Fast & Friendly washes more than 1,100 cars first day

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Fast & Friendly Car Wash has proven to be just that. The “friendly” is obvious from the staff’s smiles and owners’ positive attitudes. The “fast,” well, how else could you wash more than 1,000 cars in your first day in business?

“It looks like we’ll do that again today,” co-owner Matt Dadam said Tuesday, the day after their much-anticipated opening.

Jeff Dadam, Matt’s brother and fellow owner, thought 700 was a realistic number.

Jeff said one of his equipment suppliers, who works car-wash openings around the world, was impressed: “He said the largest day he’s ever seen on an opening day was about 800, and he said that was on a Saturday. He said for us to do 1,115 on a Monday and not even open until 8:30, he said it’s just unheard of … the numbers are very positive.”

But Jeff drove through Maricopa shopping center parking lots and found “there’s still a lot of dirty cars out there; our goal is to clean them all.”

One of Fast & Friendly’s new customers is Marcos Rodregues, who lives a block away from the business.

“I like it,” he said. “It’s a good car wash.”

Desert Cedars resident Trista Sisk hadn’t washed her car “in a good six or seven months.”

“It’s fantastic. I’m extremely excited about it,” she said.

She appreciates the quality in addition to the convenience: “I’m impressed with it, honestly, considering it’s been so long.”

Sisk predicted she would be “absolutely a regular. I used to love to have my car washed when I lived in the Valley, but since we don’t have many options out here” (she stopped). … Maricopa’s growing!”

Fast & Friendly hired 12 employees, all of whom who live in the Maricopa area.

“We’re having fun. It’s definitely exciting,” Jeff said.