Sofspra Car Wash

Honest owner! I use the manual wash bays here to keep my ride sparkling clean. I live close enough that I can wash my car and drive home to dry it. The bays are clean, and I’ve never had to wait.
On my last visit, one of the wands wasn’t working and I lost the $ 5 minimum on my credit card. I left a message with the owner, and restarted my was in another bay. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but my call was returned the same day and I got a refund in the mail that week. It is nice to know there is an honest business person running this place.

Finally found a car wash worth going to. I used to drive all the way to National City From Carlsbad just for a car wash. Crazy right?

The owner came by and told me to pull out of the facility while drying my car. His reasoning was that he didn’t want cars driving by on the street to see the place looking too busy. There was nobody waiting, and even other empty bays. I found it incredibly rude, and also ignorant of a car wash owner to tell his patrons to dry a car in direct sunlight. That’s car washing 101. When I told him I just wanted to remove the water before pulling out as it would completely negate my washing efforts by creating spots and deposits, he told me to go home and use my garage to wash my car. Incredibly unprofessional, and I will not return again.

I came not fully prepared to hand wash, so I used the drive thru wash — COMPLETELY WORTHLESS! I’m aware these machines don’t work as well as doing it by hand but this thing was not worth the $ 6. It would have been better to spend $ 4 and hose it off, that way I could have gotten all the dirt off. The dryer hardly got the water off so in the end I had to dry my car… lame
Don’t waste your money. Either go somewhere else or come prepared and use the do-​it-​yourself wash.

Came here for a wash. and was very satisfied with the work will b back again this is now my car wash to come to.

Hate the new pricing system. You’re forced to buy time in $ 4 increments if you use a credit card. Stupid and greedy. Was washing here once a week, but no more. For about the same $ 8 I can get a full service wash at most full service car washes.

Went here for the first time about a year ago. half way through my wash the sprayer and all other tools stopped working. :(
So, called the owner, he answered the phone, he apologized and even sent me a $ 5 bill in the mail the next day. How cool is that?
So, I now go here before I hit Whole Foods every Sunday. It’s cheap enough, the only downfall is that the pressure is not as intense as other places, but whatever. It’s convenient to where I live.

Hubby doesn’t like the car wash machines or having other people cleaning his precious vehicle. Yes he is that precious about it… and poor me is currently learning to drive in it.
Well, there seems to be a lack of hand car wash places around but as we had been walking around in Encinitas we came across this one. Problem solved!
Simple, easy and quickish– or it would be if I was washing the car. Not so much when someone is wanting to make sure there is no smears.
Its 3 dollars for 5 minutes, there are many different setting options and 3 separate car washing stands.
You can pay in cash or by card and there are change machines available for convenience.

Don’t use the newly installed drive-​thru section. I had soap suds covering my hood after all was said and done. What a sad waste of $ 7. Took my car home and washed it myself. Thanks sofspra.

Short and Sweet… Whenever I am working in Encinitas I end up being right across the street from this place. This particular weekend it did indeed pour rain and that actually made my car worse. The cakes on dust turned to a sort of clay and desperately needed to be hosed off before heading home. The 4 – 5 bays are clean and always have working tools. The prices are average, or a bit above as you are right on the 101 near the beach… and they place is laid out well… Making it easy to maneuver your car to and from the wash or vacuole…
Get in, get clean… get out… get on with it!

I don’t need a bunch of sweaty strangers all up in my ride. Problem solved at the poorly spelled Sofspra, where for three bucks, you can restore the shine with a high-​pressure hose. Sofspra recently diversified payment options at the pump too, so you can go cash or plastic instead of carrying around a sock full of quarters. However, it still remains a convenient place to roll up to for quarters if you’re planning on doing laundry or playing a lot of Ms. Pac-​Man. All in all, a fine self-​service car wash.