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    dollar rent a car vs Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    dollar rent a car2026 FDDTommy’s Express Car Wash2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    dollar rent a car

    $879,300 – $16,249,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    $122,347 – $11,846,697

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    dollar rent a car

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 41

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    dollar rent a car

    Not available

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    2%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Tommy’s Express Car Wash discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Tommy’s Express Car Wash has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    dollar rent a car

    $879,300 – $16,249,000
    Totalinitialinvestment range low excludesrealestateimprovements
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    $122,347 – $11,846,697
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    dollar rent a car

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 41

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    dollar rent a car

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    2%
    h the Royalty Fee The Brand Development Fund is described in Item 11. Local Marketing — 2
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    dollar rent a car

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    1%
    hdrawn by EFT from your designated bank account, as applicable. Brand Development Fee — 1 — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    dollar rent a car

    262
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 89

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    260
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    dollar rent a car

    +25
    Calculated: 237 at end of 2023 → 262 at end of 2025

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    +85
    Calculated: 175 at end of 2023 → 260 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    dollar rent a car

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    dollar rent a car

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    2016
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    dollar rent a car

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    dollar rent a car

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Tommy’s Express Car Wash
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Year Outlets open 12 to less than 24 months and open 12 full months in 2…
    0.6 percent
    other Second Year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Year Outlets open 48 to less than 60 months and open 12 full months in 2…
    $9,579
    other Fourth Year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third Year Outlets open 36 to less than 48 months, with 12 full months in 2025
    $1,793,602
    other Third Year
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    +36 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    dollar rent a car vs Tommy’s Express Car Wash: common questions

    Which costs less to open, dollar rent a car or Tommy’s Express Car Wash?
    dollar rent a car: $879,300 – $16,249,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49); Tommy’s Express Car Wash: $122,347 – $11,846,697 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Tommy’s Express Car Wash. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, dollar rent a car or Tommy’s Express Car Wash?
    dollar rent a car: 262 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 89); Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 260 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do dollar rent a car and Tommy’s Express Car Wash disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    dollar rent a car makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Tommy’s Express Car Wash has reviewed Item 19 figures for 39 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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