<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My platform is an online vehicle diagnosis service built around a simple problem: car owners often don't know whether a problem is serious, what it could cost, or whether a repair shop is recommending work they actually need.</p><p>Users can submit their vehicle details and describe a problem, symptom, warning light or unusual behavior. They can also provide photos, videos or other relevant information. They then receive a practical mechanic opinion explaining the likely causes, what should be checked, how urgent the problem is and what kind of repair cost they should expect.</p><p>The product is intentionally simple: instead of booking an expensive diagnostic appointment just to understand what might be wrong, the customer can get an independent opinion first.</p><p>It was built as a lean, bootstrapped project and initially focused on the Croatian/Balkan automotive market. Customer acquisition has primarily come from organic TikTok content, with automotive problem-focused videos driving users directly to the website.</p><p>The business operates on a one-time purchase model rather than a subscription. The standard analysis price is €14.99, making the offer easy for customers to understand and easy to test in new markets.</p><p><b>Key highlights</b></p><p>• €1,034.31 revenue after refunds from March through August 10, 2026 </p><p>• €997.90 net after Stripe payment processing fees over the same period </p><p>• 70+ paid vehicle analyses generated to date </p><p>• €14.99 one-time purchase, with no subscription required </p><p>• Organic acquisition primarily through TikTok </p><p>• Approximately 3,000 customer/user email records currently held in the platform </p><p>• Existing website, product, customer flow, payment integration and automotive content/SEO infrastructure </p><p>• Built as a lean bootstrapped business with very low ongoing operating costs </p><p>• The model can be adapted to other languages and automotive markets.</p><p><b>Team</b></p><p>The product was built and operated by a solo founder who handles the product, website, marketing, customer acquisition, content strategy and day-to-day operations.</p><p>The business was intentionally kept lean, with software and infrastructure designed so that a new owner can continue operating it without a large team.</p><p><b>Tech Stack</b></p><p>The platform is a modern web application with a lightweight, scalable setup designed for fast iteration and low operating costs.</p><p>The product uses a modern web frontend, integrated payment processing through Stripe, database/backend services, responsive web design and dedicated SEO/content infrastructure for automotive search queries.</p><p>The platform also includes customer submission flows, payment handling, analysis delivery, vehicle/problem data collection and an internal dashboard for managing the service.</p><p>The codebase and existing infrastructure are included in the sale, allowing the buyer to continue developing the existing product rather than starting from scratch.</p><p><b>Marketing and growth</b></p><p>The main acquisition channel has been organic TikTok content.</p><p>The strategy focuses on real-world automotive problems that car owners actively search for and worry about: loss of power, warning lights, DPF problems, unusual noises, starting problems, transmission issues, injector problems, limp mode and similar symptoms.</p><p>This approach has worked particularly well because the content naturally creates a connection between the problem shown in the video and the paid service offered by my platform.</p><p>The business has generated paid customers without relying on a large advertising budget. The existing TikTok account has also generated a significant number of inbound messages from people asking about specific vehicle problems, demonstrating genuine demand for the underlying service.</p><p>The next major growth opportunity is geographic expansion. The current product is focused primarily on the Croatian/Balkan market, but the underlying problem is not location-specific. The same funnel can be localized for larger automotive markets such as Germany, the UK or the US, with translated content, localized pricing and market-specific mechanic coverage.</p><p>✅ $1,117 TTM revenue</p><p>✅ 70 customers</p><p>✅ Business model: One-time sales</p><p>✅Built with TailwindCSS, React, Vercel</p>