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„know how Car wash your vehicle unless something is anchored in them.Which is Car wash most washes will not OK a spot.After using spot free rinse.Soft water that has been filtered of chlorine and sent trough semi permiable membranes to achieve Davy that will Car wash abrade your vehicle unless something is anchored in them.Which is why most washes will not abrade your vehicle unless something is anchored in them.Which is why most washes will not OK a spot.After using spot free rinse ...“

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VW EOS Fails to Shine In Foul Weather Review - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„Last Tuesday, we took our Eos to the car wash to clean it up before heading out for a night of driving. Upon exiting our local car wash, we rolled down the drivers™ side window. However, due to the car™s leaky roof, some water from the car wash had worked its way inside of the car, forming a small puddle near the driver™s side rear quarter window (had there been a rear-seat passenger, it™s quite likely they™d have gotten an unintended hair-washing).“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

TCC Tip: Car Spring Cleaning - The Car Connection (#)

„·         Remember to clean the windows and mirrors! ·         Stay away from automated, commercial car washes on busy, winter-thaw days. Many of them recycle a certain portion of their water, to the point that they're washing with salty water at those times. Otherwise, they're alternatives for keeping your underbody clean and for when it's too cold to hand-wash.   “

http://www.thecarconnection.com/enthusiasts/.../ tcc_tip_car_spring_cleaning.s277.a3470.html - Cached

DOE Study: Off-Peak Production from US Grid Could Support 184.8 Million Plug-In Hybrids (#)

„You would also have to standardize how and where the batteries load into the car so that machinery can be built to swap the batteries (no forklifts near my shiny new Tesla (I wish) please). If the batteries loaded from below then you could do in on a belt like a car wash. The energy company charges the battery whenever electricity is cheapest. I doubt this will ever happen unless big oil realizes that this is one possible way to stay in business (other than H2).“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/12/ doe_study_offpe.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/12/13

In The Footsteps Of LEWIS And CLARK: Day 11--Bismarck To Fort Stevenson - Popular Mechanics (#)

„By now, it's pitch-dark and the Silverado, which has yet to be photographed at all, is covered up to the door sills with caked-on mud. We drive 10 miles to a do-it-yourself car wash, get $10 worth of quarters from the liquor store up the street and repeatedly wash the truck until the money runs out. We leave a mound of mud so high the guy who pulls in behind us switches to a different bay of the car wash.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/ 1277961.html?page=1 - Cached

Bonneville Salt Flat Dreams - Popular Mechanics (#)

„IT'S TIME. Gary Calvert, a 65-year-old member of the Muckleshoot tribe, lowers himself into the coffin-size cockpit of a 14-ft.-long cigar-shaped race car that he built back home in tiny Enumclaw, Wash. He scoots his legs forward until he's lying nearly flat on his back, then watches as his chief mechanic, Gary Tripp, lowers and secures the hatch over him. Sealed inside his machine, Calvert stares into a periscope prism, looking upward in order to see straight ahead.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/motorsports/ 2169297.html - Cached

Superfour Challenge - - Car and Driver - September 2003 (#)

„That fifth run also held the DC's best braking distance (550) from 130 to 0 and its swiftest 0-to-60 time (6.1), which was third rapidest of all the "best" runs but only 0.2 second quicker than a stock Type-S. Although those first two runs were a wash, they did contain the fastest 0-to-100-mph time (12.7) of any front-driver and the fastest quarter-mile speed (109.3 mph), equaled only by the rear-drive Comptech S2000, the car that posted the fastest overall time.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/supercarchallenge/.../ superfour-challenge-page9.html - Cached

2005 Mazdaspeed Mazda RX-8 - Road Test & Review - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Unlike the Mazdaspeed Miata and the upcoming 6, which differ slightly in appearance from their regular, higher-production counterparts, the Mazdaspeed-accessorized RX-8 is adorned with gobs of boy-racer goodies. Extended air inlets and a ground-scraping lip spoiler make the front end look like a cow-catcher, and low-slung side skirts and a rear under-spoiler join in to make the car so low it doesn't fit through a standard car wash ...“

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/coupes/ 0501_mazdaspeed_rx8 - Cached

Albrecht Graf von Goertz, BMW 507 designer, dies at 92 - Autoblog (#)

„A distant relative in New York helped him when he first arrived, but soon the young Count relocated to Los Angeles. To earn a living, Goertz worked at a car wash, in a factory for aircraft engines, and at a flight service. The car aficionado watched with great interest the emerging Hot Rod era and grasped the opportunity in 1938. Goertz rented a garage and showroom located on Rodeo Drive and began to modify Ford Model A and B models.“

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Autoblog (#)

