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Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

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Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#71

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But people don't have to pay cash, the "pretend people" pay cash.

If you do too many cash transactions compared to legit carwashes in the area i can imagine it will attract attention

So buy all the other carwashes in the area, offer them some money in a nice way, or if this doesn't work, guess you just have to do it the hard way.

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#72

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If you do too many cash transactions compared to legit carwashes in the area i can imagine it will attract attention

So buy all the other carwashes in the area, offer them some money in a nice way, or if this doesn't work, guess you just have to do it the hard way.

Probably way easier and more scalable to setup something offshore than doing a scheme that can literally be thwarted by a guy with a clipboard standing outside

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#73

In my city you're not allowed to wash your car in your driveway I guess it's too hard on the storm drains to have soap and dirt and stuff going down them Or maybe city council is just in some kind of racket with car wash owners or something But either way, that's why we have so many car washes here... And it sucks ass

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Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#74

In my city you're not allowed to wash your car in your driveway I guess it's too hard on the storm drains to have soap and dirt and stuff going down them Or maybe city council is just in some kind of racket with car wash owners or something But either way, that's why we have so many car washes here... And it sucks ass

I think generally it should not be allowed. A big component of soap is phosphates, which promote algae growth so you really don't want it in your rivers. Some cities have combined or separated sewer systems. Even if combined, it may be designed to overflow during heavy rain, so it's not a guarantee that car wash water with dirt, soap and oil will not go into into a stream somewhere although in that case you're also s…

> I think generally it should not be allowed. A big component of soap is phosphates, which promote algae growth so you really don't want it in your rivers

That's fair, but it doesn't explain why the bylaw won't even let you rinse the mud off your car with nothing but water

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

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post #62

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Not everyone wants to provide geolocation data about themselves

Ha!, I knew someone would come back with this. Consider this: If I were to say, “In Tokyo, people stand on the left side of the escalator and walk on the right side, opposite to Osaka,” would you automatically assume I'm a Tokyo resident? Probably not, right? Had the initial commenter simply replaced “In my city […]” with the actual city name, it would likely have been interpreted as general knowledge they picked up…

> would you automatically assume I'm a Tokyo resident? Probably not, right

For something that you can pick up just by visiting? Maybe not. For information like this, about specific bylaws that are relevant for homeowners or car owners? Yeah absolutely I would assume they live there

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#77

Did the serie Breaking Bad inspire a trend, showing a seemingly innocent/efficient way to clean money ?

The show was written in eary 2000s - I seriously doubt many people pay cash anymore

I don't think a car wash is a very good place to wash money, but it's a great joke for a tv show.

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

#78

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In London at least, Uber is an alternative to public transport (and taxis obv), not to car ownership

Both public transport and taxi/cab/uber are alternatives to car ownership.

Unless you are rich taxi/uber is not an alternative to car ownership. (rich call it a limo). Those are alternatives for when something else covers most of your needs but once in a while it is lacking. If you own a car you need a 'i'm drunk' option. If you take transit you need a 'i'm going where transit doesn't or is too slow' option.

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

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In my city you're not allowed to wash your car in your driveway I guess it's too hard on the storm drains to have soap and dirt and stuff going down them Or maybe city council is just in some kind of racket with car wash owners or something But either way, that's why we have so many car washes here... And it sucks ass

In some cities in the PNW this law is to protect the fish and wildlife, because storm drains connect to the streams. You're allowed to wash your car in your driveway so long as it drains onto your lawn or the sewer.

Re: Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

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post #45

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My local car was has a $20/month subscription for unlimited washes. These aren't exactly luxury services--they're priced similar to a Netflix plan. If you have a car, it's worth it if you value our time at all.

But if you value your time, why would you wash your car multiple times per month?

salt on the roads destroys cars. If my car can last a year longer before falling apart that is a lot of monea saved for me. I drive my cars to the end most of the time. Plus a clean car makes my wife happa which is itself important.
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