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11-28-2006, 07:14 PM
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this is where I work on my cars...
55,000 square feet, air conditioned, 8 paint booths, even a clean room for wokring on aluminum, if the need should ever arise. Beats the hell out of working in my dirty little garage at home.
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11-28-2006, 07:31 PM
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11-28-2006, 08:32 PM
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what no floor hoists???
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11-28-2006, 09:41 PM
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There are 8 Car-O-Liner benches, 8 2 point lifts, 1 Hunter alignment rack, and 3 sets of Celette dedicated fixtures for squaring structural damage.
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11-28-2006, 09:42 PM
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One of the porters runs the "zamboni" every evening so the floor is clean in the AM.
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11-29-2006, 07:32 AM
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Must stop drooling, must stop drooling. I'm jelous.
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11-29-2006, 10:09 AM
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Glad I didn't have any coffee in my mouth when i first saw those pics, VERY NICE.....
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11-29-2006, 10:18 PM
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Nope, it's Plaza Collision Center, we are affiliated with a MB, BMW, Porsche,Audi, Land Rover, Lexus, Infiniti, Cadillac dealership and the powers-that-be let us work on our own cars as long as we pay for any shop materials we use.
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11-29-2006, 10:26 PM
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That's nice - I'm guessing they don't allow any moonlighting there, do they?
Peter
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11-29-2006, 10:33 PM
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Nope, can't do it for personal gain, just fix your own stuff. The other neat thing is that employees get parts at cost, and only pay a REALLY LOW labor rate in the service department, so if there's anything that's beyond my capabilities, I just ship the car to service and they repair it for very little money.
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11-29-2006, 10:35 PM
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Wow! That's a great deal. No reason to not at least attempt any fix yourself - even painting!
 Peter
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11-29-2006, 10:49 PM
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Several guys have done complete repaints on theier own cars for less than $300 in materials. In my case, if the need arose, I would probably lean on one of the painters to actually shoot it, and either pay him "on the books" at the reduced rate, or just palm him a gratuity for his time, but the whole bill, even paying for his labor, would likely be less than a grand. Keep in mind, a retail full refinish in this shop would run $5000-7500.
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