Stout estimates that he sells on average 35 vehicles a month, focusing on used trucks that are less than $20,000 and smaller vehicles that sell for less than $10,000. The new facility, located at 7840 Dayton-Springfield Road, is 6,000 square feet and includes a showroom, office space, a shop to do in house detailing for trucks and other vehicles as well as additional space for storage.
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Stout said he currently has 30 vehicles available for sale and a total of 75 stored at the facility. He added that it usually takes a little over two weeks to service a vehicle that he bought —usually from a variety of different places, including auctions— before it can be listed as for sale at his shop.
The new location opened in the beginning of January after Stout —who lives in Enon and opened his first shop there—purchased a four-acre property just down the road from his old shop in 2018 for $170,000 from Jakes Unlimited LLC, according to the Clark County Auditor’s Office. The new facility is sill in Mad River Township.
“It was always my dream to build my own facility. I live in Enon and I planned on staying in the county,” he said, noting that he has been in the car business since his high school years.
“I first opened the business when I was 25-years-old. I wanted to do it for myself rather than for someone else,” he added.
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Construction began in July on a new facility there as well as on a parking lot, Stout added. Though he has completely transitioned to his new location, he said that the expansion will be completely finished in Spring with the addition of more parking spots as well as equipment including several vehicle lifts.
Mad River Twp. Trustee Bob McClure said the expansion has the potential to bring more people into the area as well as drive up business at other nearby establishments.
“Certainly business is good for our township. (Stout Sales) must be doing well for it to be expanding like this. Hopefully it will increase the number of people coming into the township to do business,” he said, adding that he was impressed with the new facility.
Stout said his old location was maxed out in terms of space both in and outside of his old facility. He added that there was not enough parking space to support the needs of his business. He said more space will not only allow for the storage of more inventory but will also allow him to hire more employees.
Before the transition, Stout said he had one employee compared to the three he has now. He said the goal is to have five employees all together in the recent future.
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