„The call comes after a 52-year-old man was run over and killed in a car wash in the state. In fact, the hubbub seems to be that something in that particular environment appears to make these episodes more likely – Connecticut bigwigs have logged a number of complaints about the vehicles suddenly picking up speed when drivers move the automatic transmission from 'neutral' to 'drive' while in car washes.“

http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/chris-paukert/ - Cached

Automotive News PACE Awards > Winners > 2003 > PPG Industries Inc - Ceramic Clearcoat (#)

„Preserving a scratch-free, high gloss finish over a longer vehicle life has challenged the auto industry for decades. One problem is acid etch, degradation of the surface by acid rain in the environment, a major factor in the phenomenon more generally known as weathering; another is scratch resistance to abrasion from many sources, not least of which is the car wash. Unfortunately, any solution comes with trade-offs in paint chemistry ...“

http://autonews.com/files/07_pace/winners/ 2003_ppg_industries.html - Cached

Car Wash Equipment in Washington - WA (#)

„Jim Coleman Company offers a full line of commercial car wash equipment for the self serve, touchfree automatic and roll over friction car wash systems. With over 40 years of industry experience, we offer everything needed for a successful car wash business.“

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posted on 2007/03/03

Is the Lexus LS-460 the king of high-tech? - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„Lexus: Fresh styling, sporty drive (not quite as edgy as the 3 series, but heads above the Mercedes), great interior fit and finish and a promise of customer service beyond our expectation (which has proven to be true) were the main reasons. The car has been exceptional and the dealer picks it up and drops it off if it needs service (and is happy to hand wash it if my mother drops by with a question about how "this or that" works.“

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TCC Tip: Detailing Tricks - The Car Connection (#)

„They come in a variety of sizes and bristle types, and each one in the set has a particular purpose. Find them at your local automotive store, or order them through a specialty store like Griot's Garage or Meguiar's. Other must-haves before you start include plenty of ordinary cotton swabs, a couple of soft sponges with a bucket, some car wash shampoo, a chamois, and as many lintless, soft terrycloth towels as you can find.“

http://www.thecarconnection.com/enthusiasts/.../ tcc_tip_detailing_tricks.s277.a4851.html - Cached

Popular Mechanics: Replacing Wiper Blades - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Plain old dried out, cracked rubber inserts mean they've seen better days. You may find rubber inserts that are abrasion-worn from winter conditions, infrequent car washes and/or a lack of preventive maintenance. And rear-window wiper blades are subjected to a lot more road grit than front blades. In the rear, you get aerodynamic backwash, with the rear tires kicking up all sorts of debris.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/how_to_central/automotive/ 1272261.html - Cached

2004 Volkswagen Phaeton Four Seasons Test - Interior Review - Automobile Magazine (#)

„A lively discussion ensued. In the end, the reluctant service manager finally agreed to waive the labor charge, even though we were informed that, "Volkswagen will not reimburse us." Our unspoken response, and we suspect that of other disgruntled, mistreated owners, was, "Who cares?" The keys were relinquished, and we were left to search the parking lot for the unwashed "luxury car ...“

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/.../ interior.html - Cached

Auto Care Forum the premier informational Car Wash, Car Wash Investing, Quick Lube, Fast Lube, Detailing Site, You can communicate with others in the industry. (#)

„Valuable articles from experts in the car wash, self storage and quick lube industry, as well as financial advice and customer services to name a few. The Buyer's Guide , BillBoard and Industry Directory will direct you to manufactures and Distributors that supply car washing, quick lube, detailing and related equipment ...“

http://www.autocareforum.com/ - Cached

Did you ever wonder what happens at the port to your car after it™s shipped from the factory? - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„The 7-Series, 5-Series, and 3-Series are all shipped with a thick waxy coating. This coating is removed with a very hot power car wash. The wax is then recovered and separated from the water, and then it is used to fuel the burners that heat the water for the car wash. These cars are waiting to be cleaned.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

iZoom Site (#)

„The only traffic today is our private Porsche caravan. One particularly wash-boarded area provides an opportunity to verify that the CD player doesn't skip and that the buttons on the radio can be reached and manipulated from the passenger's seat even as the car is beaten into a blur by the road surface ...“

http://www.izoom.com/cayenne_outback.html - Cached

In The Footsteps Of LEWIS And CLARK: Day 19--Lewiston To Lewiston - Popular Mechanics (#)

„This is one of those catch-up days you need in the middle of any adventure. On the way to bring Vince and Russ to the airport in Lewiston, Idaho, Wayne and I find a strip mall with a gas station, a laundromat and a car wash. On the way back, we fill and wash everything in sight. Back at the Red Lion Hotel, Warren arrives with his Ford Excursion.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/ 1278001.html?page=1 - Cached

