Pressure washer?
 

Can anyone help me pick out a good pressure washer that lasts? Looking for something in the sub 200 dollar range.

I had to come here because reading reviews on many say that they don't last for more than a season....which makes choosing pretty hard =/

I picked up my Simpson electric washer from Costco. It was roughly $150, the real benefit is if it ever breaks it's free to replace.

Connects to a foam cannon with a Bosch fitting relatively well but not perfect.

AR makes a relatively cheap electric washer from Lowe's quality is good overall but parts can be hard to find as they're specific by AR only.

We are about to post a review about the Greenworks 1500 you can purchase from Lowes.

I have a Karcher K5.740 X-series electric. Works great and you can use an adapter to use the foam cannon that is popular among detailers. It's a little over the $200 price range, but I think it's worth it as it's electric motor is water cooled and the unit gets great reviews.

Have the same one. Don't really need anything fancy if you're just using it for a car.

Agreed. It works simple as that.

If I needed more I'd just jump to a gas engined version.

I have the 1650psi Harbor Freight special. Can be found on sale or used with a coupon otherwise its $100.

Works decent with a foam cannon, been 2 years going strong washing pretty much every other weekend.

Just got a SunJoe SPX3000 and tried it out for the first time Friday.

The thing lasted about 0.22 seconds before the motor went silent for good. Literally turned over for a fraction of a second and dead.

So, so much for getting some powerwashing done this weekend. I called the manufacturer and they're sending a new one via ground shipping yay.... :/

I'll let you know how it is if/when I get a working model. The reviews on Amazon have been pretty good so I am cautiously optimistic that it was just a fluke.

I'm paranoid of AC voltage and water, so I go the gas route...

That's why it's highly recommended to use a GFCI outlet and mine has a separate breaker on the pressure washer itself that should be tested before being used.

...for less than 200 bucks?

Sales from time to time can be found in the $170 range.

Wow! I'll have to start looking. Great tip.

Not a problem for OP, I am sure, but anybody that has freezing temps remember to bring your washers in!
Have gone through way to many over the years because I waited just a little to long and it only takes a couple of degrees below freezing to totally destroy the things.
All those nice narrow passages freeze up FAST!
Son works at an auto parts/hardware store and says they get many back every spring that just suddenly "developed a leak" after sitting in an unheated garage or shed over the winter.