Equipment Financing for Auto Repair & Service Shops

Lifts, alignment systems, diagnostics, paint booths, and tire equipment financed around bay economics. Fast application-only decisions for auto repair shops.

Auto repair shop bays with vehicle lifts and diagnostics — auto shop equipment financing

How Elevex works

Forty seconds, start to funded.

The Reality

Every idle bay is lost revenue. EVs and ADAS are forcing diagnostic and calibration investments that didn't exist five years ago. Shop margins are real but thin — equipment payments have to map to bay utilization.

Bay-Economics Structures

Payments sized so financed equipment is cash-flow positive from the bays it serves.

EV & ADAS Transition

Calibration rigs, EV service tooling, and charger installs — financing the transition your customers are forcing.

Full Shop Scope

Lifts, alignment, paint booths, tire changers, compressors, and diagnostics under one relationship.

What You Get

  • Application-only to $1,000,000 with decisions in minutes
  • Structures designed around your actual business model
  • $50,000 to $5,000,000+ transaction capability
  • Direct relationship with seasoned finance professionals
  • EV and ADAS transition equipment — calibration rigs, service tooling, and charger installs
  • New and used shop equipment, from single lifts to full bay buildouts

Equipment We Finance

New, used, dealer, or auction — application-only to $1,000,000, terms from 36 to 84 months.

Lifts & Alignment

Two-post and four-post lift financing, alignment machine financing, and heavy-duty truck lifts — the bays that earn.

Diagnostics & ADAS

ADAS calibration systems, scan tools and diagnostic platforms, EV service tooling, and programming equipment for the work that's coming, not just the work that was.

Body, Paint & Tire

Paint booth financing, frame machines, tire changer and balancer packages, and compressors — collision and tire revenue under one structure.

Common Questions

Is a paint booth financeable?
Paint booth financing is standard — including installation, fire suppression, and mixing rooms as part of the package. Terms run long enough that booth payments map to the collision revenue they enable.
What does ADAS calibration equipment cost to finance?
Calibration systems typically run $50K–$150K installed; financed over 60–72 months that's a per-day cost one calibration ticket usually covers. Apply online with your quote for exact numbers.
Does shop equipment qualify for Section 179?
Most lifts, diagnostics, booths, and tire equipment placed in service this year qualify, financed or not. Run your buildout through the Section 179 calculator and confirm with your tax advisor.

Equipment Financing Guides

Deep dives on the specific equipment this industry runs — rates, structures, and what we finance.

Alignment Machine Financing

Finance imaging wheel alignment systems, racks, and ADAS calibration frames on terms sized to bay throughput.

Paint Booth Financing

Finance downdraft and semi-downdraft paint booths with permitting, slab work, and installation in the same deal — payments timed to first spray.

Frame Machine Financing

Finance frame racks, pulling benches, and computerized measuring systems bought for OEM certification and DRP requirements.

EV Service Equipment Financing

Finance high-voltage battery lifts, insulated tooling, and charger installs on terms short enough to survive buying ahead of the demand curve.

Vehicle Lift Financing

Finance two-post, four-post, and heavy-duty lifts as the bay package they get installed as — anchors, air drops, and slab work in the same deal.

Diagnostic Equipment Financing

Finance multi-brand scan platforms, J2534 programming hardware, and the multi-year OEM software commitments on one schedule.

Tire Changer & Balancer Financing

Finance leverless changers, road-force balancers, and TPMS tooling as the two-station bay a tire operation actually runs.

Air Compressor Financing

Finance rotary screw compressors, dryers, and the piped distribution loop as one shop air system, with electrical and install in the same deal.

Shop Buildout Equipment Financing

Finance a complete shop buildout — lifts, air, diagnostics, tire and alignment — as one project funded in draws rather than a dozen separate invoices.

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