Soak City Preston

Fully Automated 24-Hour Car Wash, Melbourne's Inner North

A rare opportunity to acquire a purpose-built, fully automated car wash on a 1,389m² industrial-zoned site in one of Melbourne's fastest-growing inner-northern corridors — a business designed from the ground up to run without its owner.

The facility

3 × touchless LaserWash automatic bays — installed new, no brushes, no paint contact
2 × high-pressure self-serve bays for customers who prefer to wash their own
5 × vacuum units
1 × K9000 dog wash — a genuine secondary income stream and a strong local drawcard
Vending and change machines
14 × Nayax cashless terminals across the site

Significant capital has been invested in the plant and site improvements, and the equipment is drawn from recognised industry suppliers — PDQ LaserWash automatic units with Anztec entry systems, Prowash self-serve and vacuum equipment, and K9000 for the dog wash.

Why it suits a hands-off buyer

The site trades 24 hours a day, seven days a week, attended by a single driveway attendant during business hours and running unmanned outside them. There is no trade skill required, no complex inventory, and no owner labour built into the operation. Payment is almost entirely cashless and automated, which keeps handling and reconciliation light.

Where the upside sits

The business currently operates without any wash club, membership or subscription product — the recurring-revenue model that has transformed car wash economics elsewhere in Australia. It also carries a minimal digital footprint, with no dedicated social presence for the site and no online offering. For an operator who knows the category, both represent clear, low-cost levers that have not yet been pulled.

Suited to an owner-investor, an existing operator adding scale, or a first-time buyer wanting a simple, systemised business.

Full financial information is available to qualified purchasers upon execution of a confidentiality agreement.