How to use Make.com for Mobile Car Detailing

Customers want immediate quotes based on their car size and condition, but you lose leads because you can't reply fast enough while your hands are wet.

💡 Why This Actually Matters

Mobile detailing is a hyper-local, impulse-driven service. When a customer decides their car is disgusting and needs to be cleaned, they want a price right now. If you are busy pressure-washing a driveway and take three hours to reply to their quote request, they will simply call the next detailer on Google.

Make.com acts as your automated estimator. It takes the variables from your website form—vehicle size and mess level—runs the math instantly, and texts the customer a surprisingly accurate quote with a booking link. You secure high-ticket detailing jobs completely hands-free while you're busy working on another vehicle.

The Blueprint

🚗 Trigger: Customer submits a form selecting vehicle type (Sedan, SUV, Truck) and condition (Standard, Dirty, Disaster).
🧮 Action: Make.com uses routing logic to calculate the base price + condition multiplier.
📱 Action: Send an instant, personalized SMS with the estimated price range and a link to book.

The Instant Estimator

Architecture Map

This is the high-level structural flow of your automation. Build this sequence in Make.com:

Webhook (Receive Form) -> Router -> Set Variable (Math Calculation) -> Twilio (Send SMS)

🛠️ Actionable Toolkit: Setup Guide

Follow these exact steps to implement this blueprint in Make.com:

Create a scenario starting with a Webhook connected to your website's pricing form.

Add a Make.com 'Router' to create different paths for Sedans, SUVs, and Trucks.

In the 'Set Variable' tool, bypass simple math and paste the exact nested IF-statement below to perfectly calculate the base rate multiplied by the condition factor.

Power Snippet

{{
  if(1.vehicle_type = "SUV"; 150; if(1.vehicle_type = "Truck"; 175; 100)) 
  * 
  if(1.condition = "Disaster"; 1.5; if(1.condition = "Dirty"; 1.2; 1.0))
}}

Connect Twilio to send the finalized calculation in a friendly text message with a link to your calendar.