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Congratulations Kim. From my limited experience, it can be very difficult to complete a successful sale of a business. You've done well to defy the odds!

Warm mornings when I clean the wash at 5:30am.

Microfibre towel

I don't know the price, but we have a K9000 dog wash. https://k9000dogwash.com/ We are in Victoria, Australia. Not sure if these or something similar is available where you are. These are very low maintenance and bring about 50% the revenue of one our self serve bays. We would highly...

Glad you're not squashed. Thanks for the heads up.

We own and operate a 3 bay SS in a town of 1500 people with some surrounding farms etc. So a 4 bay SS in a town of 10,000 people sound pretty good to me. The site presents really well. I agree that some low pressure functions would likely be a good addition. We have tyre & engine clean, bug...

I think we all draw our own line about what is "acceptable". We have an unattended wash in a rural location, near to many 4WD tracks. So mud, hay and manure are all just part of life for us. But from time to time we have had paint and grease all over a bay, which has been a huge headache to...

Victoria, Australia. In Australian dollars, $1 = 1 minute, 30 seconds.

Tidy up our landscaping. Get the bays painted to freshen them up. I keep saying "When I have time..." but that doesn't happen, so we will hire a painter. Keep our clean up staff, who have been excellent.

We find this in automotive air conditioning systems. Will leak under vacuum but not pressure, or vice versa. Makes diagnosis tricky. Well done on finding this one, and nice job from all those that provided knowledge and guidance.

I voted "easier than I imagined", but only just. And it's only after about 5 years when we finally have everything operating how we would like, and two good staff that help with clean up. Up until recently, I probably would have voted "harder than I imagined".

Condolences to all those close to MEP. Certainly a generous and highly knowledgeable contributor to this forum who will be sorely missed.

This is the key consideration - after all costs, including loan repayments, is there enough left over to justify both the capital you have invested and the time & effort you put in?

We are heading off to Samoa later this year, and have been on a Facebook group that shares holiday tips etc. One provided a recommendation for an excellent car wash / detailing business. The photos are a reminder of the simple, uncomplicated way of life in the South Pacific. As you would...

A guy that I knew well, and was due to play sport with, on the same team just a few hours later, left me with a bay full of maggots. A few harsh words were exchanged.

I would be extremely hesitant to make business decisions based upon an analysis prepared by someone with as vested interest in you deciding to go ahead. I think you are right to get lots of other information to help assist in your decision. I would tend to assume that analysis by an equipment...

And that's about the time I start work each day.....:)

I tend to think that systems usually end up how they are because of lots of trial and error, by lots of people. From my perspective, I would much prefer to stick with something that works reliably throughout the industry rather than putting lots of blood, sweat and tears into developing...

Glad that this all worked out OK, thanks to all your efforts. Well done to you all.

We're not particularly busy, only a small wash in a country town of 1500 people. The pits are small (900mm x 900mm x 900mm) but I'm not about to install bigger ones!