2007 Jaguar XK - Long Term Road Test Arrival & Review - Motor Trend (#)

„Our gleaming XK has had a rough start. A tire flatted itself, and the radio antenna was accidentally guillotined at the car wash. The A/C failed to blow cold until the car had been running for 10 to 15 minutes, due to an electronic sensor failure, which was made right during a dealer visit. All that behind it, our XK seems ready for the road.“

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/luxury/coupe/ 112_0612_lt_2007_jaguar_xk - Cached

Maintenance Tip: Cosmetic No-Nos - The Car Connection (#)

„Using automatic car washes. The so-called "touchless" washes won't remove any caked-on grime, and they often rely on harsh detergents that degrade the finish over time. On the other hand, washes that use brushes and sponges will "grind" grit and grime into your finish, and sometimes cause minor dents or scratches.“

http://www.thecarconnection.com/enthusiasts/.../ maintenance_tip_cosmetic_no-nos.s277.a8387.html - Cached

Car Cleaning Supplies - In Gear Online - Automobile Magazine (#)

„No bucket, no muss, no fuss. Of the two, we'd pick Eagle One's Bucket-Free Car Wash, which will wash sixty cars per 25-ounce bottle, over the superior-foaming Armor All Power Wash Gel, which nets only eight washes per 20 ounces. (Armor All, $4; Eagle One, $5)“

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/in_gear/ 0508_car_cleaning_supplies - Cached

In The Footsteps Of LEWIS And CLARK: Day 16--Helena To Helena - Popular Mechanics (#)

„In the morning, while we wait for Doug, we do laundry, gas everything and wash the trucks and boats in the local car wash, which features pink, highly aromatic soap. In the afternoon, Doug leads us out to a trailhead near Helena, Mont., where Kevin sets up a photo shoot of Russ, Doug, Vince and me riding ATVs down a rocky trail.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/ 1277986.html?page=1 - Cached

Automotive: Motorsports - Popular Mechanics (#)

„It's time. Gary Calvert, a 65-year-old member of the Muckleshoot tribe, lowers himself into the coffin-size cockpit of a 14-ft.-long cigar-shaped race car that he built back home in tiny Enumclaw, Wash. He scoots his legs forward until he's lying nearly flat on his back, then watches as his chief me... (Published in the January 2006 issue)“

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just-auto.com Factsheet on Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (#)

„According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, US drivers are more likely to wash their cars than correctly check tyre pressure. In a national survey, the RMA found that three out of four American drivers wash their vehicle at least once a month, while only one in seven correctly checks tyre pressure ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=150 - Cached

Great Innovation: The Brazilian Waterless Car Wash | NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise (#)

„If you have ever gotten service at a car wash in Brazil, you know that many of them make up the phenomenon Hernando DeSoto calls dead capital. They operate outside of the formal economy, paying low wages off the books, skipping out on taxes and side-stepping regulations. This is the environment the owners of “

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Touchless Automatic Car Wash Equipment and Self Serve Car Wash Company, Jim Coleman Company - Hanna Car Wash (#)

„Jim Coleman Company is the industry's complete automatic car wash equipment manufacturer . For 40 years we have been a leader in car wash technology and innovations ...“

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Auto Detailing (#)

„Dish washing liquid is not good for the cars paint because it is usually not pH balanced and they can strip the wax off of the car. It is good to get car washing material that have fortified brighteners and that are pH balanced.“

http://www.interiorcarcleaning.com/blog/ - Cached

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Saturn Aura XR - Autoblog (#)

„The now ubiquitous GM badge takes up residence in its spot aft of the front wheel well, and the shark-like "dorsal fin" antenna for the satellite radio is centrally-mounted on the roof's leading edge. (This would later become a car wash casualty. It was, however, soon recovered and put back in place.)“

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Green Car Congress: Canada Launches Waste Hydrogen Utilization Program (#)

„The demonstration will involve the operation of eight light-duty trucks running on hydrogen, four public transit buses converted to run on a combination of compressed natural gas and hydrogen (HCNG), and a fuel cell system operating on hydrogen and providing electrical power and heat to a car wash.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/10/ canada_launches.html - Cached

Hummer H3, Toyota FJ Cruiser 4WD, Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD, Nissan Xterra Off-Road 4WD - Comparison Tests - Car and Driver (#)

„Carl died calloused and penniless in 1944, after working himself to death in his California Oro Fino Mine in Goler Wash. It was a hellish locale, so unforgiving that a band of competing prospectors lasted only 90 days before hurling their huge anvil into a creek and fleeing to the lowlands.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/.../ hummer-h3-jeep-grand-cherokee-laredo-4wd-nissan-xterra-off-road-4wd-toyota-fj-cruiser-4wd.html - Cached

Racing Lines (#)

