Established Auto Repair & Tire Shop with Real Estate Included
Listing Number: 43566-363681
Listing Details
Established Auto Repair & Tire Shop with Real Estate Included
Price: $700,000
Location: Ashe County, North Carolina
- Down Payment: --
- Sales: $308,070
- Seller's Discretionary Earnings: $78,261
- Inventory: $1,000
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment: $50,000
- Employees: 2
- Year Established: 2008
- Reason for Selling: Retiring
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Business Description
A Proven Business. A Loyal Customer Base. Five Bays. Real Estate Included. Significant Room to Grow.
Here is a rare opportunity to acquire a well-established automotive repair, tire, and lube business with nearly 20 years of successful operation serving the Greater Augusta area and surrounding rural communities.
This is much more than simply buying an automotive shop. A new owner will acquire an established name, loyal customer base, strong community reputation, experienced personnel, fully equipped facilities, and the underlying real estate—providing an excellent foundation for continued growth.
The business has built its reputation the old-fashioned way: honest pricing, dependable service, quality workmanship, and treating customers right. Customers are willing to travel considerable distances to use the shop because they know they will receive fair pricing and quality work. That reputation is reflected in an impressive 4.7+ Google rating.
A Reputation Built Over Nearly Two Decades
The shop specializes in routine automotive maintenance, repairs, and new and used tire sales, with a focus on providing customers with quick, quality service.
The current operation has intentionally remained lean and efficient. Its low overhead and streamlined staffing model have allowed the business to maintain competitive pricing while delivering quality workmanship.
The owner and chief mechanic have worked together for approximately 10 years, creating an experienced and dependable team that knows the business, the customers, and the community.
The shop is also equipped with the tools and equipment necessary to diagnose and complete repairs efficiently—helping customers get back on the road quickly and, importantly, get the job done right the first time.
For many customers in the surrounding communities, dependable transportation is essential. With limited access to multiple vehicles, customers place a high value on responsiveness, convenience, honest pricing, and getting their vehicle back on the road quickly. This business has built its reputation around exactly those priorities.
Excellent Highway Location
The business enjoys an excellent, high-visibility highway location near the intersection of two major state highways, providing strong visibility and convenient access for customers throughout the area.
And importantly, the real estate is included in the sale.
That gives a new owner the opportunity to acquire both the operating business and the property from which it operates—an attractive combination that can provide greater control over occupancy costs and long-term ownership.
Significant Untapped Growth Potential
Perhaps the most compelling part of this opportunity is that the business has significant room to grow without requiring the new owner to reinvent what already works.
The current owner has deliberately kept the operation focused and manageable, concentrating primarily on routine maintenance and repairs such as tune-ups, water pumps, brake work, heater cores, and similar services. The shop also performs crate engine swaps and installations.
The owner has not attempted to become an everything-for-everybody automotive operation. That creates an exciting opportunity for the next owner.
Five service bays provide substantial additional capacity.
The facility includes five work bays, including a drive-through bay designed for oil changes. A new owner could potentially increase revenue by adding technicians, expanding repair services, increasing oil-change volume, and taking on more of the work that is currently being turned away or simply not pursued.
There is also potential to increase labor rates as part of a transition to new ownership. The retiring owner has maintained a comfortable workload and pricing structure rather than aggressively pursuing maximum revenue.
In other words, the current operation is not necessarily operating at its full revenue potential.
That creates a particularly attractive opportunity for an energetic owner-operator or automotive professional who wants to take an established business and build upon its existing foundation.
Five Bays Create a Major Revenue Opportunity
Industry benchmarks provide an interesting perspective on the potential.
A commonly cited national benchmark is approximately $203,000 in annual gross revenue per service bay. While actual results vary based on labor rates, technician productivity, service mix, utilization, and market conditions, that benchmark demonstrates the potential revenue capacity of a properly utilized multi-bay repair facility.
With five bays, this location provides the physical infrastructure for substantially more production than the business currently generates.
The opportunity isn't about starting from scratch.
