So its time to make a life decision. I currently work full time as a controls engineer, and before that I worked over 25 years in industrial maintenance. Naturally I find car washes very easy to troubleshoot and repair. I have removed all the controls on 2 different automatic washes and wrote my own program with my custom processor because I didn't like the way the manufacturer did the program or was not willing to pay for their service. I have also done custom programming for other car washes. A car wash service tech has never worked on any of my equipment.
The company I work for as a full time job is in finical trouble due to all the covid stuff. The company I work for makes appliances and I am sure you would all recognize the name if I told you. I have been given the opportunity to take a buy out and receive a pretty good severance package or take a $15,000 yr cut in pay. I am thinking of taking the money and run. I have thought about starting my own car wash service company and was wanting to get some input. What do these companies normally charge to come to your wash and fix things? Do they charge drive time? Is this a business that has a demand? I know mac might be able to shed some light on this. I live in north central Ohio so I would service areas within lets say 50 miles or so.
The company I work for as a full time job is in finical trouble due to all the covid stuff. The company I work for makes appliances and I am sure you would all recognize the name if I told you. I have been given the opportunity to take a buy out and receive a pretty good severance package or take a $15,000 yr cut in pay. I am thinking of taking the money and run. I have thought about starting my own car wash service company and was wanting to get some input. What do these companies normally charge to come to your wash and fix things? Do they charge drive time? Is this a business that has a demand? I know mac might be able to shed some light on this. I live in north central Ohio so I would service areas within lets say 50 miles or so.