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How much water is needed to wash a car?

I’m trying to cut down on my water usage, but my car could really use a wash. How much water is needed to wash a car?

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Melanie Mergen · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
How much water needed to wash a car depends on the size of your vehicle, how dirty it is, and what methods you’re using.
Depending on how strategic you are, you could end up using anywhere from 10 to 100 gallons of water to wash your car.
If your goal is to use less water to wash a car, keep clean, rinsing water in a bucket rather than reaching for a hose that’s been continuously running. After all, if you’re running a house that puts out 10 gallons of water per minute, you’ve used 100 gallons in just 10 minutes!
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