Can a mobile oil change franchise system survive in the future?

Many years ago in my career I had founded and managed a number of automotive service franchise businesses. I started with mobile car wash, truck wash and mobile oil change services. Business was good, as we are a nation of cars. Today we are still, cars, cars, cars, everywhere; Gasoline cars, electric cars and soon also flying cars and hydrogen powered vehicles. Not long ago, an entrepreneur asked me if he thought a mobile oil change franchise business was still a viable business to start in the current period. I gave this some thought and considered all the challenges and opportunities ahead. let’s talk yes?

Ok, so is this a feasible business model today and in the near future (five to ten years)? Yes, I think so, mobile drive-thru tends to do well, and there are many looking to start a small business with the new Trump Administration. Alternative engines are not going away, and even electric vehicles need battery conditioning services, wheel lubrication, etc. Hydrogen cars also have moving parts, air filters, heat shields, etc. The tires will still need auto, rocking and rotating.

What type of service vehicle is needed for franchisees to perform work and maintain vehicles? Should you use a truck, trailer or van? Well, vans tend to do well with mobile oil change, and the fleet business is the best of all, and sometimes it means a trailer is needed for extra storage tanks for new and used oil, and parts; belts, windshield wipers, oil filters, air filters, etc. Working on low parking structures can be a difficult thing to worry about so sometimes trucks are not the best option and some vans are too tall, for example the Sprinter Van which is roomy but too tall for structures of parking.

One big benefit today that we didn’t have in the 1990s is the ease of use of mobile payment and the efficiency of internet ordering, making it possible to stay efficient even by doing one or two for individual cars. Of course, in the future, self-driving cars can drive themselves to get an oil change, or they can drive to the franchisee in the middle of the night to get a discount, and the service vehicle can make that work, perhaps by renting a car park. cars. lot at night. I think there are a lot of good things about this industry looking to the future. Please consider all this and think about it.

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