Best car wash in the north burbs?

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  1. Stuck686
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    Looking for a quality car wash in the Golden valley/brooklyn park/roseville area. I like the Holiday stations but is there something better? I know a nice self wash on Winnetka but dont always want to do that. My dad likes the VIP Gas station off 169/rockford rd but i dont like driving into that thing that pulls your wheel.
     
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    Unlimited wash pass $30 / month @ Holiday. The $30 pass includes underbody wash. It is nice in the winter because you can wash it as many times as you want. Sometimes I wash it every day when the roads are bad. Go in the morning, no lines in the morning on the way to work. Everyone waits till after work.
     
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    yeah i bought the car with this guys unlimited pass thing still on and he let me use it for a bit before he cancelled. i was JW if there is anything better than those, since the touchless washes dont do the best job on a white car
     
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    There is, but it takes more effort. if you aren't going to be washing your car when it needs it, the touchless is a better way to go. It might not do a perfect job, but you do keep the car cleaner if you use it a lot. I know the bottom of my car looks good and it is because i try and keep the salt off of it by using the pass as much as i can.
     
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    the pass is the best by farrrrr. So amazing.
     
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    I use the Holiday pass as well, Love it!
     
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    Mister Car Wash off of 169 and 85th in Brooklyn Park. Used to go there all of the time when i lived in BP. It is NOT touchless tho, and you would have to deal with the thing that pulls your wheel. But i never had any issues with anything there. And they hand dry, which is always nice.
     
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    Perfect10 in Shoreview seems to do a nice job. It's an 'old fashioned, get out and watch your car go through the tunnel' wash. Not cheap though.
     
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    Holiday currently has buy 1 get one month free
     
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    All of them or a certain station? And I assume thats buy a month of unlimited get one free? thanks :D
     
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    Yep
     
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    All of them
     
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    They typically do this every year in November and the sale ends at the end of the month.
     
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    In the golden valley area there is one off 55, just west of 169 by famous Dave's. other wise there is a spendy one off 394 and Louisiana (iirc) by the Perkins. Can't remember either places names right now,
     
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    mister carwash on 55, mermaid is the pricy one
     
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    I hear if you "lie" about your pass not working you can get a "free" through thievery code for a wash.... but I dont advocate this
     
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    its true i did this during lunch today when my pass didnt read
     
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    I do have the pass- Phone pic
     

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    OMGizzle. Is this going to become another "free" carwash post? You guys slay me... really.
     
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    :facepalm:
     
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    I'll see your :facepalm: and raise you a :banghead:... and the guy said that he only advocated... Just walk away now... and don't look back.
     
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    I can't look away. Call it morbid curiosity.

    So...Much...Fail
     
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    I know... it's like looking at the carnage of a bad car wreck. You know that you really shouldn't but... yooou ... jusssst ... cannnn't ... helppp... yourselllfff. Ugh.
     
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    I paid 30 for a month and got one free
     
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    :facepalm:
     
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    So we need a good image that we can change this guys avatar to. Like a dunce cap.
     
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    I feel bad for missing all the idiocy.
     
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    we need a bat signal for you, jason, nathan, etc...
     
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    GTalk always works. It hits me right in the pocket, with the buzzing and the notification sounds. We had magic the gathering summon cards on t3hw00t for a while, but those didn't work if you didn't visit.
     
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    just wondering how does payment work on the holiday pass. do you pay upfront like if you only wanted 3 months or does it automatically withdraw from your credit card each month?
     
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    Damnit! Haven't you been following this Holiday car wash "pass" information at all the last couple of days!? You don't have to pay anything for it! It's free! :bounce:
     
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    i dont have to pay anything?!? Im going home and pop off some freedom shots. finally something free in this great country. merica
     
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    To answer your question I believe it is just automatic every month until you cancel it.
     
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    BP off of France Ave- its a touch wash so it will get a white paint job really clean.

    Remember to get all of the salt out from your engine bay by opening/propping the hood before you pull in, otherwise the aluminum, etc. will corrode. Also, you can make sure you don't get any oxidation building up inside your filler piping, or fuel lines/gas tank if you open the gas cap up so the water and wax can get in and clear up the "build up" of bad fuel oil. The fuel filter will get rid of any water that ends up in the gas tank.

    I'd recommend doing that several times a month just to make sure that you are maintaining the engine compartment and fuel system on your vehicle. Its easy to do, so the entire car stays clean and not just the body panels and undercarriage.
     
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    cool thanks will try this later after work
     
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    LMAO, yes, all this.
     
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    Let us know how it goes, Forrest.
     
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    ok i am not trying that again my car ran weird for hours
     
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    We have one of these in my area. I have a unlimited wash for $19 and I made two passes today. You have the option of touch free or touch less.

     
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    ^ I want one of those in my garage.
     
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    I wouldn't cause it cost too much to own it lol I wash my car everyday after work on the way home. :coffee:
     
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    Pffft...not if i had an unlimited budget. It would be worth it.
     
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    PPPFFFT if you had an unlimited budget then why would you want an automated car wash, why not just have professional guys detail your cars for you. I know you have an unlimited budget everywhere else, why not in the car wash business :rolleyes:
     
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    Well...although it would be nice to have carwash guys at $5/hr, i would have moar bragging rights if i owned a robot.