You are in the same boat as the mechanic (Rainman Ray's Repair) used to be. He also worked for a shop, got fed up with being used or mistreated, and set up his own shop. He kept his KZfaq channel, and his own shop/channel is doing very well. I think you're making a great move, and I wish you all the best in your new shop!

Those shop owners are really great to allow you do your side hussle at the shop. That really speaks volumes of your character.

We follow you, not the shop you work for. Your content has helped thousands, so please don't abandon us. We long for great news coming from you.

A HONEST EXPERIENCE MECHANIC IS VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS COUNTRY. JUST MAKE SURE YOUR STAFFS HAVE THE SAME MISSION. YOU WILL SUCCEED FOR SURE!! YOUR DAD RAISED YOU WELL!!!

You’ve got one of the best auto repair channels. It’s right up there with South Main Auto. Your big plan is totally the right move, you’re going to crush it. Good luck!

May GOD Bless you and your shop and your family. I watch your videos and learn so much. Thank you.

Hello mate your story is not dissimilar to my story I worked in the family business for years my dad had a business in England and I left to improve myself I went to work for a government agency and training to become a tech and now I’ve passed it on to my son and various other people I’m now training new techs in this industry it’s nice to see you sharing the knowledge blessings

You got this my friend. Im 74 walking witha cane, just left the orthopedic getting injections in both hips and my back is next. Im still working, cause i love it. God bless you young man. It maybe hard starting, but not impossible.

It’s great to hear your story about growing up in a shop working on cars. Opening your own shop based on your training and certifications will bring success. Its nice to hear your employer treated you well. I look forward to videos from your new location.

We need people like you here in Caloundra Qld Australia.

We all confirmed your concerns. So God bless you. We all know you will be totally fine and happy with yourself.. keep it up... thanks for your support! ❤❤❤

This Dude reminds me of me... I Hate to see Dealerships and Shops lie and rip people OFF All the time. What reason do u have to LIE to a customer when its literally MILLIONS of cars out here to work on. NO NEED TO LIE TEL THE TRUTH. Customer dont like it its a free country take it to another Shop thats my motto.

I am very happy for you! You have helped me diagnose and repair my Corolla and 7.3 with your videos over the past year and half. I appreciate your dedication and concise explanations when troubleshooting issues to final repair. Although I’m across the country, I will continue to support your work through your channel. I know your followers here and reputation locally will support your successful business venture. Thanks 🎉

The hardest part of having a KZfaq channel and working in the shop is finding time to do things the way you want on the channel. Lots of hours. But very rewarding. But it seems like you are on the right path and will do great! Best of luck to you!

Good luck with your "own" shop ! I'm sure you will do great because you are an excellent tech. I always enjoy your videos because you explain things so well. Your family must be so proud of you and your Dad is looking down from heaven smiling at the great man he raised! Looking forward to seeing the new shop.

Congratulations Deo! Looking forward to what's next with your new shop!

I also wish the best for your new shop

I look forward to your new journey and watching the videos of this journey 💪💪💪

Thank you for all the great content you had posted, looking forward to viewing more great videos as soon as you get settled in your own place soon, God Bless 😇

Looking forward to future shows.

Best of luck to you and your future endeavors. Your videos are always straight forward and the feedback given by you is by far the most honest I've seen in this field. I wish I had a reputable mechanic as yourself. Thank you for your service via KZfaq and I hope to see more videos in the future. Take care!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇰🇪🇰🇪 James from Kenya . I appreciate your determination as a fellow mechanic. I have been following you for a couple of years you narrated the beginning of your career very clearly . My GOD bless your determination 🙏🙏

I am a new subscriber. Always like watching and learning from honest, and experiences technicians. Good luck with your new shop!

You keep up the good work. We need more Honest mechanics like you. And as far as the accent is concerned; it's the person, not the place. It's the heart ❤️ and not the face. 🎉

Good luck with your future endeavors, and you have another new subscriber. Me!

Way to go Deo!!! Congratulations and well deserved. Being positive is the first step to succeed in life. God bless my man.

Just got a new sub happy to see you creating your own shop.

Thank you for all helps and videos you gave us. Good luck with the new business .

Sir you are a honest skilled mechanic i commend you dor your decision i would like to learn from you some tricks of the trade im tired of getting ripped off by crooked mecanics

Congratulations Kit. Best wishes on your new endever. Follow your dream, sir. I have throughly enjoyed watching your videos seeing how you diagnosed the vehicles you repaired. Good luck!

First time viewer to your channel and shocker, I'm in Maryland. Congratulations on your big step.

