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I like the idea, but with the amount of mud we get each week, the tray would be overwhelmed. We would certainly have a lot more than a few inches of sand!

Thanks, we really appreciate the feedback!

I think you found your answer..... By being well maintained and neatly presented, this can stand you above your competition.

Inevitably we are all somewhat subject to good or bad fortune. But I do believe that people who have been in business for a while will develop the ability to spot either promising opportunities or hidden risks where others will overlook them. My guess is that you probably had some inkling about...

Despite all the talk of Australia's deadly animals, statistically you are most likely to be harmed by a cow. How mundane.

Despite our shared love of herbicide :cool: we have actually spent some time and effort to plant out our garden beds with a range of Australian natives which are low maintenance and do help to lift the appearance of the site. The native plants also tend to fit with our setting in a rural town.

I don't know about taking pride in our landscaping, but you did nudge me to cut the grass and poison the weeds!

I wholeheartedly agree that the equipment needs to be simple, reliable, easy to access and visually looked over every day.

Heyfield, Victoria, Australia. All prices in Australian dollars. Wash bays - $1 = 1 minute 30 seconds Vacuums -$2 = 4 minutes These are also minimum to start.

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I think we accentuate the negative because it seems so many think it will be an easy gig, consisting mainly of picking up cash once a week. As a potential buyer, you're better to be aware of all the nasty bits. If you're not scared away by that, then you might just go OK in the industry. As an...

Those Investment Joy videos make me very angry.

You also have to wonder what caused the business to be abandoned. Possible that it was ill health of owners etc. but maybe that location was just no good for a carwash.

Funny, the perception in Australia seems different. I have to explain to folks that it is a lot of hard, dirty work for relatively modest returns. And certainly not glamorous!

You mean shovelling mud and fixing pipe leaks isn't actually that glamorous?

We run an automotive workshop as our main business, and the car wash is a bit of a side gig. Before our current business I was a mechanical engineer and project manager for 20 years, but the stress and dramas drove me crazy. It would great to run a carwash full time, but in our part of Australia...

Always hard to get the smoke back in.

Golly gosh, that's a bit too close for comfort. I hope everyone got out OK and that the wash is undamaged. Never a dull moment hey Randy!

No P&L, lots of repairs and upgrades required, for me it would be a firm "no".

I think that there is a lot to be said for "following your gut" on these sorts of issues. If the vendor can't provide any P&L, and you don't have faith in the profitability of the business, that's not a great way to start a new venture. We similarly didn't have P&L for the wash we bought, but...