If you owned your own speed shop what would you keep instock

[slowboyy]

Just wondering if you had the chance to open up a retail performance store, what parts would you keep on hand. lets just say if you had 50k to spend on inventory, just remember your not going to get customers coming in everyday buying turbo's and stroker kits, so lets think logic here. just think if you walked in a retail establishment with all aftermarket products, just like if you would into a autozone. but keep in mind you don't make money if the products are just sitting there. i would say rather than keep a shit load of rims in stock, don't you think you should stock rare jdm,euro, and american wheels in stock.

[95_civic_gsr]

Originally Posted by slowboyy

performance store [==] rare jdm,euro, and american wheels in stock.

I disagree. If I had a performance shop, it would have performance related items. Wheels are more of a customization shop. If I should carry rims in my fictitious performance shop, they would all weigh in under 10lbs each.

However you just stated, "speed shop, performance store, autozone" all in the same context. I buy car maintenance items at Autozone, not performance parts or rims, nor do I expect them to carry those items.

[rascles]

id carry 1000 sets of euro lights for ek hatch chasis


on a serious note, jdm parts like rims catch my eye, and steering wheels/quality gauges. and deals on distributors/wires/plugs

[alexanderig]

id buy shit peopel are going to actually buy like intakes and exhaust and common wheels like rotas drags some works and volks. cause lets face the facts your not going to have kids walking into your shop asking hey can i get a set of used mugens?

[LDemonio]

shit I'd keep a bunch of girls wearing nothing but lingerie, just walking around the shop. Face it you buy whatever I have to sell, just to check out the girls

[ef legacy]

i'd buy a million "fuck honda" stickers and one edelbrock intake manifold for the new chevy fan i just made.

[EKCivicracer]

I'd buy pretty much basic shit like intake exhaust headers etc. Tires you know maybe some lightweight rims brakes you know

[tico_ek9]

mugen, spoon, rare rims, jdm distributer

[SUNKIST]

I don't even know, but I'm sure I will go out of business. < rare expensive shit just sitting there >

[Nachtmensch]

Originally Posted by tico_ek9

mugen, spoon, rare rims

problem with that is that they usually don't sell very quickly. stock what sells in your market.

[1whiteek]

squash air spencer

[tico_ek9]

true!

[SiRMarlon]

Originally Posted by SUNKIST

I don't even know, but I'm sure I will go out of business. < rare expensive shit just sitting there >

Hahahaha... That's why AutoLink in Temple City when out of business I miss AutoLink...

[Wraith]

"First of all you're going to have to grease the local politicians for the sudden zoning problems that always come up. Then there's the kickbacks to the carpenters, and if you plan on using any cement in this building I'm sure the teamsters would like to have a little chat with ya, and that'll cost ya. Oh and don't forget a little something for the building inspectors. Then there's long term costs such as waste disposal. I don't know if you're familiar with who runs that business but I assure you it's not the boyscouts."

[EK9JDM98]

i would keep it simple and have display and shit.
would not hold too many unique or hard to find jdm stuff
expecially if they cost some mula.

intake, lowering springs hid foglight pretty much stuff that are least expensive and what
some pplz buy the most..

turbo-some
supercharger- 1
rims- a couple sets
internal- gots to have that
hondata gaskets- yupp b and d series esp.
skunk2 everythng- lots


THATS MY O.P