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A Ford Quick Lane sized for Texas

Published: November 24, 2014

img-fordquicklaneA Ford Quick Lane sized for Texas, from Automotive News.

On a clear day, you can see Pep Boys, Jiffy Lube and Firestone service shops from Planet Ford-Lincoln in Spring, Texas.

With all that nearby competition, why are dealer Randall Reed and his partner, General Manager Shawn Burns, spending $7 million to build a huge Quick Lane oil-change shop?

When Planet Ford-Lincoln’s Quick Lane shop in the Houston suburb opens in December, it will be the largest Ford Motor Co. Quick Lane operation, with 28 lanes. That’s right: 28 lanes.

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While oil change intervals may be getting longer, Reed and Burns firmly believe fast oil changes can be the key to retaining service customers.

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