Facts About Car Washing

Car Washes protect your investment!
Maintenance goes beyond oil changes and tune-ups. Keeping a car clean is essential - and not just for cosmetic reasons. If a vehicle isn't kept clean on a regular basis, it will be de-valued at the time of trade-in or resale. According to auto trade-in experts such as Kelley Blue Book, cars in excellent mechanical condition and appearance can be valued as much as $1,500 higher than those in good or fair condition.

Professional Car Washing is environmentally friendly!
Professional washes can use up to 50% less water than at home washes, thanks to conservation measures. Furthermore, professional car washes are mandated to pipe dirty water to treatment facilities or into state approved drainage facilities. Quite the opposite, at home car washes pollute the environment as soap and road grime (oil, tar, dirt) end up in storm sewers that flow into lakes, streams and rivers.

Professional car washes save time!
A professional car wash requires only 5 - 8 minutes on average compared to 45 to 60 minutes when done at home...







 

  Car Love in America

Americans love their automobiles so much that they converse with them, name them, adorn them with trinkets and involve them in some of life's most significant and personal moments. A survey among 1,000 U.S. car owners by the International Car Wash Association found that a vast majority of respondent - 84% - feel affection or emotion for their cars, equaling an estimated 116 million smitten drivers*.

A Snapshot of America's "car love" habits:
- 90% of all car owners sing in their cars.
- 60% hold conversations with their cars.
- 50% of car owners have kissed in their cars.
- 27 % have made love in their cars.
- 27% give their cars "pet" names.
- 20% hold meetings in their cars.
- 10% got engaged in a car or knew someone who did.

"Although 62% of car owners believe car appearance is essential, 53% of car owners wash their cars less than once a month. It's ironic: people say they feel car love, but they don't practice it by keeping their cars clean, "observed Courtney Caldwell, founder and publisher of American Woman Road & Travel and a leading authority on all things auto. "A number of environmental car culprits - bird droppings, acid rain and salt, for example - can harm your cars finish in just a couple of days. If you're not washing your car professionally at east once or twice a month, your risking damage."

*content courtesy of The International Car Wash Association