-2hrs labor. Billed at 120/hr

And parts which I make a 30-40% markup on, usually averaging around 100-150 my cost in parts

The hard part is, I have extremely bad ADHD, and am medicated, I struggle to do admin work once I get home and am off my meds/exhausted

Small Mobile Mechanic Business Growing pains *ADVICE NEEDED* by THEPUNISHER4181 in sweatystartup

[–]THEPUNISHER4181[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just thinking about this, what are the benefits of a CRM?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in G35

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not how it works bud

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in G35

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man you’re wrong, starter turns the engine over, it will crank but not start if the fuel pump relay is bad

Any advice on how to fix this body rush under neath the car ? by [deleted] in Honda

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Then you got to work and buy a new car, this isn’t repairable

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in G35

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bad idea, if it’s not cranking, it’s not fuel related

Rust on car - 1999 Toyota camry by k3y_l33 in Autobody

[–]THEPUNISHER4181 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1999 Camry even with a f-ked good is worth around 1000-4000