All Tune Franchise Costs Explained:

Opening an All Tune Total Car Care franchise is an investment that varies based on your market, your site and the choices you make.

According to All Tune’s 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the estimated initial investment ranges from $245,000 to $470,000. That’s a wide range, and it’s natural to wonder why. This guide explains the biggest factors behind that variation and how to think about your investment as you plan your business.

Before looking at specific cost categories, let’s start with a few higher-level factors that shape your investment. These provide useful context for the detailed figures that follow.

Key Factors to Keep in Mind When Budgeting Your Investment with Our Auto Repair Franchise

It’s About the Right Fit, Not the Lowest Cost
Some of the cost variation is driven by things you cannot control, like your local real estate market. Others depend on choices you make about what is right for your business and your market. Being careful with spending is smart, but the goal is not simply to reach the low end of the range. The goal is to find the right space, the right setup, and the right plan for your auto repair shop, choices that fit your market and set you up for success.

The Initial Investment Estimates include startup and early operating funds
The estimated initial investment from the All Tune FDD covers more than just what it takes to open your doors. It includes both one-time startup costs and several months of early operating expenses. In other words, it is designed to show the full picture of what it takes to open and operate during your first few months.

Renovating an Existing Auto Repair Location Reduces Costs and Adds Variability
Most All Tune owners retrofit an existing auto repair shop rather than building a brand new building. This approach can lower costs in total but also add some variability to the budgeting process. A location that already has the right layout and infrastructure will have a different cost profile than an empty space that needs more buildout. One isn’t better or worse than the other, they’re just different.

Once you understand these principles, it’s easier to see which categories drive the biggest swings in overall cost.

Top 3 Sources of Variation in Cost Estimates

The information that follows comes directly from the categories in our 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which is the official source for all investment details. Below, we give details on three of the categories that account for a majority of the variation in estimated initial investment.

Real Estate & Improvements ($11,000-$113,000)
The biggest source of variability is in the cost of leasing a facility and the investment needed to make it usable as an All Tune center. Costs will largely depend on three key variables:

• Size of the location – This includes things like the size of the building (usually 2,000-4,000sf), the number of bays and the amount of parking available.
• Condition of the property – Some locations will require more upgrades to be usable for an All Tune center, and construction costs also vary in different markets.
• General property market conditions – Apart of the size or condition of the property, the availability and demand for suitable spaces in your market will have a big impact on lease rates and construction pricing.

Additional Funds – 6 months ($60,000-$120,000)
The second largest source of variability is ‘Additional Funds,’ which covers everyday operating expenses during your first six months. It includes expenses like payroll and benefits, utilities, uniforms and supplies that are not covered by sales revenue while you grow the center. The rate at which sales revenue grows is obviously a big source of variability in this category. Note that these estimates do not include depreciation, loan interest or salary and benefits for the owner which can vary significantly by owner.

Signage ($12,000-$34,000)
The third largest source of variation is for the physical signage for your location. The variation in this category is driven by the quantity of signage needed and whether the existing signage infrastructure can be reused.

Together, these categories explain why total investment can vary from one center to another and reflect the real-world differences behind that variation.