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  1. #1
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    Tell me about your local car wash

    A little informal survey.

    Where? Full-serv/automatic/self-serve? Winter road grime, bugs, dust, all of the above?

    What kind of car?

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    You must be very bored.
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    I live down several miles of gravel road, and rarely wash my truck. I figure all the grime forms a nice protective barrier.

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    Are you looking to launder money from your meth operation?
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    it sprays water and soap

    what the fuck - why does the make of car matter?

    get some creative thought
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    It's a cover for a 50-second suck job operation run by Danno.

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    Miner's too small to accommodate a fucking Subaru with a roof box.

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    Fantasy:


    Reality:



    But they probably do a better job and have never dented the hood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by digitaldeath View Post
    it sprays water and soap

    what the fuck - why does the make of car matter?

    get some creative thought
    Make of car does matter. If you have a '14 benz you might baby it more than an '92 subie wagon ski mobile with 200k miles. With a $60-70k car you might spend more per wash than someone with a less expensive ride.

    Looking into where to expand the business in the west, where many of the maggot dentists live.

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    Well, make it tall enough for roof boxes. Seriously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    Miner's too small to accommodate a fucking Subaru with a roof box.
    What kind of car wash do you patronize? A Subie with a roof box can't be any taller than a Suburban, Range Rover etc.

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    Won't take them, either.

    With a box on top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timberridge View Post
    Fantasy:

    This is not unlike the place I buy my coffee every morning. Minus the soap.
    Daniel Ortega eats here.

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    free turbine vacuums, automatic, winter only usually, does a shitty job. SUV

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    First job was a car wash. All the white people were replaced with Central Americans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian View Post
    A little informal survey.

    Where? Full-serv/automatic/self-serve? Winter road grime, bugs, dust, all of the above?

    What kind of car?
    I'll give you an honest answer for market research.

    Rarely washed but if so its Brown Bear or Elephant for me. The prior being auto, latter hybrid auto/mexicans. The only two places with an automated drive thru that can get all the shit off the wheels and whatever stuff they spray on it actually helps repel water and grime. s4 avant, rack on top, mirrors in, balls out.

    advice:
    make sure you get the wheels and maybe even undercarriage
    dont skimp on shit dryers
    change out your towels once in awhile so they dont pill and leave crap in your car
    kill your sister-in-law because she is a loud mouth

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    Self-service car wash right next to a highway. 8 quarters + a few miles at 70-75mph = done.

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    No subies with a roof box = some weird stuff.

    We take basically anything up to 86" tall. Lifted trucks, roof boxes, work vans with utility bodies, etc.

    Undercarriage option always available.

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    If I had the money and connections, I would open a topless car wash in Vegas.
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    You've got to be careful.

    A shit car wash job can make a man break bad.




    A cool/gimmicky sign is also very important.

    My favorite

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    I think you should open a bar, for many reasons.
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    I don't wash my car, but, when I did:

    I pull up to the car wash. A little man walks up to my car. I give him $10. He tells me to pull forward. I lock into some kind of conveyor belt. The little man begins spraying my car with what I believe is soap. The conveyor belt moves my car underneath some gigantic wheels with wet rags attached. They pummel the fuck out of my car. Next, my car gets sprayed with more shit. Then, the car gets the living shit pounded out of it again by the big wheel rag things. After this abuse, water is sprayed at the car with high velocity. The conveyor moves. Wax is applied. Then, the conveyor moves me through two hudge fucking dryers, which don't really do anything at all. I exit the car wash. The little man comes running. He towel dries my car leaving streaks on everything.

    Cliffs Notes: I pay ten bucks to have the shit beat out of my car, which is marginally cleaned. No boobs, asses, or any other perks are received.
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    The real money is in laundromats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hortence View Post
    The real money is in laundromats.
    "There always money in the banana stand"

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