John, I appreciate the comments. Right now its looking like we might be settling into the Brandon area when we come down, not sure where the shop might be though. The folks of TR are just a small segment of the big picture. The shop is not even for me, but my buddy and his father, I will probably be working the big jobs, or rotary work on the side. buddies father has lived in the area over 20 yrs. He has worked in a few of the shops in the brandon area, so he already knows the general maintenance segment of all of this.

I am also looking at doing a mobile maintenance setup, where if your check engine light is on, I will come to you, at your work, at home, or on the road. This allows the consumer to maintain their daily life, without having to mess up their schedule. This will put the mechanic where the customer needs to be.

I sitll am looking at parts suppliers, locations, legalities (Fl laws are a lot different as far as small business than I am used to). Something as small as not signing an estimate section on a work order is enough not to get you paid for the work is one example. Having your business license # on the work order is another. Basically what I am trying to say is that I am not walking into this blindly. I know what my abilities are, and I am not trying to jump above that. A dyno is not in my future, why, because there are enough shops with them that I could sub-contract to, rather than have the overhead.