Southport Plaza Car Wash

Yikes. I neglected washing my (new to me) car for quite some time but finally decided to get it done. When I pulled up to the wash entrance, I wanted to back out because my gut told me that this was not the way, but someone pulled in behind me. I got the $15 wash and free vacuum which I didn’t use. When the wash was done and I pulled over to check my vehicle over, I found a good amount of scratches that were not there previously. And there was paint chipped on one door. I cannot fathom how this is allowed to keep happening to people. Never ever again.

The cheapest wash for my compact suv was $16.20 All four rims on my car was still filthy after going through the car wash as was some of my windows. I guess use of the free vacuum is supposed to compensate for this? I will not be returning. Nor would I recommend wasting your time and hard-earned money.

I drove my car through this carwash today the day after buying it from the dealership. There is a deep scratch on the front as well as a light scratch on the side! There are water markings around which are understandable for this style of carwash but the scratches are inexcusable and will cost me at least $100 to get repaired. Will not return.

$5 car wash and exterior hand-dried, free vacuuming hose to use and open 7 days a week starting at 8 am. Staff is courteous and friendly. They have $1 air machines (bring quarters). Sometimes they offer coupons for discount from other businesses in the plaza with a deluxe wash.

Mixed bag of experiences here… I certainly get why the cashiers up front might not love their job. It has to be hugely repetitive and often really boring, except when something goes wrong and people screw up the very basics of riding your car thru a fully automated process, ie. putting car in gear or some other nonsense… however, generally the folks at the entrance exhibit the kind of arrogance and superiority one might expect from a brain surgeon… but that’s mostly a digression. The tip workers at the exit are always friendly and helpful, the free vacuums are appreciated and the wash itself is, at least adequate. Biggest complaint though is managements IDGF attitude towards the posted hours… the following pic was taken at 6:20pm on a Sat night. Closing time should have been 7:00pm according to them. This happens enough for me to post this very irritated review. Really shabby for a pretty low intensity business… Just sayin.