„Since his retirement from fulltime Champ Car competition in 1994, Mario Andretti has been a busy man. He has his car dealerships, his winery, his car wash centers and a myriad of other business ventures to keep him on the go 24/7.“

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/racing/racinglines_old/ index17.html - Cached

Behind the Scenes - Class Action Road Test - Motor Trend (#)

„A ritual of every road test is the group car wash and detail upon arrival. The 400-mile trek from Los Angeles put a lot of road gunk and bugs on our sedans, but our next stop was the lead photo shoot, so we needed these cars to shine.“

http://www.motortrend.com/features/scenes/ 112_0409_classbts - Cached

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe - Auto News - Motor Trend (#)

„A big change is a shortening of the wheelbase and overall length of the car. According to Nissan, the change was made to give the coupe better proportions, but instead it gives the car somewhat of a shrunk-in-the-wash look.“

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GM Under Fire: Super Bowl Ad Deemed Unsuitable - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„You guys apparently didn't see the car wash on the street GM Commercial where guys couldn't keep there hands off of the GM Wagon thing???? It was so wrong....There was this old guy rubbin' his wrinkly old chest on the side window....“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

2005 BMW 645Ci - Road Test & Review - Automobile Magazine (#)

„If something can look good here, it can look good anywhere. That's why there's a car wash on every corner in this town, and it's also why every major car manufacturer in the world has a design studio here.“

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/convertibles/ 0405_bmw_645ci - Cached

Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2006 - The Car Connection (#)

„digg_title ='Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2006'; digg_bodytext ='Taking glancing blows from carwashers and swinging from the chandeliers, as usual.'; digg_topic ='business_finance'; digg_skin ='compact';“

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TCC Confidential » Blog Archive » Car Songs and the Cars That Go With Them (#)

„“Car Wash,” Rose Royce. Fast-forward to 1998 and my beloved 1990 red Miata, the Have a Great Decade! box set, and a winding road through the North Georgia mountains during a glorious fall.“

http://www.thecarconnection.com/blog/?p=128 - Cached

007 Can™t Park His Cadillac Escalade - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„however, mentally I'm removing myself from the madness and limiting the amount of time spent on Autospies -for my health! Instead I wash and detail my car, got to the gym, do boxing and socialise.“

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New Products: May 2005 - The Car Connection (#)

„digg_title ='New Products: May 2005'; digg_bodytext ='Carwash suppliers, go-fast gear for girls, and DIY floormats.'; digg_topic ='business_finance'; digg_skin ='compact';“

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Spied: 2008 Mazda 2, coming to the States? (#)

„Mazda should make the entire interior out of that smooth plastic, then waterproof everything. You can then just hose off the interior at the car wash for a perfect shine, every time.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/02/11/.../ - Cached

FirmGreen Starts LFG Biomethane Plant Construction; Output for Power and Vehicle Fuel (#)

„The CO2 Wash process removes contaminants from LFG using liquid carbon dioxide obtained directly from the LFG, and produces a stream of contaminant-free methane and CO2.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ firmgreen_start.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/22

Don't buy a Lexus GX470 before you read this - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„Can't imagine why. It is only washed by hand and not in car wash, so am anxious to take it in and see what the deal is. Otherwise, I love my GX.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

Jason Stamper's Blog: September 2004 Archives (#)

„Buffer Overrun Vulnerability: noun 1) what one is faced with when one stops one's car a little too deep inside an automatic car wash.“

http://www.businessreviewonline.com/blog/archives/2004/09/ index.html - Cached

My Weblog (#)

„Yes, I could see that it was. I™ve never considered it my job to wash the insides of the car. It's hard enough keeping the animals and the children clean.“

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2005 Saab 9-2x Aero: In the Autoblog Garage Day 3 - Autoblog (#)

„14. nice 3rd day update...always good to hear a car wash report. nothing like wiping it all over to see what is there...it's a pretty makeover, really.“

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Clarkson on BMW's 335i: "Nice motor, shame about the car" (#)

„BTW, I can pretty much afford whatever I want, and I never had a paper route, this is true. Although I used to wash cars when I was a teenager.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/04/.../ - Cached

Hymotion Plug-In Conversion Will Also Use Solar Panels (#)

„Single-crystal PV panels are ludicrously expensive. Would you want to take such a vehicle through a car wash?“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/ hymotion_plugin.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/10/20

Dri Wash 'n Guard Waterless Car Wash :: Dri Wash Solutions (#)

„Dri Wash 'n Guard ® Ultra-Ion Waterless Car Wash “

http://www.driwashsolutions.com/ - Cached

How To Detail Your Car - Popular Mechanics (#)

„¢ For background information on how car washes work, click here.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/how_to_central/automotive/ 1272211.html - Cached

 

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