What is your response when neighbors ask if you can wash their car?

[Eldorado2k]

I have 1 neighbor from across the street who's car I wash frequently. I wish more of them would ask, it'd make for easy money without having to travel or search for customers.

[JSFM35x]

Depends on the neighbor and my mood.

I have wash neighbors cars no charge.

Had a contractor working on block with Amg 55 Gwagon stop and offer me 75 bucks for a detail. I said I would not touch that thing for less than 1200 bucks and that just for the outside. It was a black swirled up mess and he was a moron.

[FUNX650]

My neighbors don't ask me questions
like that. They know that once I start:
I'm pretty fortunate if I'm even able to
finish-up washing my own vehicles.


Best Regards,

"Old & Worn-out Bob"

[vobro]

My garage faces south and has full sun, I just wash the cars in the garage with the doors raised about 6" for drainage. The added benefit is I have a know it all neighbor that would bug the hell out of me, you know the kind " clear coat isn't meant to be waxed", "I use dish soap" " I just use the blue shop towels to dry". He did ask once if I had a carpet machine cause his elderly dad "had an accident" in the backseat, I politely said no. I love to help people when I can but when they come off like that I won't, if I sense they have a passion I'll help out

[Coopers ST]

I have a regular job, but detail on the side. My neighbors know I do, and know what I charge. One time a neighbor asked, and my response was sure, I have an opening tomorrow, he never asked again

[Ricorocks]

Two sides of this coin:

a: hustle, work, provide...

b: pay back, giving, help

c: and allot has to do with the mood of the day

d: bad mood & wash the neighbors feet, oops car, & feel even better later

[tpr1634]

I've been asked, but its not worth my time most go to the car wash and let the Mexicans do it for peanuts. Yeah there are impressed when they see me wash my 150 or the wife's car, it takes me close to a hour and a half to wash my truck but not for 10 bucks......

[DogRescuer]

I have a regular job, but detail on the side. My neighbors know I do, and know what I charge. One time a neighbor asked, and my response was sure, I have an opening tomorrow, he never asked again

Similar thing happened with me, I live in a culdasac and have done most of the neighbors cars (a couple have to big of an ego to ask me to help although I've offered ONCE)

[TacoRun]

My garage faces south and has full sun, I just wash the cars in the garage with the doors raised about 6" for drainage. The added benefit is I have a know it all neighbor that would bug the hell out of me, you know the kind " clear coat isn't meant to be waxed", "I use dish soap" " I just use the blue shop towels to dry". He did ask once if I had a carpet machine cause his elderly dad "had an accident" in the backseat, I politely said no. I love to help people when I can but when they come off like that I won't, if I sense they have a passion I'll help out

Oh man that has to be annoying. My house faces the same direction, it sucks because so does my room. O really need to clean out my garage and get my vehicle in there.

[Real Riders]

I wash their cars, spray wax, and dress tires for $25 if they ask