I’m documenting my journey here to stay accountable and to learn from people who are ahead of me.
Goal:
$20,000 AUD/month in clean profit within the next 6 months — or I quit and get a job.
Where I’m At Right Now
One major advantage I already have:
Access to a good, affordable, and reliable mechanic — which is huge in this business.
How It Started (The Hard Way)
May 2025 — First Car (Painful Lesson)
It still needed a few missing bits, and I needed cash urgently.
October 2025
The Next 6 Months (Make or Break)
My commitment is simple:
Scale to $20k/month net profit
Minimum 10 cars/month
6-month deadline — no extensions
If I fail, I’ll walk away and get a job.
My end goal is to open a wreckers
That’s exactly why I’m here on BHW — to learn online marketing, inbound lead generation, and systems so that:
Why I’m Posting This Here
I’m here to:
Cheers
Goal:
$20,000 AUD/month in clean profit within the next 6 months — or I quit and get a job.
Where I’m At Right Now
- Current profit: ~$3–4k/month
- Overall position: Break-even (no profit, no loss so far)
- Target: At least 10 cars/month consistently
- End goal: Open my own wreckers yard
One major advantage I already have:
Access to a good, affordable, and reliable mechanic — which is huge in this business.
How It Started (The Hard Way)
May 2025 — First Car (Painful Lesson)
- Car: 2018 Audi A4 (crashed)
- Issues: Fender damage, curtain airbag deployed
- Unexpected problem: Water pump failure
- Total cost: $14,650
- Sold for: $10,000
It still needed a few missing bits, and I needed cash urgently.
October 2025
- Car: 2018 Hyundai Elantra
- Bought for: $7,500
- Sold for: $9,000
- Car: 2018 Kia Cerato Hatch
- Bought for: $6,395
- Sold for: $8,840
- I’m not in profit yet, but I’m also not in loss overall
- I’ve learned:
- What cars not to touch
- How quickly margins disappear with hidden issues
- The importance of buy discipline
- I now have:
- A trusted mechanic
- Real market experience
- A clearer buying strategy
The Next 6 Months (Make or Break)
My commitment is simple:
Scale to $20k/month net profit
Minimum 10 cars/month
6-month deadline — no extensions
If I fail, I’ll walk away and get a job.
My end goal is to open a wreckers
That’s exactly why I’m here on BHW — to learn online marketing, inbound lead generation, and systems so that:
- Cars come to me
- I’m not dependent on salvage auctions
- I’m not bidding against hundreds of big yards
- I build direct seller pipelines
Why I’m Posting This Here
I’m here to:
- Learn from people who’ve scaled real businesses
- Build systems, not just hustle deals
- Share updates — wins and failures alike
- Built inbound lead machines
- Worked in auto, wrecking, or local lead gen
- Scaled a hands-on business using marketing
Cheers
