Carstar vs Fix Auto
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+5.6% (2022–2024)
Net unit change
+19.1% (2022–2024)
Weak
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Fair
0.4× expected (4 of 58)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$10,000
Franchise fee
$10,000
$24K–$165K
Investment range
$55K–$3.1M
Not disclosed
Royalty
3%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Carstar
Fix Auto
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