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    CARSTAR vs Superglass Windshield Repair

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    CARSTAR2025 FDDSuperglass Windshield Repair2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    CARSTAR

    $23,500 – $804,300

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    $37,602 – $112,522

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    CARSTAR

    Not available

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    CARSTAR

    Not available

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    6% · percent of Gross Revenues

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • CARSTAR figures come from its 2025 FDD and Superglass Windshield Repair figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • CARSTAR discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only CARSTAR has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    CARSTAR

    $23,500 – $804,300
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    $37,602 – $112,522
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    6% · percent of Gross Revenues
    Monthly Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    CARSTAR

    $500
    Insurance and Marketing Fund Fee minimum
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    183
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    −2
    Calculated: 185 at end of 2023 → 183 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    1994
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    CARSTAR

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Superglass Windshield Repair

    1992
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    CARSTAR
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — CARSTAR franchised facilities, Bottom 50% by 2024 average Gross Sales
    198 units
    other Part A
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — CARSTAR franchised facilities, Top 50% by 2024 average Gross Sales
    199 units
    other Part A
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part B franchisee-operated facilities converting existing repair businesses; FY…
    $1,340,572
    other Part B
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    +16 more groups in the full report
    Superglass Windshield Repair

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    CARSTAR vs Superglass Windshield Repair: common questions

    Which costs less to open, CARSTAR or Superglass Windshield Repair?
    CARSTAR: $23,500 – $804,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Superglass Windshield Repair: $37,602 – $112,522 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for CARSTAR. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do CARSTAR and Superglass Windshield Repair disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    CARSTAR has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 location groups; Superglass Windshield Repair makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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