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The mechanic shows up in a tow truck.
Does anyone make a mobile car lift, like a truck with an embedded hydraulic lift. Seems doable, just not sure if it would be worth selling because you can tow to a lift and that lift would be [much] cheaper?
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It sounds like you guys are on the right track, but small input -- the coffee bit is somewhat campy. I think it's kind of unnecessary burden on your mechanics that will be tough to uphold as you scale. Additionally, speaking from personal needs, I couldn't care less if I got coffee -- I just want a professional mechanic who won't fleece me. Stick to making that your value prop, and I think both sides of the marketpla…
There's a reason why people have pointed out the flaws of this model for a while now: https://www.quora.com/How-is-YourMechanic-doing-lately/answe... 'But the flaw is this: "All you need to provide is a driveway or parking space where the mechanic can work" I feel any decent mechanic will not work under these conditions. It is unreasonable to think good quality work can be done without a properly outfitted shop.'
But you can do quite a lot of things with just some space and some tools. Oil changes, filter changes, brake jobs, battery changes, rotate tires, etc. And, if the vehicle called is capable of a tow, this might presumably supplant both AAA and Jiffy Lube type services.
Expanding on that, as someone who has been the proverbial "busy professional", I would have happily paid a premium to have someone come and do my oil changes while my car was parked at work to prevent having to take the half hour out of my day for routine maintenance.
This looks exactly like YourMechanic (also YC company), with a far less refined product. Actually there is no product. It is just a chat interface. Also, your pages seem to be broken; for example: https://www.fiix.io/estimates/Audi/A4/Coolant-Flush-cost shows estimate of $0. In fact almost all the Audi A4 estimate pages have $0 (at least all the ones i opened). What exactly would you say is the differentiating factor…
+1, this type of business suffers from the same problems that an Uber for $x would have. The moment YourMechanic were to expand to Toronto and undercut the competition, they would corner the market. Because there's very little human touch to the mobile mechanic business model in addition to how infrequent one would use Fiix, people are in no way swayed on picking between YourMechanic or this - it all comes down to pr…
I love this idea, but it's also some super hood shit. This is absolutely a done thing in lower income areas-- "shade tree mechanics" is the term of art I know. I would imagine the biggest issue would be ensuring a feeling of reliability and professionalism to a sort of sketchy proposition. (A random stranger coming to your house to work on your car.) Plus, as a practicing shade tree mechanic when I was young and brok…
Thank you! We're trying to change the way consumers see this service. Our mechanics dress clean, bring you your favourite coffee, and teach you a bit about the repair as well to educate you about the trade. Our customers range from low to high income individuals who just want to save time and effort and spend that time with their family or on their hobbies. We've seen a ton of our customers build strong relationships…
Dress clean? Really? Are they "articulate" too?
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Thank you! We're trying to change the way consumers see this service. Our mechanics dress clean, bring you your favourite coffee, and teach you a bit about the repair as well to educate you about the trade. Our customers range from low to high income individuals who just want to save time and effort and spend that time with their family or on their hobbies. We've seen a ton of our customers build strong relationships…
>Our mechanics dress clean, bring you your favourite coffee, and teach you a bit about the repair as well to educate you about the trade. Dress clean? Really? Are they "articulate" too?
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I guess that makes sense. I think I bought them from a mechanic once, when I was getting the state test and they said the ones I had wouldn't pass.
So yeah I think my biggest concern about this... I have a mechanic. But even if I didn't... I would want a mechanic. I don't want some random guy showing up each time. This isn't like Uber, it's more like a dentist... I guess some people probably don't request the same hygienist each time... but I some jobs I want done by someone I have a relationship with. I want to deal with the same person on a regular basis, know…
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There's a reason why people have pointed out the flaws of this model for a while now: https://www.quora.com/How-is-YourMechanic-doing-lately/answe... 'But the flaw is this: "All you need to provide is a driveway or parking space where the mechanic can work" I feel any decent mechanic will not work under these conditions. It is unreasonable to think good quality work can be done without a properly outfitted shop.'
They do limit the jobs they're willing to take on, and you'd be amazed at the work you can do with a good set of socket wrenches, a nice hydraulic jack, and maybe one of those ODB2 readers to talk to the computer. I think if they got into professionally evaluating used cars alone it'd be a pretty useful service. Buying a used car, boom, send out a mechanic before you hand over the cash. Does seem like it'd wind up be…
Had them replace my alternator (I'd had AAA tow the car back to my driveway) and the guy showed up early, did good work, and had it ready to go within an hour. Cost me $200, but it was a lot more convenient than having the car towed elsewhere and then getting the work done.