Brisbane Car Wash

[Eldubb]

I have never used a hand car wash place before, and for the first time i actually need to use one and get it done tomorrow only.

Anyone recommend any in Brisbane?

Looking through the posts it seems people either use One Stop Hand Car Wash on logan road or Car Wash Cafe - Mt Gravatt.

The latter doesnt look so good on their website.

[Chris Rogers]

could also use the one on abbotsofrd rd in bowen hills/albion. he pften has an italian car or two there and both are in your colour.

[Eldubb]

Well i tried the one at mt gravatt today. They werent busy (only 1 other car there) and they werent good at all, sure it got "cleaner" but for their cheapest wash of $25, it was a waste of money and it took them 15 mins with 1 person washing it. Not surprisingly certain areas had not been cleaned properly and this guy also pulled out the blackest/dirtiest chamois i have ever seen for drying. Found lots of dried water spots as well, not happy. It was a $5 job.

Edited June 20, 2010 by Eldubb

[V35_Paul]

LOL what do really except for $25.

[Eldubb]

Wha? You think $25 to wash the outside of a car is cheap?!

[GeNOS]

Wha? You think $25 to wash the outside of a car is cheap?!

i reckon 25 is cheap.. and being cheap you will get a cheap job...

i wouldnt get off the couch to even think about washing someones car for $25.. when i do mine it takes me about 1.5 hours for a job i deem as decent... i wouldnt do 1.5hours work for $25. from that $25 he has to pay tax, and has to cover his lease, materials, tools/equipment depreciation, all before he sees any profit

Edited June 21, 2010 by GeNOS

[Eldubb]

Yeah i still disagree. what you do in 1.5hrs, i could do in 45 but lets meet close to the middle and call it an hour. The average income in australia is 50k, so your average australian would get off the couch for $25 for an hours work and many do it for less.

So on average, i think most would agree its too expensive to consider and the reason people do it themselves. You're saying because its a business and it has to cover costs, that its not expensive. That reasoning isnt right.

anyway, this was a 1 off unfortunately for me due to my circumstances so im glad i'll be back to cleaning it myself - just thought people would want to know that the business has changed at mt gravatt, its not any good and seems to be under new ownership too.

Edited June 21, 2010 by Eldubb

[GeNOS]

how do u know what i do in 1.5 hour you can do in 45.. i could be spit polishing here.

and covering cost IS right.. every business in the world, big or small, factors that into their pricings.

and if he is just an employee, not an owner operator, then its gonna be more out of the 25$ till profit is seen, cos the employee is needing to be paid.

for $25 i would only expect a quick rough wash, with a half assed chamois job

[NISMO]

how do u know what i do in 1.5 hour you can do in 45.. i could be spit polishing here.

and covering cost IS right.. every business in the world, big or small, factors that into their pricings.

and if he is just an employee, not an owner operator, then its gonna be more out of the 25$ till profit is seen, cos the employee is needing to be paid.

for $25 i would only expect a quick rough wash, with a half assed chamois job

Completely agree!

Your $25 includes water, electricity, premises rent, outfit, supplies, wages, PROFIT etc etc etc.

So in reality your $25 wash is probably a $5 "actual wash".

[Eldubb]

haha hang on, while i understand what you're both saying and agree when looking at it from a business point of view - $25 to cover costs is right. It does not however make it "cheap" to the consumer because it covers the cost to run the business.

An example to help put this in perspective: i could filter water from the tap at home to drink OR buy an imported bottle of water for $10. The price being so dear because the business has to cover the cost of importing it.

now both of you would think that $10 bottle of water is not expensive because its the business recovering costs of freight. Your line of thinking only applies to a business point of view.

What im saying is, as a consumer....$25 to wash a car is expensive because your average australian would rather do it themselves. so in order for a business to charge that, they should do a good job. Please tell me you understand what im trying to say here...

[NISMO]

Completely understand what you're saying.

What we're saying is that you need to consider the overall costs when paying for a service. Regardless of your perception of what is expensive v what is cheap that $25 you paid is paid to cover everything. It's why for example the same places charge $40 and upwards for a proper wash.

Personally i think the entire car-wash industry is a complete rip off, built off the "oh-no, no rain for a month so the whole world is gonna dry up" hippie greenies line, and if you even slightly value your car you would stay away from almost 90% of the places that wash cars. Never have and never will. I'd rather my car stay dirty than have some 16yo who's washed his 100th car of the day pick up a sponge/chamois off the dirty floor and scratch the crap out of my paint.

lol, i'm a bitter man

[Chris Rogers]

still reckon you should haev went to albion myself..

(don't get me started on costs of running a business..)

[GeNOS]

haha hang on, while i understand what you're both saying and agree when looking at it from a business point of view - $25 to cover costs is right. It does not however make it "cheap" to the consumer because it covers the cost to run the business.

An example to help put this in perspective: i could filter water from the tap at home to drink OR buy an imported bottle of water for $10. The price being so dear because the business has to cover the cost of importing it.

now both of you would think that $10 bottle of water is not expensive because its the business recovering costs of freight. Your line of thinking only applies to a business point of view.

What im saying is, as a consumer....$25 to wash a car is expensive because your average australian would rather do it themselves. so in order for a business to charge that, they should do a good job. Please tell me you understand what im trying to say here...

i see what your saying, but no matter what angle you look at it its still a business.. people washing your car and bottled water are both wastes of money if u ask me but we all do it.

[Eldubb]

It's the first and hopefully last time i will be going to a car wash place.

And chris, Albion is too far for me unfortunately. I'm a southsider.

[MFC05]

I use hand wash cafe at Toowong. For $22 dollars you get the exterior wash, they do a decent job the car always comes out spotless.

[Kingsly67]

Had a hand wash, interior clean, clay bar & polish at the Bowen Hills one as birthday present. They do a very good (expensive) job. You do have to queue up with all the Merc's, BMW's & Audi's though.