How much would you pay...

David _b · 8 Apr 2006 at 19:18

Hi

How much would you pay for the following if you couldnt be bothered doing it yourself ?

1) car fully washed on the outside, dried, windows and mirror glass cleaned, tires/alloys and black bits dressed and tar removed.

2) as of 1 but with car polished and waxed

3) 1 + 2 and inside of car fully valleted, hoovered and steam cleaned, glass and trim dressed.

Just wondering really as see that there is a few people offering a mobile service where they come to you and do the work at your house. The local chap is charging about £25 for 1, £50 for 2, £80 for 3 and seems to be doing quite a trade. Below are a few of his pics.

dirty civic
clean civic
shiny tasty m3

Is it worth it and is there money to be made in setting up such a business ?

Thanks

Sam · 8 Apr 2006 at 19:19

Thats not an M3

Must admit tho , seen quite a few valeting companys pop up over the last 6 months.

NickXX · 8 Apr 2006 at 19:29

Lol, yup, that's not an M3.

I might start paying someone to valet mine. It just takes flippin' ages to valet it myself. Only problem is, I can't see a valetter doing as good a job - simply as they're not going to be willing to spend hours doing it.

BigT · 8 Apr 2006 at 19:31

My g/f's work has a deal with a local mobile valet and he does the firm a discount onsite service and he more-or-less offers 1,2 and 3 as you describe. Since he's got a market of 200 rich executive types he can discount heavily and I pay because they'll go for it:

1. £25
2. £35
3. £45

His version of 3 includes minor scratches being polished out and the engine bay being done too.

TomO · 8 Apr 2006 at 19:32

depends how much of a good job i guess. the local places in london do £5 for outside and £10 for inside & out. they dont exactly use quality products or do a perfect job though.

i got them to tcut my enitre car once for £20 which i thought was pretty good!

skiba · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:05

Polish guys at my local homebase charge a fiver for number 1, sometimes they will have a queue of 20 cars including ferraris and bentley sports, testament to the class job they do.

ironman · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:14

I'd never let anyone wash any of our cars, they probably use the same sponge on the wheels for the rest of the car:/

But then again I do enjoy it, here are my efforts (and a big effort it is, they don't call it lwb for nothing!)

PeterNem · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:33

Hell of a job around the exhausts dude, that's pretty much spotless!!

Hope you're well by the way, not spoken in ages

Will catch up on MSN some time.

NickXX · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:33

gurdas said:
I'd never let anyone wash any of our cars, they probably use the same sponge on the wheels for the rest of the car:/

But then again I do enjoy it, here are my efforts (and a big effort it is, they don't call it lwb for nothing!)

So awesome.. :cool:

That must take you weeks to clean

ironman · 9 Apr 2006 at 19:14

PeterNem said:
Hope you're well by the way, not spoken in ages Will catch up on MSN some time.

Definitely, i've got some 'free time' aka revision time for a few weeks and then i'm off again!

NickXX said:
That must take you weeks to clean

Heh, need to set aside about 2 hours for a good job.

n3vrmind · 10 Apr 2006 at 01:39

i must be onto a bargain, the chap that visits our place charges £20 to clean the outside and valet then inside

does all our company cars and any of the staff cars that want it done.

probably does fairly well out of it but he also ends up working in some fairly bad weather too sometimes

Bar · 10 Apr 2006 at 08:32

Depends on the quailty of the job as with all things.

Last guy I had valet my car spent 7 hours doing it and as he was a mate of my dads I got it for £65. Never seen the car so clean before.

jpmonkey69 · 26 Apr 2006 at 08:16

NickXX said:
Lol, yup, that's not an M3.

I might start paying someone to valet mine. It just takes flippin' ages to valet it myself. Only problem is, I can't see a valetter doing as good a job - simply as they're not going to be willing to spend hours doing it.

Most good valeters rekon it takes from 3 - 4 hours inside and out.

I can barely get the outside done in 3 hours (wash, Meguires stage 1,2 and 3) but I guess once you've had practice...

Also, they'll be insured for any damage to your car!

[TW]Fox · 26 Apr 2006 at 11:15

Why are you going around replying to 3 week old threads? :confused:

jpmonkey69 · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:52

[TW]Fox said:
Why are you going around replying to 3 week old threads?

I'd done a search, and was reading the posts. *shrug*

It's not a crime you know

Phantom · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:57

gurdas said:
I'd never let anyone wash any of our cars, they probably use the same sponge on the wheels for the rest of the car:/

But then again I do enjoy it, here are my efforts (and a big effort it is, they don't call it lwb for nothing!)

http://www.gurdas.co.uk/images/amg04/amg84.jpg

http://www.gurdas.co.uk/images/amg04/amg76.jpg

nice work! how much do you charge?

Phantom · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:58

[TW]Fox said:
Why are you going around replying to 3 week old threads?

maybe he wasnt around at the time? becuase of the bump i hadnt have noticed it either

Demon · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:07

[TW]Fox said:
Why are you going around replying to 3 week old threads?

you miserable 'young' git

Spamalot · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:35

[TW]Fox said:
Why are you going around replying to 3 week old threads?

Why do you care, its a fourm, maybe he wanted to talk about this and did a search instead of starting a new thread and being mocked by people like you! or maybe hes not on here every min of every day and has a life? Your just spaming..... naughty!

Edit- I paid £5 to some east euopean bloke to clean my car last week, did a good job!

PeterNem · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:38

Spamalot said:
Your just spaming..... naughty!

As are you, me, and everyone else to reply to this thread since it's revival.

edit, except Phantom who posted an on topic reply!