I got a 4 bay ss and 1 Iba looking to upgrade to a razer from a M1. I got 11,000 cpd in a 35mph Town population of 5,500 in a more rural part of Pennsylvania how many cars should I project to wash or how should I figure thanks
Should I put a new razer in
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10 average per day. Just took over the wash last year
ShinePro
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Kentadel is spot on with a 15-20% increase.
Any competition? Probably not in 5500 ppl town.
I have 2 washes, both on the same state highway 7 miles apart. Very busy state highway. Cars per day mean nothing to me on that road!
One is in a 3500 population town.
we bought a used Razor 3 to replace a D&S 5000.
It has kept the locals from going elsewhere and relieved the pressure on my wash down the road. (Thats mainly why we bought it)
I would look for used but if its not available and you have no competition, I would not buy the latest and greatest Razor.
A Razor 4 is all you will ever need, especially with the advancement in chemical products.
Any competition? Probably not in 5500 ppl town.
I have 2 washes, both on the same state highway 7 miles apart. Very busy state highway. Cars per day mean nothing to me on that road!
One is in a 3500 population town.
we bought a used Razor 3 to replace a D&S 5000.
It has kept the locals from going elsewhere and relieved the pressure on my wash down the road. (Thats mainly why we bought it)
I would look for used but if its not available and you have no competition, I would not buy the latest and greatest Razor.
A Razor 4 is all you will ever need, especially with the advancement in chemical products.
kentadel
Active member
You should wash more than 10 cars per day. Just guessing previous owners were not putting out clean vehicles. A new machine with good chemicals as ShinePro stated would likely give you a nice increase in washes per day..
The previous owner ran it into the ground and it was shut down when I bought it so pretty bad history
kentadel
Active member
Thanks for the compliment .Yes that is the plan to remove them poles and install a new pay station
washnshine
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Do you still have the friction wash? That is a good machine.
Yes it is a friction machine M1
No just the the car wash
Yes I am leasing the wash. Signed a 15-year lease potential of ownership. I have another small wash in the area that I own also. And yes that is the only drawback of this situation
tdlconceptsllc
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I'm having trouble with the M1 getting a clean car out of it is a challenge and yes marketing is coming that's kind of why I want to put another wash in
