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Service Station & Repair Business For Sale
Kumara, Westland, New Zealand
Last service station fill up 'till Christchurch Price reduced, vendor keen to sell Kumara is a small rural township on the main highway between West Coast and Christchurch. Kumara is no ordinary town, however, with two celebrated events being held each year. The Kumara Races in January are a historic race meeting that has been running since 1887. This is a real picnic and family day out for all of Westland and Canterbury with the prize for the major race - Kumara Gold Nuggets - being a real gold nugget. The other famous event hosted in Kumara is the start of the annual Coast to Coast endurance race, and the pre-race dinner. Kumara is the last town with a service station for motorists crossing the Southern Alps from Westland to Canterbury. Kumara Auto Services is the sole retailer of petrol and diesel in town as well as providing a complete breakdown and emergency service. The business also services local town and farm vehicles, including Warrants of Fitness, and sells a selection of household necessities. 
Confectionery, drinks and automotive accessories
This "one stop shop" has come on to the market for the first time in 12 years. It is the ideal size for a husband and wife team with one running the forecourt and shop while the other runs the workshop and call-out service. Westland is well known for its hospitality including wild foods, whitebaiting, and superb trout fishing (Lake Brunner is just around the corner). Kumara offers all of these plus historic bush walks and the beach is only 7 km down the road. If you are looking for a an attractively-priced freehold going concern business and want to live in an attractive and hospitable part of New Zealand, consider what Kumara Auto Services has to offer. Kumara Auto Services offers a business with lifestyle The business is being sold as a "walk-in walk-out" going concern. Challenge Service Station and Shop selling - Petrol, diesel, oils, auto accessories, batteries
- Newspapers, magazines, tobacco products and household necessities
- Confectionery, snack food, soft drinks, ice creams for travellers
- Basic household groceries, milk, bread, frozen goods
Automotive garage providing - New tyres, puncture repairs, Warrant of Fitness
- Automotive repairs, light engineering, welding and repairs
- First Assistance call-out for vehicle breakdowns
Spacious workshop equipped for all servicing and repairs
Freehold premises The owners of Kumara Auto Services are selling the freehold title to 4558 square metres of industrial land at 75 Seddon Street (State Highway 73). The property comprises a two-storey building with the service station and forecourt in the front and a large workshop area at the rear. 
Freehold premises on Sate Highway 73
The forecourt with its centre-island petrol and diesel pumps is covered with a substantial canopy. The workshop has large sliding doors for easy entry of trucks and buses, and an in-floor pit for vehicle inspections. The property has a considerable area for parking, both at the side and at the rear. Other features include two offices - one upstairs and one downstairs - a stock storage room and a staff toilet. Assets being sold A complete list of workshop plant and equipment being sold along with Service Station fittings and chattels is available to interested buyers. 
Customer counter, groceries and household necessities
Day to day management Business Hours:
Monday to Sunday - 8.00 am to 6.00 pm. Staff:
The business is operated by the two owners with assistance from part-time staff. Stock:
Stock will comprise fuel in the in-ground tanks, oils, and retail products in the shop. Customer Database:
The business sale will include a customer database along with relevant manuals, fuel contract, price lists and catalogues. Advertising and Promotion:
The business enjoys a prime location on State Highway 73 and prominent signage brings in a lot of passing traffic. Other advertising is done word via a listing in Telecom Yellow Pages but this is a well-known local business and little other advertising is necessary. Call Tony or Tracy on +64 3 736 9827 (day) or +64 3 736 9855 (evenings)
or 027 294 5710 (anytime) Kumara and Westland Kumara (population 315) is a former gold mining town where many came to seek their fortune, particularly from Ireland. The town was once the home of the most famous West Coaster, Richard John Seddon, Premier of the Liberal Government from 1893 until his death in 1906. Today, Kumara is a service town for tourists and local farmers. The Race Course at Kumara provides a base for competitors and their support teams heading off on the annual Coast to Coast endurance race and the annual Race Meeting brings thousands of visitors each year. Kumara offers lots for the outdoor enthusiast from tramping, hunting and fishing to fossicking for gold. It is only an hour from three skifields in the Arthurs Pass National Park. Lake Brunner and the Taramakau River offer magnificent scenery and great brown trout fishing while the lower Taramakau is famous for its whitebait runs. It’s a short drive of about 25 km from Kumara to Greymouth and Hokitika with a full range of shopping services, schools, medical facilities and airports. Greymouth is the largest town on the West Coast and the terminus for the TranzAlpine rail journey from Christchurch. Rugged, wild, isolated, untamed – the West Coast is an unbridled region of surprising beauty. It offers dense primeval forests, glaciers, pounding surf beaches and lots more. To find out more about Kumara and Westland, click on: http://www.riccartonpark.co.nz/cjc/cluster-kumara.htm
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/K/KumaraWestland/KumaraWestland/en
http://www.west-coast.co.nz/
http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/westland/kumara/
http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/
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