FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
Startup: $170,000 - $200,000
Cash Required: $100,000
Net Worth Required: $250,000
COMPANY STATS
Year Founded: 1982
Franchising Since: 2004
Total Locations: 192
Total Franchisees: 35
AREAS FRANCHISING
-Canada
- The following US states: AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, HI, IN, KY, LA, MA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, TN, TX, UT, VT, WV, WY
PODCAST
No Automotive Experience Required With a 1-800-Radiator Franchise
An interview with Mike Rippey, CEO of 1-800-Radiator and one of his North Carolina franchisees.
Commonly asked questions and answers about this franchise opportunity.
Do I need automotive experience or knowledge about radiators?
No. To become a franchisee you do not need any prior knowledge or experience. 1-800-Radiator has spent millions of dollars developing computer, purchasing and marketing support that gives 1-800-Radiator franchisees a huge competitive advantage.
What’s it like being in the radiator business?
It's a lot different than you think! No grease on your hands. No repairs. It's all about service and sales. Shops buy from suppliers who deliver a quality part fast. 1-800-Radiator has the best suppliers at great pricing. 1-800-Radiator has a lifetime guarantee. You will be set up with the correct inventory so you will almost always have the exact radiator for every request. You will have the only “state of the art” marketing system in the radiator business. Your marketing tools will tell you which shops to contact and what to say to get them buying from you. 1-800-Radiator is also #1 on the internet; www.radiator.com sells more radiators on the internet than any other web site. Day in and day out internet sales will happen in your area. Your printer will spring to life and you'll have another radiator to go deliver!
What are the typical hours of operation?
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday and 3-4 hours on Saturday.
How much inventory is recommended?
$100,000 is normal. Higher volume units will typically require 10% of annual sales to provide the best service to the customers.
What is the average ticket?
The price of a radiator ranges from lows of $89 for smaller Asian cars up to $299 for heavy pickups and SUV's. The average part sells for $138. Your cost is usually a little more than half. Dealer prices are sometimes double what 1-800-Radiator sells its parts for. All 1-800-Radiator parts come with a lifetime guarantee.
Is training provided?
Yes. A one week training course is provided at the corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is followed by two to three more weeks at your location. You are taught all about how radiators work and why they fail. Most of your training is on how to use 1-800-Radiator's marketing systems to grow your business quickly. You are taught how to talk to different types of automotive shops. For example, you will learn that radiators for body shops tend to be for late model cars and radiators for repair shops tend to be for older model cars.
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No Automotive Experience Required- A big part of the 1-800-Radiator marketing effort is the training. The franchisee will spend up to three weeks learning how the radiator market works. You will also learn about the 1-800-Radiator lifetime guaranty. 1-800-Radiator will train you how to use the computer systems to maximize your time spent marketing to customers and minimize time spent in the warehouse. Franchisees will be taught how to grow their territories quickly and efficiently.
Competition: We are the only radiator franchise on the planet; no competition with other franchises. There are other national and regional distributors; however, they lack the ability to foster customer relationships that you, the owner, can develop and the local radiator shops, often operate without computers. You have nimble power with your advanced web-based sales and marketing system, whereas they have to thumb through old-fashioned, bulky catalogs. You will use our system to order your parts with accuracy and speed, as well as plan your sales campaigns.
Growth/Expansion: You will expand as we expand. You will like our expansion model. Instead of spreading out all over the place, you will be able to penetrate your market more profoundly as we add other auto parts to our system. You can be enormously successful with nothing but radiators. However, you will be part of our continuing product expansion program. We already sell part of the air-conditioning system - AC condensers. Soon, we will be adding other parts of the air conditioning system to strengthen your product base.
Limited Number of Franchises Available - To ensure that each franchise has its own protected territory, 1-800-Radiator is limiting the number of franchises available in the United States to only 250. Many U.S. territories have already been sold. The yellow areas on the map below represent franchise territories that are still available.
If you are interested in learning more about 1-800-Radiator franchise opportunities in any of the yellow areas indicated below, please contact us today by complete the form below. We look forward to speaking with you about this exciting opportunity.
