Dealer wipe downs for $1 per car?

[thebamboo23]

I would do it if you can make sure every vehicle that gets bought off that lot has 3 of your business cards in there!

idk if I missed what make of dealership this is.. but that could work

although it seems very exhausting.. but even more boring

[wlshephard]

IMHO I don't think the juice will be worth the squeezing.

If you do it I hope if works out for you.

[HateSwirls]

I'd consider it at $5.00 per car.
That way I could do it right and still make a good profit, but a buck a car, no way man, impossible , I agree with Mike, in away you'd do more damage than good.

[Jean-Claude]

No.
Way too much effort and insanity for $400. Margins are very thin as well. If anything goes wrong, you can expect to lose money.

[HUMP DIESEL]

It has been said above and I will reiterate. There is a reason why they are needing new people to do this on a rotating basis. The lot washing crews come and go, because the man power you will need to make this work outweighs the profit that you seem to make. Once you pay to get the guys there, set up a rig, pay for any chemicals, rags, etc. you are in the hole. Yes, it is cash flow that looks good, and yes, it is keeping someone in a job and I commend you on thinking about those families, but you cannot as a business go into this only think of them.
Now, here is a caveat to all this. If you can negotiate all the detailing services, new car prep and lot washing into one package and put a dedicated crew at that location, then you can turn a profit, but it needs to be spelled out in a legal contract, not just the word of the owner.

HUMP

[VP Mark]

I guess after all the replies it comes down to the fact that bad business is always bad business. There just seems like to way to squeeze a profit out of this for you unless you are literally just rinsing them off with a pressure washer.

Never trip over a dollar to get a dime.

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[jankerson]

I'd consider it at $5.00 per car.
That way I could do it right and still make a good profit, but a buck a car, no way man, impossible , I agree with Mike, in away you'd do more damage than good.

Yeah, min $5 a car..... To even start thinking about it....

[Mike Phillips]

It has been said above and I will reiterate. There is a reason why they are needing new people to do this on a rotating basis. The lot washing crews come and go, because the man power you will need to make this work outweighs the profit that you seem to make.

HUMP

I guess after all the replies it comes down to the fact that bad business is always bad business.

There just seems like to way to squeeze a profit out of this for you unless you are literally just rinsing them off with a pressure washer.

Never trip over a dollar to get a dime.

Very well said guys....



In Renny Doyle's book on page 125 I have a section titled,


The Learned Skill of Turning Down Work


This section in Renny's book applies to this situation. If you have a copy of Renny's book check out pages 124 and 125.


I also shared this concept with Larry Kosilla before Mobil Tech Expo and he told me he then shared this concept in his class at this year's Mobil Tech Expo and also gave me due credit for this "best practice".


It can be very hard at time to do and to be honest the only real way to learn the value of turning down work or what I call "Cherry Picking" is to do unprofitable work and then learn from it. That's called going to the school of hard knocks.

The point of this tip I shared in Renny's book was try to help others to learn from my mistakes so they don't have to repeat them all on their own.

Like the old saying,

"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself" -Eleanor Roosevelt


But hey.... if you take this job... take some pictures of all the cars on the lot to give everyone an idea of what this type of work looks like.

A picture tells a thousand words...

[HateSwirls]

Yeah, min $5 a car..... To even start thinking about it....

I agree.
That comes out to 2k.
Not too bad

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[Mike Phillips]

Personal Recommendation
For anyone reading this, if you're thinking about getting into the detailing business, before you do anything, order a copy of Renny's book and read it cover to cover 2-3 times and let every word, every idea, suggestion and real-world life story from Renny and everyone that contributed sink in. By the time you really digest what Renny share in his book you'll know inside if detailing as a business is the right choice for you.


How to Start a Home-based Car Detailing Business