I owned a 4.2 R8 from 2014 to 2018 and spent a lot of time on R8 talk and remember a lot of the members,particularly our American cousins asking Ricky for help and advice. Well done for progressing to a successful business,always highly regarded.👍🏻

A lady walked into my office and told us she had imported an MGB and could we convert it back to an earlier spec without all the safety front and rear bars, no emission equipment etc and convert it to RHD and knowing these cars well we took it on. Six months later we finished the job we should never have agreed to and a mechanic took it for a test drive and totalled it in a head on and what made it worse was that the owner was sitting her final exams at University and I did not tell her for some days due to jeopardising her exam results. While the insurance paid it out it cost a lot of money we could never recover.

The big thing with detailing is a lot of people don’t see the value. They think they can drop their car off at a local car wash and get the same level of work done for £80.

You really need to do a walkaround video of customers cars when they come in guys while customer is there so you have a record of any damage that was on it beforehand easy way to stop false claims of damage

Actually , you said at the end if we still have any viewers , but I found that really informative 👍

I'm all depressed after watching that......

Nice one lads, talking about the dark side that no one gets to see.....💯❤️

I have a friend who details corporate jets. Its a bit more complicated than a bucket of soapy water.

A worthwhile video for people to see. I ran a small, tiny, petite little 1 man band service/repair business and the overheads broke me when I went from mobile to 'workshop' based. No one would pay the realistic labour cost, just about breaking even after everything was paid. Lots of people want there cars fixing professionally and cheaply?!! I would always have been looking over my shoulder if I hadn't 'done it by the book'. Plenty of other 'successful' garages in the area making a killing by NOT doing it by the book. Love the true to life videos, reality check to the masses. Tip top 👌

All those negatives you mention about the "business" is exactly why I gave up owning a workshop. I can identify with all those scenarios!

My favourite episode yet, honestly didn't want it to end!

Great insight into the world of business 😀 love your honesty. I Help out a friend who repairs motorcycles and people don't realise the due diligence you have to do for the sake of safety in not letting a bike leave without being safe and the costs involved in time doing things right. Keep up the content

Best video yet, great to hear how others that run their own businesses deal with all the day to day stuff and to hear how it all started.... Folk don't understand the work that goes on behind the scenes.. keep up the good work!!!!!!

Another good vid dudes .

I agree with all said. That was the best talk ever. Down to earth guys & honest of how hard it is to run a buisness. Been there done that & now retired. Never again.

Best car program I’ve ever followed!! I’m Not in super car land (focus r s) really shows real life side of car maintenance and running a business! Keep up the excellent work

Great to listen to u guys. As some people don't realise the cost and pit falls. Detailing on cars is not like going to ur local Hand-wash place. For a clean

Thank god people like yourselves take the plunge and start businesses providing unique services that we all need to enable us to have the cars and motorcycles we want to own.

Just started watching your channel and find it extremely interesting, watching all back episodes which are great, you have me hooked my babs, gert mind init 😊. I aspire to an R8 or RS6 one day but with kids have a Q7 and 8L S3 which are great, wondered what your thoughts and insights are about the SQ7 mainly and also SQ5? Know there not really ur bag but interested in ur thoughts please. Keep up the great work and try and make Karl smile/laugh for me lol

Outstanding vidjeo again Ricky u keep getting btr man hang in there the subs will come