{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Confessions of a Shop Owner","title":"Ep 116 - Avern Collins | How to Make Money as a Mobile Mechanic","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0538376b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3545,"description":"Mike Allen and Bryan Pollock sit down with Avern Collins to find out what it actually takes to build a legitimate, profitable mobile mechanic business instead of becoming another guy fixing cars out of the back of a truck. Avern breaks down why he charges nearly $250 upfront for diagnostics, how professional branding and communication help him avoid competing on price, what a productive mobile technician can generate in revenue, and why knowing which jobs to turn down is just as important as knowing how to fix cars. The conversation also gets into $250–$300 labor rates, technician hiring, customer expectations, mobile-mechanic stereotypes, and why shop owners need to stop letting ego turn every nightmare vehicle into a personal challenge.\nTimestamps: \n00:00 – Aftermarket Parts Aren’t What They Used to Be\n00:57 – Bald Heads, Hairlines & Pollock’s Hair Polish\n05:24 – Meet Avern Collins: Building a Mobile Repair Business\n06:56 – Why So Many Mobile Mechanics Fail\n08:15 – Why Avern Never Wanted a Brick-and-Mortar Shop\n10:05 – Escaping the “Cheap Mobile Mechanic” Reputation\n11:29 – Why Avern Refuses to Do Free Diagnostics\n12:28 – $250 Before the Mechanic Even Shows Up\n17:18 – Customer Communication Like Amazon and DoorDash\n27:42 – Teaching Mobile Mechanics to Run a Real Business\n34:21 – Why Professionalism Changes What Customers Will Pay\n36:58 – $250–$300 an Hour for Mobile Auto Repair\n38:00 – Why Great Mobile Technicians Are So Hard to Find\n43:14 – When Should Kids Get Their First Phone?\n49:49 – How Much Revenue Can One Mobile Mechanic Produce?\n50:30 – Stop Saying Yes to Every Repair\n51:27 – Stop Trying to Be the Hero Shop\n54:06 – Why Nightmare Cars Should Cost More to Diagnose\n54:46 – Why Avern Won’t Work Behind Other Mechanics\n57:13 – Sometimes the Best Business Decision Is Saying No","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TGFdk8p3lwIqG6-Zxu0zdS85-eMxgjWH_ROpDgligzo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYmUy/MTMxZmUzN2Q5Mzkw/YTgxMDliZDViN2U3/N2Q1ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}