$30/month for as many full service washes (regularly $16/each) as you want on one car (they print the make/model and license plate on the membership card, so no, you can't do what you're thinking about)

i love this thing. i get my car washed twice a week.

vacuumed, washed, sealed, dried by hand, windshield and windows cleaned inside and out

i know autobell isn't the best car wash in the world... but you can't beat this deal, and it's hard to screw up something as simple as this.

anyone else do this?

10/4/2007 10:14:13 AM

if i had a car worth a damn i would do it

10/4/2007 10:14:54 AM

can you get just one months worth? or do you have to get like 6 months? or something?

10/4/2007 10:16:19 AM

You're going to fuck your paint up washing your car that much... especially in an automated washer.

Hand wash ftw

10/4/2007 10:16:49 AM

Hmm. I usually spring for one full service wash a month (roughly) at Bunkey's, and that runs me $21 I think... Might not be a bad deal. What's the closest Auto Bell to campus though? The only one I can think of is the one on Millbrook, which is quite a drive.

Still gotta tip the dudes each time though. (On that subject, what is the appropriate tip for a full-service car wash? I usually go with $2...)

10/4/2007 10:17:14 AM

its $30/month, they charge your card every month on the 1st

and washing your car by hand will fuck up the paint job way more than an automatic washer.

10/4/2007 10:18:12 AM

i have never let anyone wash my car for me. never will.

especially at auto bell.

handwarsh ftw

[Edited on October 4, 2007 at 10:18 AM. Reason : ^how so?]

10/4/2007 10:18:26 AM

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"You're going to fuck your paint up washing your car that much... especially in an automated washer. Hand wash ftw"

depends on wash type... if it has the brushes then yeah, you are right, if it's a 'touchless' or 'laser' wash it shouldn't mess with your paint anymore than hand washing i would think

10/4/2007 10:18:50 AM

closest one to campus is on hwy 70, head down s. saunders away from downtown, bear left at the 70/401 split, it's on your right. that's the one i always go to and they always do an excellent job. if you get the card, you can use it at any autobell.

i usually tip $2-$3, depending on how much i have in my wallet.

10/4/2007 10:19:30 AM

http://www.marlinscarwash.com/SUB/TexasCarWashStudy.pdf

10/4/2007 10:20:39 AM

what kind of man pays another man to wash his pride and joy

you dont pay another man for a handjob, DO YOU?!

10/4/2007 10:21:27 AM

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"you dont pay another man for a handjob, DO YOU?!"

getting my car washed does not induce orgasm

10/4/2007 10:22:30 AM

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"depends on wash type... if it has the brushes then yeah, you are right, if it's a 'touchless' or 'laser' wash it shouldn't mess with your paint anymore than hand washing i would think"

The problem with the "touchless" and "laser" washes is that, in my experience, they don't do shit. Not worth spending money on at all...The only "touchless" method that seems to work that I've seen is to go to one of those places where you pull in and do the wash yourself with one of those big wand things. (Touchless if you don't use the "foam brush" part, which I don't because I completely don't trust that thing not to fuck up my paint...)

10/4/2007 10:25:46 AM

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"getting my car washed does not induce orgasm"

you ain't doin' it right, boy

10/4/2007 10:31:31 AM

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"what kind of man pays another man to wash his pride and joy"

car != pride and joy

maybe not in high school, but not now.

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" love this thing. i get my car washed twice a week. vacuumed, washed, sealed, dried by hand, windshield and windows cleaned inside and out "

Do they clean the wheels well for this "full service"?
How about tire dressing?

10/4/2007 10:55:50 AM

yeah, last time i went the dude got down with a cloth and scrubbed the wheels, they're clean now

you can get the tire gloss stuff for $3 extra if you want, it's really not worth it.

10/4/2007 11:06:19 AM

if you just tell the guy that if he takes care of the tires you'll take care of him and give a $5 tip you'll be fine

once the folks that work there know that you're a good tipper you'll get the best service
guys will be fighting to get your car

10/4/2007 11:13:21 AM

Do you really need to get your car clean and detailed every week??? Stop being lazy and get out there and wash your own damn car

10/4/2007 11:19:55 AM

nowhere can you get unlimited auto detailing for $30/month

okay... maybe where the dollar is very strong

but he's not getting it detailed
just an exterior wash and maybe the windows... maybe the dash

10/4/2007 11:21:14 AM

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" and washing your car by hand will fuck up the paint job way more than an automatic washer."

how do you figure that?

10/4/2007 11:28:33 AM

his hands are made of steel wool

10/4/2007 11:29:26 AM

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"once the folks that work there know that you're a good tipper you'll get the best service guys will be fighting to get your car"

i have experienced this

10/4/2007 11:39:35 AM

last time i checked pressure washing was pressure washing, holding the nozzle yourself or not

10/4/2007 12:33:42 PM

as soon as i saw autobell, i knew it was evan

10/4/2007 12:37:46 PM

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"last time i checked pressure washing was pressure washing, holding the nozzle yourself or not"

I'm not saying there is a technical difference. But, again just in my experience, the standard automatic gas station/etc. touchless car washes aren't very thorough. They try to position the nozzles to where they will be, but one-size-fits-all is kind of a detriment. The "by hand" touchless washing, since I'm paying attention to what is more and less dirty, and I can go back if I miss something, ends up being a better clean.

10/4/2007 1:55:26 PM

it's hunting season

I absolutely positively have no use for a car wash right now

10/4/2007 1:57:48 PM