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I've already discussed it with them. In their defense, with the number and variety of parts they have it's a MASSIVE undertaking to keep up with that sort of thing.

It's not. There can be a multitude of reasons for not seeing the full 33% increase in revenue. Regardless of some of the spin you see the economy is not strong. It can be easily argued that cost of living has increased by 20-30% in the last 4 years. That alone will lead to people washing their...

There is no Quick Restart Time, Low Time Alert or Display on a GS402. Looks like they have the description of a GS401 there.

The only option for that is to upgrade to the GS401 timer. It has a 24VAC output for a last coin alert beeper.

1) Unfortunately, that model is not capable of being programmed in the field for more that 8 coins without a programmer. The programmers retail for $445. I'd have to see if we still have any in stock 2) You can send them in to us to do a custom program. We would also need 20 of your tokens. The...

I don't unless it's very short term just to get the bay up and running until you can put in proper meterboxes with credit card readers and display timers at a minimum.

Nope. There is no output for a buzzer on a GS-7. In fact the GS-7 has been obsolete for almost 2 decades. I would strongly suggest looking at upgrading your meterboxes. How bad is the rest of the equipment? If you've still got GS-7s I suspect it isn't very good.

We were told the same thing in 2012 that by 2015 there would be no more mag stripes. I just got a new MC debit card with a mag stripe.

He can also claim that the sky is green. If it was original to the site, it's not worth even a fraction of that. Maybe pennies on the dollar. Who is the manufacturer, how old is it, does he have records of maintenance(I doubt it). Is he willing to let you have an outside evaluation of it done...

Then how are you going to travel a lot for work and be hands on to properly run the business?

You stated you travel at lot for work. I hope you're not assuming that the wash would be your sole source of income. I would caution against that. Again, I've seen many, many make the same mistake.

If you're not going to be around to run it, you need to rethink the investment. Just because some clown on youtube claims it's a great, passive investment doesn't mean it is. I've seen far, far, far more absentee owners fail than succeed.

Not trying to be a smartazz but isn't the car sitting in the bay indication enough unless you have some sort of door that completely blocks the view?

I've just now been starting to hear from some of my customers in the effected areas. One I talked to this morning said "No matter what they show on TV, it's worse"

Don't hold your breath. He still calls me for help on his equipment that was built during the Reagan administration.

It can be a rough business if you're not prepared for the realities. 1) It's not a no or little work business. Reality is it will be the easiest 80 a week job you'll ever have. Some weeks you may only need to be there a couple of hours a day, others it will seem like you never leave 2) As...

This bolded part of your quote tells me you haven't really done enough research on the self serve business. It's similar to the old "It's a no work business. Just show up once a week, collect your money, make sure the soaps are full, and empty the trash" line that used to be thrown around...

I'm not trying to be rude but I've seen far too many operators lose their rear because they don't have a firm grasp on the nuts and bolts financials of a site.

But your profit is is not $4500. Not even close.