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  1. bighead

    Help Please !

    "make sense now?" Truthfully, no it doesn't...And that is what I am trying to show you... You are paying someone for their business that is run-down. Run-down businesses aren't typically worth much of a FCF multiple. Especially when the death of that business is ensured in 7 years. You...
  2. bighead

    Help Please !

    Just tell the landlord you will build across the street from him instead.... Things to ask: Why is the landlord the landlord and not the operator? If it was great % return, he probably would have operated it himself, or had so much return that he could pay wages to have it operated for him...
  3. bighead

    Need help drilling through coinbox

    I purchased the following from amazon based on the reviews for cutting stainless. I must say that I've used them to cut through some 16 gauge vac pedestals and some heavier coin boxes for running wires/CAT5, and I would recommend them both to anyone. They are two things that I keep going back...
  4. bighead

    New Self service option

    you know what they should do: install some sort of LED light in the applicator... Shoot, even the regular brush guys should install some battery powered LED in their brush heads for some psychedelic effect... I should patent that idea... damn giving out free money ideas.... how would it...
  5. bighead

    Quick and easy "bug fix"

    I do the same as Jimbeaux, and the reason I use the high temp stuff is because the inner diameter is a better fit..
  6. bighead

    best 2pass chemical

    I don't use them, but a lot of people on here like Warsaw chemical for their bang/buck. They are in Indiana too, so you might be able to save more on shipping.
  7. bighead

    Credit Card Fees

    I don't things are as bad as they have been. They passed that debit card law about a year ago, and since then my fees have dropped. On my other businesses, my fees are about half of what they were 4 years ago. The nice thing is that my processor automatically lowered my rates. But i wouldn't...
  8. bighead

    Polytubes Keep Busting!!??

    its been my experience consistently breaking poly tubes = check valve stuck shut somewhere not allowing flow through. (EDIT: what 2biz said basically, sorry didn't read it all)
  9. bighead

    What Would You Do?

    I think what waxman is saying (and what I would advise) is: Kill the cheap wash. And with the extra slot put a super-duper wash, give it a name you're not currently using, shoot even put it on the $4 spot on the ACW if you want to give the impression that the other menu items didn't change...
  10. bighead

    What Would You Do?

    Use the "free vacs" as a way to kill your $4 wash Go free vacs with $6 $7 $8 $9... as soon as you can add a premium sealant to your washes and go higher on the top wash... like $6 $8 $9 $10.... if you have a premium wax, go there now as you add the free vacuums. Just by eliminating the $4...
  11. bighead

    For those CFL converts…

    I installed the astronomic timers and the cfl's and my electric bill was down 18% from the year prior
  12. bighead

    What do you think about these financials?

    I find it curious that the SS bays outpace the automatics 2:1... at mine its the reverse... Do they have a bad reputation? That might be an area for growth if you can turn that around....
  13. bighead

    credit card processing options

    This got my curiosity piqued, and so i did the math for mine. With Elavon and E-xact (Hamilton Setup) mine came to 3.6% last year... Higher than my other businesses, but as I've discussed earlier, I don't have to collect and count it, so I don't mind. (I don't trust anyone else to collect and...
  14. bighead

    Representative decries carwash "rip-off"

    I usually start the conversation with "You must bank with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, or USBank.." To which they replay "yes I do" Then I tell them that those mega banks will take "temporary authorizations" and hold them for a few days trying to generate overdraft fees on their accounts...
  15. bighead

    Classified Ads...

    maybe its a volume thing. Maybe buys don't look, and listers don't list because there's not a wealth of things to look over. Perhaps $5 for a unlimited listing, and $1 a month would drive siginificant enough volume to keep people interested in checking it out from time to time, and enough $$...
  16. bighead

    Best shut-off valve for weep?

    If you think the piping is the problem and you want immediate solutions I would just run some of this stuff to get you through winter: http://www.omega.com/pptst/SRF3_SRF5_SRF8.html I think it would be fast and easier this time of year to get done. You could even tie power to a thermostat if...
  17. bighead

    pump oil help

    Washmee is right. What separates most ATF's is their base oil and their content of friction modifiers. Type F has none, Dexron has more, and ATF +4 has more than that. All ATF's have high detergent contents. Which is why a lot of old-timers would mix it in with regular out to help clean out...
  18. bighead

    Antifreeze flush Scam or not

    First question would be: what type of car do you drive?
  19. bighead

    Quicken home loans

    Just go through your local bank/credit union... I went with the ones that I have all my business loans through. It was easier (they had all of my financial info anyway)... but when I did my refi, I just went through two brokers and went with the one who had the lower fees.
  20. bighead

    8 CH DVR Cheap enough

    http://www.costco.com/Q-See-8-Channel-Security-System-with-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-6-High-Resolution-Cameras.product.100007979.html?cm_vc=Home_6&cm_sp=CommerceRecs-_-DEFAULT+Carousel+1+home_6-_-Home_6&cm_cr=No+Campaign-_-Web+Activity-_-DEFAULT+Carousel+1+home_6-_-Home_6-_-41139 costco.com ... free...
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