Lifts, diagnostic scanners and alignment equipment decide which jobs a shop can take. The right purchase widens the work you can accept, and the wrong one sits idle.
Apply Now →| Equipment | What it unlocks | Question to ask first |
|---|---|---|
| Additional lift or bay | More cars at once, less waiting | Is the limit bays or technicians? |
| Diagnostic scanners and software | Newer vehicles and electronic faults | Does the software need a recurring subscription? |
| Alignment system | A service many customers ask for | How many alignments a week will it need to pay off? |
| Tire machine and balancer | Seasonal tire changeovers | Do you have the space and the seasonal demand? |
| A/C service machine | Summer cooling repair | Are you already turning those jobs away? |
A shop's capacity is limited by bays and by technicians. Buying a lift when you lack a technician to use it, or hiring when you lack space, solves nothing. Many owners find that diagnostic equipment, which lets one technician do a harder job faster, gives a better return than more floor space. Look at where cars wait longest, and buy against that bottleneck.
For illustration only, with invented numbers: an alignment system costs $30,000 and adds ten alignments a week at $100 each, with $30 in direct costs per job. That adds about $700 a week, or roughly $3,000 a month, before anything else. Payback takes about ten months if demand holds. If the shop would only add four alignments a week, it takes much longer. Testing the lower number is the safer approach. This is not our terms or a typical result.
Three months after installing new equipment, compare actual jobs and revenue with your original estimate. If it is working, consider whether the next bottleneck is worth fixing. If it is not, find out why, whether it is marketing, staffing, training or pricing, before spending more. Treat each purchase as a test and keep the records.
The people using the equipment often know which tool costs the shop the most time. Ask them which job they most often decline or hand to a competitor, and which tool would let them finish jobs faster. Their answers frequently point to a better purchase than the one on your list.
We fund $25,000 to $5,000,000, funded in as little as 24 hours. FICO 500+ is considered. We typically review about three months of business bank statements and do not require tax returns. The credit pull is soft, the application takes about five minutes, and sole proprietors can apply. Describe what you plan to buy on the application page.
We fund $25,000 to $5,000,000, so purchases below that range are outside our scope.
Sole proprietors can apply.
Usually not. Match the purchase to the limit that is actually holding you back.
A quote helps your own planning. We typically review about three months of business bank statements.
Funding can arrive in as little as 24 hours.
Three months of business bank statements and a 5-minute application. FICO 500+ considered. $25,000 to $5,000,000, funded in as little as 24 hours.
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