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Rare car wash business opportunity in Pomona
Business Description
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Established express car wash situated on approximately 0.53 acres along the heavily traveled Holt Avenue corridor in Pomona. The property includes an existing express tunnel, approximately 11 vacuum stations, controller systems, wash equipment, chemical delivery infrastructure, and additional areas capable of supporting ancillary services.
The opportunity is particularly well suited for an experienced car wash operator capable of modernizing the customer experience, implementing recurring memberships, increasing local marketing, and restoring historical wash volume.
EXISTING BUSINESS
2026 Jan.–July Washes: 13,912
2026 Jan.–July Revenue: $112,381
Average Revenue Per Wash: ~$8.08
Annualized Current Volume: ~23,850 washes
Despite lower recent traffic, average revenue per wash has remained essentially unchanged from 2025, indicating that the principal opportunity is volume recovery and customer acquisition rather than major pricing correction.
HISTORICAL VOLUME DEMONSTRATES UPSIDE
Comparable Jan.–July wash volume:
2023: 27,049
2024: 19,991
2025: 17,248
2026: 13,912
Historical performance demonstrates that the site has previously supported substantially greater customer volume. A new operator therefore has an identifiable opportunity to recover lost market share rather than develop demand from a standing start.
OPERATOR UPSIDE
Potential initiatives include:
• Launching unlimited monthly membership programs
• Modernizing branding, signage and customer experience
• Improving wash consistency and equipment presentation
• Leveraging approximately 11 existing vacuum stations
• Reopening/repurposing the vacant snack-shop area
• Adding detailing and other automotive appearance services
• Digital/local marketing and customer-retention programs
• Fleet, Uber/Lyft and local-business programs
ILLUSTRATIVE WASH REVENUE POTENTIAL
At the current ~$8.08 average revenue per wash:
30,000 washes: ~$242,000 annual wash revenue
35,000 washes: ~$283,000 annual wash revenue
40,000 washes: ~$323,000 annual wash revenue
45,000 washes: ~$364,000 annual wash revenue
50,000 washes: ~$404,000 annual wash revenue
These figures exclude potential incremental revenue from memberships, detailing and other ancillary services and are provided only to illustrate the revenue opportunity associated with recovering customer volume.
PROPOSED TRANSACTION
Business & Equipment Purchase: Approximately $249,000
Real Estate: Long-term lease contemplated at approximately $11,000/month NNN
This structure provides an operator the opportunity to acquire an existing express car wash platform without the substantial land acquisition, entitlement, construction and equipment costs associated with developing a new wash location.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The investment thesis is straightforward:
Acquire an existing operating platform at a relatively low entry cost, modernize the customer proposition, build recurring membership revenue, recover historical wash volume, and develop ancillary revenue streams at an established car-wash location.
Financial projections are illustrative only and are not representations or guarantees of future operating performance. Prospective purchasers should conduct their own financial and operational due diligence.
Established express car wash situated on approximately 0.53 acres along the heavily traveled Holt Avenue corridor in Pomona. The property includes an existing express tunnel, approximately 11 vacuum stations, controller systems, wash equipment, chemical delivery infrastructure, and additional areas capable of supporting ancillary services.
The opportunity is particularly well suited for an experienced car wash operator capable of modernizing the customer experience, implementing recurring memberships, increasing local marketing, and restoring historical wash volume.
EXISTING BUSINESS
2026 Jan.–July Washes: 13,912
2026 Jan.–July Revenue: $112,381
Average Revenue Per Wash: ~$8.08
Annualized Current Volume: ~23,850 washes
Despite lower recent traffic, average revenue per wash has remained essentially unchanged from 2025, indicating that the principal opportunity is volume recovery and customer acquisition rather than major pricing correction.
HISTORICAL VOLUME DEMONSTRATES UPSIDE
Comparable Jan.–July wash volume:
2023: 27,049
2024: 19,991
2025: 17,248
2026: 13,912
Historical performance demonstrates that the site has previously supported substantially greater customer volume. A new operator therefore has an identifiable opportunity to recover lost market share rather than develop demand from a standing start.
OPERATOR UPSIDE
Potential initiatives include:
• Launching unlimited monthly membership programs
• Modernizing branding, signage and customer experience
• Improving wash consistency and equipment presentation
• Leveraging approximately 11 existing vacuum stations
• Reopening/repurposing the vacant snack-shop area
• Adding detailing and other automotive appearance services
• Digital/local marketing and customer-retention programs
• Fleet, Uber/Lyft and local-business programs
ILLUSTRATIVE WASH REVENUE POTENTIAL
At the current ~$8.08 average revenue per wash:
30,000 washes: ~$242,000 annual wash revenue
35,000 washes: ~$283,000 annual wash revenue
40,000 washes: ~$323,000 annual wash revenue
45,000 washes: ~$364,000 annual wash revenue
50,000 washes: ~$404,000 annual wash revenue
These figures exclude potential incremental revenue from memberships, detailing and other ancillary services and are provided only to illustrate the revenue opportunity associated with recovering customer volume.
PROPOSED TRANSACTION
Business & Equipment Purchase: Approximately $249,000
Real Estate: Long-term lease contemplated at approximately $11,000/month NNN
This structure provides an operator the opportunity to acquire an existing express car wash platform without the substantial land acquisition, entitlement, construction and equipment costs associated with developing a new wash location.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The investment thesis is straightforward:
Acquire an existing operating platform at a relatively low entry cost, modernize the customer proposition, build recurring membership revenue, recover historical wash volume, and develop ancillary revenue streams at an established car-wash location.
Financial projections are illustrative only and are not representations or guarantees of future operating performance. Prospective purchasers should conduct their own financial and operational due diligence.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 13
- Employees
- 5 Part-time
- Facilities & Assets
- 90' tunnel
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 2,783
- Rent
- $11,000 per month
- Lease Expiration
- 3/30/2031
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Personal reasons
- Transition Support
- Negotiable.
- Financing Options
- Potential for some seller-financing for qualified buyers
Listing Info
- ID
- 2483424
- Listing Views
- 3430
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