Summer Vs Winter

[noble]

I know summer is much better for business, but I'm interested in hearing from a few of you that live in areas with mild winters. How big is the difference in your experience? 1/2? 1/3? 1/10?!

[Tex Star Detail]

Some of my best months are winter months. My worst month is the month that everyone goes back to school..... everything slows down.... then I pick back up the next month for the rest of the year.....

[black bart]

If you had a permanent location I would think it would be better in the winter.
I only do my own vehicles but I know I spend much more time cleaning them in the winter.

Summer time I can drive a few miles and come home with the car still looking good but in the winter time a few miles and it is a mess.

Around here in the winter time ever time the temperature goes above freezing the tunnel wash places are swamped all day long.

[Beemerboy]

My business falls off to about nothing in the winter here in NO CAL...Once it starts raining, the mind set is to just leave it alone

[Exec Detail]

Well I will have to say that business definitely does slow down in the winter but I tried a new thing by Shrink Wrapping boats for winter protection. Since I have so many boat clients it just seemed to be a good fit for the winter months. I went with Dr. Shrink products and I just started to do it hard this past year and I see good things for this year.

Ken

[C. Charles Hahn]

Originally Posted by black bart

If you had a permanent location I would think it would be better in the winter.
I only do my own vehicles but I know I spend much more time cleaning them in the winter.

Summer time I can drive a few miles and come home with the car still looking good but in the winter time a few miles and it is a mess.

Around here in the winter time ever time the temperature goes above freezing the tunnel wash places are swamped all day long.

I totally agree. If your business gets its volume from hand washing and maintenance contracts, winter in a heated fixed location is your friend. If most of your business is in doing paint correction and more intricate show prep work, winter is a killer.

[Dtrick.22]

I did about 70 cars April-October last year. Over this winter I think I did 10....Huge difference. Also in the winter people aren't coming for any big money making jobs. I got a few interiors, one throwup call, and had to buff a couple scratches from hitting snowbanks..just little stuff.

[cmb371]

Even with the bad winter here business been good. Sunshine state has'nt been to sunny.
Business usually pick up around end of Jan. Get a lot of snow birds.

[daveinsweethome]

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

My business falls off to about nothing in the winter here in NO CAL...Once it starts raining, the mind set is to just leave it alone

my wife is from napa. my company is called daves auto detailing up here in central oregon. this year it got very cold and slowed business a bunch.