In the last two tips for using your business to buy parts at a discount, you are also entitled to the dealer pricing that any supplier offers. You will be surprised how many nationwide suppliers offer dealer pricing. This will allow you to get about 20 - 25% off on specialized parts where you would normally have paid the full retail price.

In summary, you can get 20% off all your parts if you "cut a deal" with the auto parts store owners. You could also start buying many of your parts from an auto wrecker at 50% or more savings. Or, of course, you could also open a business out of your home and qualify for up to 40% off all new parts. I personally recommend opening your own business because it is so easy to do. It is simply a matter of filling out a few forms at city hall and paying a small registration fee. The tax benefits alone are worth the entire process, but why not make a few dollars on the side? This is how I got started at age 17. I was going to sell a few parts to my friends to pay for my own sporty modifications that I wanted to do. To make a long story short, things skyrocketed, and I turned a small business from the basement of my house into one which did a quarter of a million dollars in sales (per year) within two years of start up. You can too! I am sure you have more intelligence, experience and know how than I did when I was 17 years old!

Just think how easy it is to rack up a few sales. Think how many cars there are per family - usually two and sometimes three. Let's say that two of your friends need a set of tires for their car...