Does Orange need another car wash? That is the $1 million question

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By Peter Holmes

A block of land next to 7-Eleven on Molong Road is being sold with development application approval for a car wash.

The site, at 70 Molong Road, is 1,470 square metres and is for sale for $995,000 plus GST.

The development site has Molong Road frontage of about 31 metres.

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Orange already has Race Track Car Wash (Pete's) on the corner of Peisley and Byng Streets and Top Wash Car Wash on the corner of Summer and Hill Streets.

The site on Molong Road. Google Earth.

There are also a handful of car detailing businesses.

The Orange News Examiner reported on Sunday about the forthcoming sale of the neighbouring 7-Eleven site.

The site generates about $340,000 in rent and 7-Eleven has options to rent the site until 2055.

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