Need your advice and input

I don't see this as ever working. I've known two guys in different towns who tried it.

EXTREME liability

People expect everything for "free"

EXTREME abuse of tools. You'd spend more time monitoring customers than you could ever afford

Also, I worked at the Navy N.A.S. Miramar Auto Hobby Shop as a civilian part time employee. That is, I was in the Navy, but this was an after - hours job. This was very enjoyable, but you had to "ride herd" on those guys every second. Stuff "I've seen"

Guy working on a 57 Chev, had two bumper jacks jammed up between the "big tits" on the front bumper. I dragged him out of there by his ankles. He got nasty and I told him I could fix it so he could never come back. What would it be?

Guys installing an engine / trans in a 57? Ford PU installed the tail housing right through the windshield

We got an air / grease gun. Had two outdoor hoists. One day I heard the pump "ka pop, ka pop, ka pop" thought, THAT's a lot of grease, two guys were having a contest to see how far they could lob "grease luggies" over the fence into the storage yard........where cars were stored!!!!

Heard a hell of a noise, big cloud of grey, go out there, and some bonehead had a low pressure "Sears" spray gun with pressurized cup hooked to 150 psi shop air. Blew the bottom out of the cup and generated a gigantic cloud of primer, headed for MY CAR. There were "words"

This was when B&D first started making drill motors with metal front gearboxes and plastic handles (early 70's). We had two 5 gal. buckets full of broken drill motors.

We had at least two ball pein hammers WITH BROKEN HEADS.

Somebody broke a CROWBAR

I have NO idea why someone didn't blow up the oxy/ acet torch outfit. Someone dumped the cart over BOINGNNNNNNGNGNGNGNGNGNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGgggggg and miraculously did not break off a regulator from a tank

Broken/ damaged screwdrivers by the "sets of ten." LOL

SPILLS. Oil. trans fluid. antifreeze. Someone blew up a couple of batteries overcharging.

Crashes. "We" fixed the ?brakes? and crashed into the car in the next stall when "leaving."

Missing tools

Missing tools

Missing to................

We bought a new compact floor jack............went AWOL

The tools were handled with "chits" (tags) on a ring. You got so many "chits" with your stall no. and were supposed to trade chits for tools. Sounds simple, right? Dammed if I know. Stuff walked off

Then there's the people who should never be working on a car, show up and create a disaster. "Change" their oil but forget to drain the old. So now they have no oil, no transportation, and it can't run. You / they are stuck trying to get the car somewhere so they can go get more oil, 'er whatever.

I can only imagine how much worse this would be on today's cars

I think........my opinion.........that if you want to invite lawsuits and bankruptcy, a business like this would be the fast track.