The customers are already there. The reputation is already there. The equipment is already there. The location is already there. The real estate is included. The opportunity is to increase utilization and build on what the current owner has already created.
Fully Equipped and Ready to Operate
A new owner will not need to build a shop from the ground up.
The facility includes substantial automotive equipment, including:
A Retirement Sale – Take Over a Proven Operation
After nearly 20 successful years, the owner is ready to retire.
This creates an opportunity for a new owner to step into an established operation rather than spend years building a customer base and reputation from the ground up.
The business currently generates more than $300,000 in annual gross sales and approximately 25% in owner benefit, while operating with a relatively lean staffing structure.
For the right buyer, the opportunity is to take that existing revenue base and pursue additional growth through increased bay utilization, additional technicians, expanded services, higher shop rates, and greater oil-change and repair volume.
The Opportunity at a Glance
✔ Nearly 20 years of successful operation
✔ Established and respected local reputation
✔ 4.7+ Google rating
✔ Loyal, repeat customer base
✔ New and used tire sales
✔ Automotive repair, maintenance and lube services
✔ Five service bays
✔ Drive-through oil-change bay
✔ Excellent high-visibility highway location
✔ Real estate included in the sale
✔ Experienced owner and chief mechanic team
✔ Fully equipped and operational
✔ Low-overhead operating model
✔ More than $300,000 in current annual sales
✔ Approximately 25% owner benefit
✔ Significant opportunity to increase revenue and profitability
The Bottom Line
This is an opportunity to buy the foundation—not build it.
Nearly two decades of customer relationships, a strong local reputation, excellent reviews, an experienced team, a highly visible location, fully equipped service bays, and the real estate itself are already in place.
The current owner has operated the business conservatively and has not attempted to maximize the capacity of the facility. A new owner with the desire to add technicians, increase bay utilization, expand services, and pursue additional customers could have a meaningful opportunity to grow the business beyond its current level.
For an owner-operator, experienced automotive professional, entrepreneur, or existing automotive business looking to expand into the Augusta market, this could be an exceptional platform for the next chapter.
The hard part has already been done: nearly 20 years of building a trusted business and loyal customer base. Now it is time for a new owner to take the wheel and build on that success.
Here is a rare opportunity to acquire a well-established automotive repair, tire, and lube business with nearly 20 years of successful operation serving the Greater Augusta area and surrounding rural communities.
This is much more than simply buying an automotive shop. A new owner will acquire an established name, loyal customer base, strong community reputation, experienced personnel, fully equipped facilities, and the underlying real estate—providing an excellent foundation for continued growth.
The business has built its reputation the old-fashioned way: honest pricing, dependable service, quality workmanship, and treating customers right. Customers are willing to travel considerable distances to use the shop because they know they will receive fair pricing and quality work. That reputation is reflected in an impressive 4.7+ Google rating.
A Reputation Built Over Nearly Two Decades
The shop specializes in routine automotive maintenance, repairs, and new and used tire sales, with a focus on providing customers with quick, quality service.
The current operation has intentionally remained lean and efficient. Its low overhead and streamlined staffing model have allowed the business to maintain competitive pricing while delivering quality workmanship.
The owner and chief mechanic have worked together for approximately 10 years, creating an experienced and dependable team that knows the business, the customers, and the community.
The shop is also equipped with the tools and equipment necessary to diagnose and complete repairs efficiently—helping customers get back on the road quickly and, importantly, get the job done right the first time.
For many customers in the surrounding communities, dependable transportation is essential. With limited access to multiple vehicles, customers place a high value on responsiveness, convenience, honest pricing, and getting their vehicle back on the road quickly. This business has built its reputation around exactly those priorities.
Excellent Highway Location
The business enjoys an excellent, high-visibility highway location near the intersection of two major state highways, providing strong visibility and convenient access for customers throughout the area.
And importantly, the real estate is included in the sale.
That gives a new owner the opportunity to acquire both the operating business and the property from which it operates—an attractive combination that can provide greater control over occupancy costs and long-term ownership.
Significant Untapped Growth Potential
Perhaps the most compelling part of this opportunity is that the business has significant room to grow without requiring the new owner to reinvent what already works.
