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ARLINGTON - Randy Rapp, owner of Don Rapp Motor Co., a family-owned and -operated used-car business in Arlington, was frustrated with customers falling behind on their car payments. "I'd get people sometimes that would run off in one of my cars because they can't pay me and they get desperate and I'd lose two to three cars a year; it's a serious problem for me," Rapp said. That was four years ago. Today, Rapp, 47, has solved the problem with a small gadget called On Time. The unobtrusive device is installed under vehicle dashboards. The device reminds a car owner...