Anonymous

What would you do.

Charlie Chalk

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Pimping

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

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employ some people to do the things I do badly

Anonymous

Porn!

Charlie Chalk

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Actually, id get into some form of Painting, Airbrushing

MikeR

Probably start a Burger van.... or put the money towards it


Mike

Anonymous

There is a place opposite me at work that does all sorts of porn and he does really well out of it.

I will add that one to the list

jumpin jack crash

id sell bikinis, just like toadie and connor in neighbours

Anonymous

yeh its killing my wallet going in there

Anonymous

I thought of a body shop, but to earn good money and have constant work i would have to do insurance work and that is hassle.

Charlie Chalk

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Didnt know that

MikeR

Scott, i think there is alot to be made there mate if done right, because i also think most vans charge way to much a drive people away ie buy can of coke for 30p sell for a pound that type of think,


Mike

whilee

just started a new business on 8k..aug 1st 05

GARETH T

maybe they will send me an email

MikeR

Thats my point Scott, theres money to be made if it's done right


Mike

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gareth, sent you email this afternoon about 4 pm

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* Rudey *
best offer i've had for ages

whilee

bought my bosses butchers shop n all the fixings m8 i have been there since i left school..and was there as a sat boy for 3yrs aswell

MikeR

Thats cheap mate i assume it was along with something else?


Mike

MikeR

Lol Scotty i offered to buy one and set my sister up in it witha decent package lets say and she said no, strange girl never did understand her, i am strongly thinking about it though as an early retirement thing or get somebody to run it for me and build on it


Mike

GARETH T

thanks mate,, not quite the email i need,, but im still happy

Anonymous

Burger van is a damn good idea but there are just too many around my area and finding a plot on an industrial estate or layby would be a mission.

The Sludge

car valeting ,

MikeR

You go to Lakeside and the Burger van in B&Q carpark i got talking to the bird and she said the blokes owns 20odd vans he would not have brought the 2ed if the 1st did not make money would he,


Mike

Anonymous

Oh yeah i agree they make shit loads but it is finding somewhere for it to be where it is going to get alot of custom without treading on any toes.

Car veleting is a proved method but again aroud here there are shit loads and would be hard to take there business away from them.

gus

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buy 10k worth of lottery tickets


wouldnt fancy checking them thou

Charlie Chalk

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And win a tenner

Anonymous

The only problem with me is i have been a panel beater since i left school (7) years ago.

So i am not too sure if i would be much good at alot else

Plus i would love to be able to do custom cars and just play about with modded cars all day lol

CliffRS4

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Burger van is a good idea.
It would involve alot of unsociable hours but you could always save it for big events such as car shows.
For instance I went to Donny South last year and how long was the god damn queue to get served
I just went hungry in the end.

I would say that using it at big events would be the one as you have guaranteed customers then and know you're going to make a killing instead of being in some layby waiting for customers

GARETH T

insurance work isnt hassle at all, my two mates run a spray shop,, its easyer to do insurance work,,,as its easy to get there money from them

10k buys you about 1/3 of the tools you need to run a tidy bodyshop

andyhardy

The trouble with big events is that alot of the venues will take a big cut of the profits made from the catering vans.

I reckon Brands Hatch makes more money from the catering on race weekends than it does on ticket entry - which is why there are so many of them around charging over 3 quid for a hamburger!

There's definitely money in it if you can get a spot with lots of punters and no/minimal charge for selling there.

Andy

Anonymous

I have had 7 years of dealing with insurance companies and there rates are getting lower and lower and they are giving less and less hours on jobs too.

Fair enough they can give you alot of work but i don't think for a small place that insurance work is the ideal thing to do.

cfoster

I bought a burger van a few years back, it would've worked out a really good earner but as someone said above finding a plot of land to pitch on regularly is foooookin difficult - all of the industrial areas/retail parks require pitching fee's which arent cheap etc etc. Then you've got to think that around our way Pikeys run the burger van show so you'd get hassle if you step on someones foot / are a newbie to the game. I ended up selling it back to the guy i bought it from.

Dal, start a bodyshop up, the amount of work around our way is unreal, very few companies do full resprays etc and the ones that are charge a premoium rate. Jump on that bandwagon to begin until your establised and are able to choose your work. You could also offer welding/seam welding/crash repairs etc... Its something your all good at and there is sooo much word of mouth advertising to be had you'd be fine . I'm sure there are some smaller units near me as well which would be perfect!!!

Chris

Roy

Ebay mate. Find something decent to sell on there.