The current owner has deliberately kept the operation focused and manageable, concentrating primarily on routine maintenance and repairs such as tune-ups, water pumps, brake work, heater cores, and similar services. The shop also performs crate engine swaps and installations.
The owner has not attempted to become an everything-for-everybody automotive operation. That creates an exciting opportunity for the next owner.
Five service bays provide substantial additional capacity.
The facility includes five work bays, including a drive-through bay designed for oil changes. A new owner could potentially increase revenue by adding technicians, expanding repair services, increasing oil-change volume, and taking on more of the work that is currently being turned away or simply not pursued.
There is also potential to increase labor rates as part of a transition to new ownership. The retiring owner has maintained a comfortable workload and pricing structure rather than aggressively pursuing maximum revenue.
In other words, the current operation is not necessarily operating at its full revenue potential.
That creates a particularly attractive opportunity for an energetic owner-operator or automotive professional who wants to take an established business and build upon its existing foundation.
Five Bays Create a Major Revenue Opportunity
Industry benchmarks provide an interesting perspective on the potential.
A commonly cited national benchmark is approximately $203,000 in annual gross revenue per service bay. While actual results vary based on labor rates, technician productivity, service mix, utilization, and market conditions, that benchmark demonstrates the potential revenue capacity of a properly utilized multi-bay repair facility.
With five bays, this location provides the physical infrastructure for substantially more production than the business currently generates.
The opportunity isn't about starting from scratch.
The customers are already there. The reputation is already there. The equipment is already there. The location is already there. The real estate is included. The opportunity is to increase utilization and build on what the current owner has already created.
Fully Equipped and Ready to Operate
A new owner will not need to build a shop from the ground up.
The facility includes substantial automotive equipment, including:
- Drive-on automotive lifts
- Tire mounting equipment
- Alignment equipment
- Waste-oil heaters
- Spot coolers
- Air compressors
- Snap-on diagnostic equipment
- Automotive repair tools and equipment
- Drive-through oil-change bay
- Significant storage for equipment, tools, and inventory
- Spacious customer parking
- Nicely appointed customer waiting area
A Retirement Sale – Take Over a Proven Operation
After nearly 20 successful years, the owner is ready to retire.
This creates an opportunity for a new owner to step into an established operation rather than spend years building a customer base and reputation from the ground up.
The business currently generates more than $300,000 in annual gross sales and approximately 25% in owner benefit, while operating with a relatively lean staffing structure.
For the right buyer, the opportunity is to take that existing revenue base and pursue additional growth through increased bay utilization, additional technicians, expanded services, higher shop rates, and greater oil-change and repair volume.
The Opportunity at a Glance
✔ Nearly 20 years of successful operation
✔ Established and respected local reputation
✔ 4.7+ Google rating
✔ Loyal, repeat customer base
✔ New and used tire sales
✔ Automotive repair, maintenance and lube services
✔ Five service bays
✔ Drive-through oil-change bay
✔ Excellent high-visibility highway location
✔ Real estate included in the sale
✔ Experienced owner and chief mechanic team
✔ Fully equipped and operational
✔ Low-overhead operating model
✔ More than $300,000 in current annual sales
✔ Approximately 25% owner benefit
✔ Significant opportunity to increase revenue and profitability
The Bottom Line
This is an opportunity to buy the foundation—not build it.
Nearly two decades of customer relationships, a strong local reputation, excellent reviews, an experienced team, a highly visible location, fully equipped service bays, and the real estate itself are already in place.
The current owner has operated the business conservatively and has not attempted to maximize the capacity of the facility. A new owner with the desire to add technicians, increase bay utilization, expand services, and pursue additional customers could have a meaningful opportunity to grow the business beyond its current level.
For an owner-operator, experienced automotive professional, entrepreneur, or existing automotive business looking to expand into the Augusta market, this could be an exceptional platform for the next chapter.
The hard part has already been done: nearly 20 years of building a trusted business and loyal customer base. Now it is time for a new owner to take the wheel and build on that success.