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Guys, guy, can you look beyond what you see today? Filling gas is merely an MVP. The goal at the minimum is to manage every car post purchase Gas is merely a w

Guys, guy, can you look beyond what you see today? Filling gas is merely an MVP. The goal at the minimum is to manage every car post purchase Gas is merely a way to start the relationship between the car and the owner. car servicing is a massive low hanging fruit after the gas one. Presently my car is over a month due for servicing, I'll happily pay 15% more to get someone come do it where I parked it. My suggestion to the founders would be to test switching between "refuelling" tagline and "serving where you are" and see which converts better. I believe too many people who need the second will dismiss you on seeing the mundane first. Best of luck!

fweespeech 10y ago
I agree with you and it seems to be a semi-proven model with https://www.yourmechanic.com/ https://www.yourmechanic.com/ being the leader in that sort of thing atm.
- whamlastxmas 10y ago
  I've tried two of these services and both never responded to my request.
  - fweespeech 10y ago
    Really? I've had no trouble with YourMechanic. I've never used Yoshi...but I have a gas station at the end of my block and I talk to the owner every so often so I'd feel weird cutting him off like that. xD
camtarn 10y ago
"Please replace my burned-out headlight bulb" would be super useful as well.
steven777400 10y ago
Agreed. The great thing is, they don't even need to be the mechanic, they just need to have the relationship. I work 6 am to 6 pm most days, so whenever my car needs even an oil change it's a huge hassle to coordinate (or means giving up what feels like half a day off). I'd totally pay a bit extra to have someone pickup my car from the work parking lot, take it for an oil change and whatever other squawks I've identified, etc, and return it. Of course, the downside is that most cars don't get oil changes very often (compared to fueling), so they would need a LOT of customers to make this work.
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piforlife 10y ago
"serving where you are" could easily be mistaken for servicing where you are, which has a whole different connotation.
pbreit 10y ago
Except most people bring their car in once per year max.

fweespeech 10y ago

I agree with you and it seems to be a semi-proven model with https://www.yourmechanic.com/ https://www.yourmechanic.com/ being the leader in that sort of thing atm.

whamlastxmas 10y ago
I've tried two of these services and both never responded to my request.
- fweespeech 10y ago
  Really? I've had no trouble with YourMechanic. I've never used Yoshi...but I have a gas station at the end of my block and I talk to the owner every so often so I'd feel weird cutting him off like that. xD

camtarn 10y ago

"Please replace my burned-out headlight bulb" would be super useful as well.

steven777400 10y ago

Agreed. The great thing is, they don't even need to be the mechanic, they just need to have the relationship. I work 6 am to 6 pm most days, so whenever my car needs even an oil change it's a huge hassle to coordinate (or means giving up what feels like half a day off). I'd totally pay a bit extra to have someone pickup my car from the work parking lot, take it for an oil change and whatever other squawks I've identified, etc, and return it. Of course, the downside is that most cars don't get oil changes very often (compared to fueling), so they would need a LOT of customers to make this work.

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piforlife 10y ago

"serving where you are" could easily be mistaken for servicing where you are, which has a whole different connotation.

pbreit 10y ago

Except most people bring their car in once per year max.