Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
I honestly dont know how any shop could support multiple people without an auto. I barely make enough right now to take care of my bills and my family and i work my ass off.
I have no problems with the idea of financing a press, but right now I'm pretty sure I wouldn't qualify. It is probably for a different thread, but how does one make the leap from manual to auto without stellar personal credit to back up the financing. Mine really isn't great for this reason and that (nothing terrible, just nothing great like a car loan or home loan and few credit cards). I feel like I have more than enough work to take advantage of an auto, and the time savings on some jobs would be astronomical, which would actually let me catch up and go make sales, but right now I feel like I am maxed out with what I can produce in the time I have, and I am making enough for me, but just don't see how adding another person would double my revenue. It would gain me maybe 25-30% more in time and revenue based on what I see when I do bring in help.Always looking for the elusive cheap auto, but that just doesn't look like a reality any time soon.