2024-01-14 19:36:07
Par Audrey Chevallier
Published on Jan 14, 24 at 8:36 p.m. See my news Follow La Voix le Bocage
The iron curtain is still down and three people are already waiting. “It’s always like that,” says Fabien Louis, returning from his lunch break.
In Étouvy (Souleuvre-en-Bocage), there is no shortage of work for this mechanic; This is also what pushed him to put the car garage he created 9 years ago up for sale.
It’s now or never.
F. Louis, auto mechanic
“Today, there are three of us with work for five. I have three months to wait,” says the boss of Fab Motor Sport, whose phone never stops ringing.
Diagnosis, repair, maintenance, sale… At 40, the specialist BMW et Mini works Monday to Saturday.
His good resolution 2024
“Drop it for me, I’ll look this evening,” he replies to a broken down customer. “After 8 p.m., that’s the only time I have peace. During the day, I sometimes have to lock myself away so as not to be disturbed during an in-depth diagnosis. »
But why want to sell a successful business? “Here, it’s true, everything is going smoothly, but I always told myself that when I reached the middle of my career, I would change fields. [ … ] In 2024, I made the resolution to reconvert myself, hence the online publication of theannounced this January 1, 2024. »
In 2024, Fabien Louis resolved to retrain. ©Audrey Chevallier/La Voix-Le Bocage
After 22 years spent repairing cars, this native of Caen dreams of something else. “I work here, I go racing and I believe that too much cars kill cars. »
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Father of a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl, Fabien Louis has the unpleasant feeling “of not taking advantage of them”.
After the pandemic, he took his first flight in paragliding: a revelation. “I discovered a new passion. It made me want to go discover new landscapes and leave the car in Normandy. »
Find your second talent
If he had previously followed his wife to Vire, it is now up to this teacher to follow him to the other side of the country… or even to the other side of the world.
“I have always been attracted to the mountains so why not start a business there,” he imagines, eager to keep in touch with customers. “Afterwards, I don’t know, I found a job offer in Brazil… [ … ] We are all good at one thing and I’m sure we can excel at another. It is this second talent that I will try to find. »
And to be sure to leave, and quickly, Fabien Louis is ready to make a few concessions. For the business, estimated at €150,000, he asks for €95,000.
His business is for sale with everything inside. ©Audrey Chevallier/La Voix-Le Bocage
“Lifts, balancer, tire machine, compressor, air conditioning unit, diagnostic device, tools, office, customer files, my successor will only need a coat, a smile and motivation! »
A turnkey auto garage. “If he wants, I can stay with him for a few months to support him while he passes the torch,” suggests the man who, aware of the fragility of life, intends today to “take full advantage of all that it has to bring us.”
Fab Motor Sport, Les Fleurettes craft zone in Étouvy. Announcement to be found on the site and www.leboncoin.fr Contact: 02 14 12 12 79 or [email protected]
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