Garage Rehab

Anyone paying attention to cable TV knows Richard Rawlings. He's the man behind Gas Monkey Garage. And the Gas Monkey Bar & Grill among other things. After doing a number of things. He managed to turn a two-door garage to a major shop in Dallas, a great restaurant/bar and he continues to demonstrate his abilities are promotion, marketing, picking markets, measuring people, and recognizing businesses that have value. And we get to see how with a lot of hustle, money, and talent how he can turn a failing garage around in a week. It's remarkable seeing the just how bad some of these businesses are. And that they can in fact, be saved. With Richard's and his teams help. These one-hour episodes fly by. Very interesting watching a man who really knows what he's doing. Do his thing. AND, he's helping people. Good people save their businesses. Everybody wins.

This shows a bunch of bullies descending on beleaguered businessmen claiming a share in their businesses in return for allowing their chosen equipment suppliers to fit out the garages as showcases.

The lack of a long term appraisal to gauge whether the investment has been a success only proves that their claims to have rescued the businesses to be shallow.

I have actually built a business based on gas monkey and garage rehab, and Richard Rawlings and his business plans. I have just acquired another site and will clean it up as per the show, I obviously have skills and qualification's but the show told me that I can exspand and get bigger. Northside Mobile Safety Certificates

Season 1 is entertaining, highly scripted, with unrealistic deadlines. In my opinion, this show is just another way to build and market RR's growing empire. He's a smart businessman! Would be interested in knowing how much of this "reality show" is actually real? It's fun to watch regardless.

Edit to add: Season 2 is basically an hour-long, sponsor-based, infomercial. The rehab layouts are completely unrealistic and non-functional. The design elements - like company logos, color combinations, etc.... all look the same now. Really disappointing.

Rawlings being his obnoxious self, supported by the usual super camp lackeys ... It does have occasional useful business tips, but is mainly just a vehicle for product placement, making RR easy money and cross publicising his various ventures