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I operate SS and inbays. When gas went up my car wash sales went down. There seemed to be a poor weather pattern in my area for carwashes that year so that could have been part of the reason. Doug P.

What if someone needs 1 or 2 minutes after the 10 minute cycle? Doug P.

DavidM, I just paid $2500 for the 4 cables that run in the tray and feed my Wesumat, that is parts only no labor. Mine had corkscrewed but they did last 7 years. I am curious about that $300 fix from your distributor. Doug P.

I saw the same segment. I thought it was hilarious. Doug P.

section179.org is a very informative site on this subject. The limit for 2010 is 500K. The Bush tax cuts were so bad they decided to double down on them. The section 179 deduction and bonus depreciation can cause you to pay more tax in the long run if you are not careful. By taking all of...

IB, I Have 6 ACW4's and have never seen this in 18 years. I dispense quarters in 5 and dollars in one. I drive by your washes about once a month and I will be stopping by to wash now. Doug P.

WOW! Installed my first one today and I felt like a kid at Christmas. Well done Dixmor. I ordered 4 more today. Doug P.

I used to have a special every Monday and all of the inbay selections were set at $5. We collected early on Monday(Nice info for a thief) and we would change the prices at that time. Increased number of washes on Monday by about 33 percent. Our prices at the time were 5,7,8,&9. Increased...

I have bought a lot of equipment from Dultmeier going back about 20 years. Good equipment good people. I have also bought quite a bit of equipment from Evalley, once again good equipment and Jim is a good guy. The boxes I have from EValley are the heaviest I have ever used. Nothing takes the...

I have 10's and 12's. The 10's force the customer to center up a little more which is good. The 12's provide a more open and inviting entrance. Not a bad choice either way. If you go with 12's use flags on a flexible rod or some type of traffic cone on each side to help keep people centered.

I have bought 5 of their systems over the last 4 years. I have had a few issues and when you do need help it gets expensive for their support. I bought 2 Hamilton ACW's with Hamiltons credit card system 10 years ago and they were a nightmare. So compared to Hamiltons old system Washgear is...

I have been in the car wash biz since 82 and have always heard that when times were tough people take better care of their old cars since they can't buy new. What I have observed over the years is that when someone buys a new car they wash it more because they have a pride that they did not...

Thanks for the heads up Red. I just ordered 5 for my ACW's on your experience. Doug P.

For carpeted floor mats has anyone tried the mat squeegees that Ginsan has come out with? I have seen them advertised and it looked like something I might use myself. Pretty good pictoral sign on the unit to explain how to use it. They are pricey and I wonder if customers would figure it out...

Bubbles, I had a few people complain and leave when they saw the new price. A few complained and went ahead and washed. Most never said a word. I am a little more nervous about the price change where I have more competition but I am going to give it a try. Doug P.

As I posted earlier all of my locations were at $1 for 2.5 minutes and 5 minutes of bonus time when you deposit a five . I changed one of my locations to $2 for 5 minutes and left the bonus time the same. The self serve income is up 6.1% year to date at the location I raised the startup price...

Great question. Back in 81 before I built my first wash there was a car wash eq company called Best Equipment in Western Ky. that had an info packet they sent to prospective customers. In this kit they had a chart that listed different startup times and prices and the average revenue per bay...

Pretty Cool. Doug P.

I bought 2 new wash selects 4.5 years ago with pos and credit card and they have been great. I have had 7 of the hamilton acw's over the years and they have been good except for their own brand of validators which used to be crap, and their credit card system from 9 years ago was not very good...

Years ago I used to get several silver quarters a week. When I would run them thru the Klopp they would make a clank sound instead of a clink and I could pick them out pretty easy. We weigh quarters now so I never find any. Doug P.