Carl's Car Wash is in need of an upgrade to accommodate large vehicles, but the required parts are no longer manufactured. Carl embarks on a journey to find the parts, visiting the Bermuda Triangle, a weather station in the mountains, and the moon. Along the way, he meets various friends who help him, including Captain Mary, Hector, and Commander Patterson. After collecting all the necessary parts, Carl returns to his car wash and upgrades it, making it bigger and better. The car wash is now open for business, and Carl is able to clean large vehicles, including a truck that belongs to his friend, formerly known as Dusty, but now nicknamed Shiny.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Carl works at "Carl's Car Wash".
2. Carl wants to upgrade his car wash to accommodate larger vehicles.
3. Carl needs three specific parts to upgrade the car wash, but they are no longer manufactured.
4. Carl knows of three old machines that have the parts he needs, but they are difficult to find.
5. Carl has a map to help him locate the machines.
6. Carl travels to the Bermuda Triangle to find the first part, aided by Captain Mary and her submarine.
7. The Bermuda Triangle is at the bottom of the ocean.
8. Carl retrieves the triangular part from a ship in the Bermuda Triangle.
9. Carl then travels to a weather station in the mountains to find the rectangular part, aided by Hector and his helicopter.
10. Carl retrieves the rectangular part from the weather station.
11. Carl then travels to the moon to find the circular part, aided by Billy and his father Commander Patterson's rocket ship.
12. The ship is damaged, and they are unable to return to Earth.
13. Sparky rescues them and offers to fly them back to Earth.
14. Carl returns to his car wash and installs the new parts.
15. Carl's car wash is now bigger and better and is open for business.
16. Carl's friends, including Dusty, Bolton, and Dharma, come to the car wash to get cleaned.
17. The car wash is a success, and the vehicles are now clean and shiny.