Crowchild Coin Carwash

Would give ⁰⁄₅ if I can! DO NOT go there!!!
First time and last time ever! I did a self-​serve car wash. Used my credit card twice and was sure that it was $ 3 each time on the meter. Turned out that they charged me $ 30 each time! The machine did not give any receipt and I was there for less than 10 min.

A slick operation with coin operated wand that has a multitude of functions at a cost of $ 1 per minute. A basic wash and rinse can be done for two bucks if you’re nibble! Wax, tire scrubber, and many other options available too. A good choice for those bugged by the spots automated washes inevitably miss.

Is it possible to be a car wash aficionado without coming across as a total weirdo? I doubt it, but let’s give this a shot!
The lineup can be a little confusing. Let me rephrase: The lineup isn’t confusing, but people get confused by the lineup. There’s one entrance path that leads to 4 or so different carwash bays all with separate entrance doors. Try stay in a single line as long as possible with each car in line going to the next available bay. This works way faster for everyone involved than starting separate lineups at each bay. Think of the lineup at the bank instead of the grocery store. If they had the room, grocery stores would use the bank line method because it is much faster! Well, that and if Safeway didn’t have a hidden agenda to only staff as many people as to make you wait in a 20 minute line regardless of the time of day you try do your grocery shopping, but I digress…
If you like to grip your wand with 2-​hands, (phrasing) you won’t have any problems with the space. Personally, I like to work my wand with one hand, (phrasing!) while gripping the hose with my other hand, (PHRASING!) but this space is a little tight for that. While you might get a bit more up close nozzle control with the 2-​hand method, you’re more likely to find yourself getting slapped upside the face with a big, wet, dirty hose. (OH, COME ON!!) They’ve also got a large plastic grip thing around the nozzle: good for 2-​hands, but it’s just extra weight, making for sloppy one handed washing.
There are 2 wash bays per entrance door, which I find pretty weird, but probably only like that to try accommodate the building design. It’s a bit of an annoyance if you’re a quick washer, you might have to wait a little while for the person ahead of you to finish. Likewise, if you like to take you time, you may feel like you’re holding people up… because you are. This give you an option to pay it forward! If you start washing your car and the guy ahead of you leaves, why not take a second in-​between loonies to bump your car ahead to the next stall and open yours up for another person. Now everyone is feeling friendly and it’s all because of you. Congratulations, you!
The place is pretty clean for a carwash, the change machine usually works, takes debit and credit cards and even talks to you. Freaked me out the first time. Now you know.
Given the option between an automatic carwash and a self-​serve wand-​wash, I’ll take the wand-​wash 100% of the time every time! They’re less expensive and you can give your baby a far better shine than you’ll be able to find at those touch-​less dealies. Wand washes turn washing my car into a two factor game — get the best shine in the shortest time. GO!
The other benefit is sometimes you just want to spend some quality time with her and show that internal combustion machine some much deserved TLC. If you’re of the «uhhhhn, I’m afraid that I might get splaaashed» variety of people. You’ll probably want to skip this and continue going to those terrible touch-​less washes.

This is a self-​serve car wash. By that, I mean you go drive your car into the bay, get out of the car, put your coins or credit card into the payment slots and grab the wands/​brushes/​etc and wash your car yourself!
Since I discovered it a few months ago, this is the only place I’ll take my pretty little sporty Sentra SE-​R (Peppa, if you want to call her by name!) to, when I need a good wash. I like being hands-​on, because I know exactly where Peppa is dirty, exactly where she’s got all the mudstreaks on. So I go, use their Spray wands, soap wands, foam brushes, and clean away! The whole procedure takes around 5 – 7 minutes, and in the end Peppa and I drive off GLEAMING!
Doing it yourself like this guarantees a MUCH better job than a drive through touchless carwash. Those things never clean thoroughly! And the lineups are ridonkulous! (And psst, in my opinion, those are for laaazy people.)
The location for this Crowchild car wash is convenient for me, the lineups aren’t too bad, and did I mention that it is the same price or CHEAPER than automated ones? :)