Good luck on you venture! Hope to see your first KZfaq repair video soon!

Looking forward to more and following you in your new chapter in life

You are honestly kind person be continue your plans. I wish you will be able anything. God bless your mind. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Much love my guy. Wishing you nothing but the best

I was looking through my feed and I saw the bus in the thumbnail with "CALLEVA" on the side. I immediately knew you were local to me 😊

Congratulations on your new journey👏👏👏

love the channel. keep up the good work. wishing you all the best with your new shop !

Good luck. May you and your family enjoy the wealth and success of your dreams.

You seem like a great guy who had a great man for a father. Sorry for your loss; I feel your pain. You have a great attitude and a good head on your shoulders. You'll do well. Your English is very good, by the way. I subscribed to your channel over a year ago when I saw a video on the very repair I needed to do. You made it easy to understand and I was able to perform the repair rather easily. Thanks. Keep up the good work! 👍 Good luck and God bless!

You’re a great technician, I’m certain you’ll be very successful in your new business wish you all the best.

Great. Do what you want. You only get one chance in life to do what you love. There are a lot of people who don't like the job they do. They only stay because of the money & benefits.

Best of luck, you appear to be a fine and capable human being.

Congratulations 🎉🎊 Wishing you all the best God bless your previous shop owners 🙏

Thank you Dio for giving me the inspiration to create content and get into being a diagnostician. I've been in electronics and electrical wiring my entire life and this is what I need to do to turn my life around. I really enjoy watching your video's because they are very thorough and have a ton of information. This is what a master technician does on a daily basis and I want to get there some day. I've been taken advantage of in life and it's only caused me great depression and despair being broke and poor working entry level retail to survive when I should have been doing this a long long long time ago. Thank you again for giving not only me but your entire audience courage to do what they feel is right and change our lives.

Good Luck. Good videos. Own your business. Do not let the business own you. I am a Master ASE Auto and Truck. I have been doing auto work for 47 years. I started with Hot Rod magazines.

Awww man congrats on this next chapter! So grateful I found you and all the knowledge you've shared! I know how the filming and documenting can become exhausting in just getting it done. I hope there will still be more videos covering the old 07-08 dodge/mercedes sprinters. You've helped me out so much with my 07 dodge sprinter. I will definitely come find you if Im ever in Maryland!

Deo, great to see you opening your own shop!! Glad CALLEVA could be a good stepping stone for you, if I was still in Maryland I'd come work for you! Your dedication to diagnostics will surely help you create the best shop in the state!

Congrats, I know you’ll do well. Thanks for all the great videos and look forward to more.

Am proud of your exploits my brother, your passion is amazing I learn loads of techniques from your videos. Am an automotive electrician and I get encouraged by your craft.

This make my heart so happy to hear, I have been there such the beginning, see you dream come true just brings joy to my heart! You deserve the sky 🎉 😉

Thank you for the knowledge for my Dodge Ram eco diesel truck. I hope you have a awesome life and everything works out for you. You deserve it.

Great and honest mechanic I've come to love. God enlarge your coast and make your next endeavor prosperous like the ciders of Lebanon ,

Thank you, Deo! I am a DIY mechanic who loves to fix cars. You have helped me to become a much better mechanic. I strive to be professional and you are my number one mentor. Please make videos about setting up your shop. I am sure it will be very informative as always. All the best to you!

Good luck to you! I wish, all of your thoughts, will be truth.

I worked at a shop for a long time then one day the shop owner said you should open your shop, So i did and my son worked for me and we loved it. So go for it.

i wish you all the best you can do it please i watch your video you are the best there is thanks paul

You are going to do wonderfully; I have absolutely no doubt that in the near future, the world will discover how talented, knowledgeable, skilled, and well-prepared you are to stand on your own. i don't need to wish you good luck because you already got it. I can't wait to witness where your professionalism and the Lord will take you.

Good luck to you! May your shop take off and may God's hand bless it!

Thanks bro for this massive change in your life. Keep on evolving, growing and sharing with the universe that, you'll never feel lack or stuck in your life.

Great video. Hope your future in your own shop is a great success. By the way, I like your accent. Very easy to understand.

you are every car lovers dream!!

Congratulations and best wishes on your new endeavor. I will look forward to seeing informative videos.

I discovered your channel while trying to find DIY videos on vehicle repairs. I have been a fan ever since. I appears you are preparing to pursue a major mile stone. The people you have been working for sound like wonderful people to work for. I wish you well in your endeavor and will continue to follow you wherever you may go.

