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    DRB handheld

    Thanks jon. Of the two handhelds, the touchscreen that looks like an iPad vs the one that uses a stylus, which one is your preference? The portable printer on the waist doesn't seem robust or fast enough to do the job. so is the workflow for a full serve customer: go to the customer, go to...
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    DRB handheld

    what's been the latest with people's experience with the handhelds? i remember seeing Mister Car Wash in lubbock using them 3 years back. have the devices gotten better? is it worth the $4500 up front cost and the yearly module cost? i have a full serve that on the weekends gets busy and I'm...
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    Tunnel Car Wash Maintenance Checklist - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly

    i agree it seems excessive. i was sharing what our simonize rep put together for us. he ran the maintenance for oasis car washes back in the day.
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    Tunnel Car Wash Maintenance Checklist - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly

    hydraulics check pump vibration daily check flow control pump’s motor for leaks daily check hydraulic pack oil levels daily inspect pump seals...
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    Tunnel Car Wash Maintenance Checklist - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly

    conveyor check grating for safety daily check trap door for safety daily grease bearings on conveyor daily check carrier link for wear...
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    Chrysler/Jeep/Ram Neutral Lockout Transmissions

    what's the harm in leaving the car in neutral and engine running and not having anyone in it? we do that and haven't had any issues. maybe it's fullserve 101 but help me understand your concern
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    Hoping to build first tunnel July '17

    i would put an offer for a the full service car wash that's a 1.5 miles away -- fix it up and rebrand it and don't compete on price but compete on design and service.
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    Valuing Car Wash

    walk away and keep searching for where you can buy the real estate. whenever someone is selling you something, they know more about it than you do. unless you're super savvy and are a distributor for a chemicals/equipment company, it has to a land play.
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    New Quick Lube HELP

    we went with mobil1 lube express and couldn't be happier with our rebranding. mobil 1 has been advertising on tv for this last year and brand awareness is helpful.
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    ICS Support VS DRB Support

    drb's email support is very good. i've never called them because i let my managers call them. what im in love with is their iphone app? how can anyone stay on top of what's going on without it?
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    Lobby Profit Center

    we sold 480 dollars today in cards and candles and soap. stationary is getting to be huge.
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    Question for tunnel owner

    it's an interesting topic to me. how worthwhile is it to lock people in at a discounted rate when they are likely going to come to you anyway? there has been a lot of drb marketing that has gone into this and i think many operators have accepted it as a panacea. i think for a full serve it...
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    Adding friction in my tunnel

    hand washing 150-200 a day .... im impressed.
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    Commercial Loan Maturity Due in 2017

    this is directly from my wells fargo sba banker. hope it helps The loan we did for you was a 7(a) loan. The other SBA loan option is a 504 loan. The main differences between the two loans is that the 7(a) loan is one loan coming from Wells Fargo Bank and we get a 75% guarantee from the SBA...
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    Commercial Loan Maturity Due in 2017

    it was for a new purchase but a refinance will be easier because they'll have your history of payments. it's a no brainer in this interest rate environment: get an sba and get the right wells fargo loan initiator to start the process. they get commission on the origination and if you find...
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    Commercial Loan Maturity Due in 2017

    no i collateralized raw land and then ground leased it for the entire 25 years of my loan --- i made it perform twice
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    Commercial Loan Maturity Due in 2017

    im very happy with the wells fargo sba i got. 2.25 mil, 25 years locked in at 4.65. the paper work and hassle is worth it. there were reams and reams of stuff they wanted including a phase 2 on secondary collateral if you can imagine that
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    Rear Wiper Protection

    from tape to bags and back to tape and decreased the rotatational speed of our cloth wraps. no issued for a while
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    What Do Operators Have to Say About AVW????

    i have their wrap arounds and their 41 inch rockers and i like them both -- simple design and easy to adjust. not had any issues yet but we've only had them up for 7 months
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    favorite piece of equipment in your tunnel that you would never get rid of

    we haven't done this in a while and i would be curious what people think now. what is your favorite piece of equipment that you would never get rid of. i have an old beat up tunnel but im wanting to freshen it up. i really love the dual 25 yr old belanger mitters. the gearboxs are leaking and...
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