Are they building standalone car washes like crazy in your area too?

[Andrew Joiner]

A friend owns two of the Three car washes in my area. No new ones in the last 25 years.
However two years ago he added new equipment to an outdated tunnel wash. He said it cost close to a half million for 1 tunnel wash. It's half the amount of equipment that was there before the remodel. I asked him why so expensive for so little equipment? He said technology and more efficient.
Since then the new more efficient highly technical equipment breaks down often monthly probably. He said its been a nightmare as it's a special tech that must come to repair it. And he loses money for the days and weeks that it takes to get the repair done!
A sad situation for him.
It reminds me of all the electronics in new cars that's very expensive to repair.