John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/15/09 11:41 a.m.

If an average sized dealership has 22 bays it would seem to me that in the next year there should be 40,000 hoists, 2,000 new tire machines and RFV balancers, and a bunch of shop specific tools that should be for sale cheap.

16vCorey
16vCorey SuperDork
5/15/09 11:50 a.m.

I'm guessing that the majority of dealers that got the axe were joined with other brands, at least that's how it was around here. But still, there probably will be a lot of cool shop equipment on the used market soon.

Kramer
Kramer Reader
5/15/09 11:59 a.m.

Chrysler dealers average 300 cars sold per year (as opposed to Toyota, who sells 1585 per dealership). I doubt there's 22 bays per Chrysler dealer.

In my hometown, the Chrysler dealer is also a Ford dealer. They hope to stay in business with Ford, but they got the Chrysler axe yesterday. I bet they sold less than 100 Chrysler vehicles per year, in a town of about 9,000 people. Other surviving Chrysler dealers are about 20 minutes away.

My hometown can't support a Chrysler dealer, and I bet the BPG dealer will close, but there are five auto parts stores to choose from.

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
5/15/09 12:30 p.m.

Ours is not a big Chrysler dealer, but we have 20 service bays.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/15/09 12:32 p.m.

We are in a small shop with 22, which is where I started my math.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill HalfDork
5/15/09 12:33 p.m.

I've done environmental assessment on several dealerships. None have had anywhere near 22 lifts. I guess nos of ours tend to be smaller ones. A lot of the dealers will try to stay in business by carrying other lines or selling used cars.
But I get your point. A lot of good stuff is going to be available. Don't forget about the air compressors.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla Reader
5/15/09 12:39 p.m.

We only have 13 lifts including the alignment rack.

curtis73
curtis73 GRM+ Memberand Reader
5/16/09 12:37 a.m.

If history is an accurate representation of today, most of the dealers will attempt to downsize and stay open as a used car lot. I worked at a Ford dealer that got the axe from Ford back in 1999, but they stayed open as a used dealer until 2004.

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