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Funny quotes... add yours to the list Absentee owner owner lost interest tremendous upside potential no competition work one hour per week just collect quarters play golf and collect money with advertising could easily double business priced under market owner financing with 50% down, 3 year...

I was recently talking to an industrial designer on ideas to dress up my self service car wash. The wash in question has a flat roof and appears to be outdated compared to the newer washes that have an "A" framed roof. After personally visiting my wash, he said you need a landscaping plan. My...

I have built a number of low pressure systems in the past. I usually use a hydrominder and tank with a flo-jet pump. If there are more than six bays, I use two flo-jet pumps and split them equally between bays. For solenoids I use stainless steel GC manifold blocks or similar, either 3/16 or 1/8...

I think many investors were led to believe that if they were current on their loans they would be renewed, and for awhile it seemed to play out that way. The point of this topic was to make people aware that banks will not necessarily renew their loans based on a timely payment history. If you...

Beware, get your financial house in order..... Why would a bank call a current non delinquent loan just because a balloon payment came due? Were hearing stories where banks are pulling the plug on car washes even when an owner has the capability to continue paying as usual, and then putting the...

First off, I suggest you read your insurance policy. To be covered against any present or future claim, you might be obligated under the policy to report this incident to your insurance company in a timely manner. JMMUSTANG makes a good point, sometimes these things escalate. Secondly, I would...

I have a Unitec Wash Select II. The 4 wash package LCD displays appear to have some discoloration. However, only part of the displays are affected. On each display there is a green portion that appears normal and then there is darker areas. It almost seems like water between two sheets of...

Sometimes you need to walk a mile in someones Else's shoes to understand the full impact of what happened in the southeast. The problem is that most people who lost their assets on the court house steps are probably not partaking in forums elaborating on their losses; therefore, it's hard to...

As an operator in the southeast, we have witnessed and experienced a staggering decline of the SS/automatic car wash model. The effect of $3 car washes and the downturn in the economy has driven many car washes out of business. Our landscape is dotted with defunct and bankrupt car washes that...

This pretty much sums up our experience too. When times were better we took one of our washes and made it stand tall; the end result was a year-to year-decline in revenues. What a waste of time and resources! If you need an equipment upgrade, there is a lot of nice used equipment on the market...

There seem to be a lot of SS for sale here in the Southeast. This week a bank offered me some washes priced from $60,000 to the low 100s. Some of these washes sold for around half a million bucks in the mid 2000s. The deals are tempting, however, I'm concerned if these washes can ever become...

Rims rims, rims, It's all about the rims. My observation has been that the only practical difference between wash packages at the express is clean rims and tire shine. In my opinion, it seems like most express washes only include rim cleaning and tire shine on their top washes. From a customer...

About to pull the trigger and purchase an older self serv with a 16 foot wide (interior dimensions) by 80 foot tunnel. wash has strong demographics as follows. 15,000 1 mile 130,000 3 miles 280,000 5miles traffic count 50,000 day wash is run down and tunnel equipment is 30 years old. Owner...

Looking at a 6&1. The asset was acquired from a failed bank so no financial records are available. Further more the asset appears to have been lost because it was pledged as collateral against another failed venture. The only thing I can go by is the water bill. The wash averages over a 5 year...

Smokun, i agree with you. I know an operator in Georgia who took an old tunnel and converted it to an express hand wash. It's only been open a short time and he appears to doing some volume (and growing). For those interested he is located between two express washes. One express is about a...

LOL, One of my customers referred to the express as a "swirl-O-matic". In all seriousness, the express has really put a hurt on the self servs and automatics here in the southeast. The irony is that they have saturated our market (with more to come) and are experiencing reduced volumes. In...

I have a 7 & 1 with an old laser wash. The laser wash is becoming dated and needs to be replaced. I'm willing to consider a soft cloth or touch free, but leaning to soft cloth. The problem is that the in bay dimensions are 14' 7" wide and 29' long. Is there anything out there that might fit in...

This circuit attenuates any A/C spikes from the motor. The motor is an inductive device which tends to generates spikes, especially when it is turned off. The capacitor blocks any DC current from flowing and the resistor limits the current flow. This is an important device because any A/C spikes...

The bank has no prior financial records available. And the only other indicator of past performance is water usage. It's not really much to go on but all i have. I know it's virtually impossible to estimate revenue from water use, however, i was looking for a minimum benchmark. Thanks all.

Looking at a foreclosed wash that has been sitting for a year. Initially, the bank refused to budge on their price so i walked. Now they want to dump it. Anyway, the facility is a 6 & 1 with newer equipment. On a whim i went and pulled 5 years of water bills, no records available. The wash...