Awesome, proud of you Deo! God blessed you with a purpose, gift and skill, keep doing great things!!

The owner of company really needs to get you higher positions level growth. Thank you Owner and God bless you and your family.

Best of luck with the new shop Kit. I would bring my auto's to you any time but I'm on the west coast. Your video's bailed my out 3 or 4 times especially with our Winnebago RV. Just had to replace the glow plugs on the Mercedes Diesel engine and watched you video and said "Hey, I think I can do that". Probably saved me hundreds of dollars reight there. We'll keep following you from here in California. Oh BTW...your French is perfect. It sounded just like English to me. Good luck man.

As a Sprinter owner, I have learned a lot through your videos. I"ve just Subscribe to your Channel. Keep up the good work and best of luck with your new adventure. Je suis du Montréal au Québec donc tu as le bonjour des voisins francophone du nord.

****The key word here is: "pursuing your dream", and that is worth any pain that may come your way.

So where are you located friend? I haven’t finished video yet in case you mention it. You’ve got this man!

I always had my kids and others with me in my shop. Many of them grew up to be fabricators or engineers. It was definitely worth it. You’ll be awesome in this new job!

GOOD LUCK. i hope everything works out

Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos, yo soy aficionado a la mecánica y tus vídeos y conocimientos en la mecánica me han transmitido LUZ para mi poco entendimiento y guiado de la mano de tus vídeos e reparado mis carros( de la familia) trabajos que sin tú ayuda serían imposibles de realizar, gracias por todo y mucha suerte en tú propio taller.

My best wishes to you! You have the respect from your people. You will do very well. You are a very honest person. Good luck!

Congrats my Engineer! a new chapter of success has begun in your life

Congratulations. I wish you continued success and blessings.

Congratulations body, I really like your videos at the same time I learn, I wish you all kind of success in your endeavors, hope to bring my car for some repair just to enjoy y support your business. Take care care and congratulations again for opening your own shop. You deserve it

best of luck to you! i have enjoyed watching your videos for a long time.

My brother you have great hands on experience an knowledge an excellent communication skills an i see you as a great human being wish you all the best in your journey an what ever chioce you make on your journey will always move you forward no regrets bless up my brother ❤

Wish I lived in Maryland...I tend to hold on to my vehicles and would love to have you maintain them. All the best to you and know that your shop will be a blessing to many.

Great news, looking forward to your first video from you OWN shop.

Congratulations, I'll be seeing you very soon at your new shop.

I am so happy for you, I have learned from you, so many things about cars fixing. I consider you as my first teacher. where ever you go, I am following you and I believe you will become a very successful as usual!!! GOOD LUCK

Calleva is where i got my "introduction" to diesel mechanics. Dacades ago. Awesome people. I have been in the field as a professional for last 12 yrs. Love it. Im sure you will have much success!!! You got this!!!

You’re definitely an inspiration. I really want to start an auto repair channel one day!

Sad to see you leave there , but Happy to see your Success ,

A good human being makes a great shop. I think you are a good human being and your reason for a shop is actually meaningful. But realistically......your shop WILL have comebacks. Its what you do to the customer on that comeback, that makes the difference.

Wassup Deo!!?? Man I’m so glad to hear that and I’m already knowing you’re gonna be great at being a businessman/shop owner! Best of luck on your new journey and keep that positive attitude and you’ll go extremely far in this field. You have a very bright future ahead my brother!

You are going to do great. Get experts to help you with anything you don't know to run your new business.Get a good accountant. Make an exit plan

You should start training courses for mechanics and charge for membership classes. 👍

Congrats KiT , i wish you the best of luck in your new journey

I have been a subscriber of your channel for a long time and have watched and cataloged most of your videos into my own library and I consider you the SPRINTER GURU. I cannot wait to see what is in the future of your channel Brother and I only wish you the best in your new shop.

I like your explanation of your father.❤

Sir you explanation are very very good you have thought me a lot, Keep up the good work, But wish you in California , The sooner you start working for yourself the better it is for you and your Family

No worries; you've got great character, abilities, knowledge. The sky is the limit. If u do start hiring, caution! Do not allow anyone on your team who does not have your best interest at heart. Team members only with same work ethic and honesty.

Good job bro, good things coming, stay humble.❤

Congratulations Deo! I’m so proud of you! I’m excited for this new journey and I wish you much success! Can’t wait to see the new place!! 🎉🎊

first time viewing your channel and I'm very impressed by your humbleness and honesty keep being you and doing your thing may you find favour and success in all you do.

I wish you a lot of luck in your dream.Congratulations!

Best wishes for the future👍