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Old 20-Nov-2004, 11:10 PM
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winter washes

so with winter comming, so does the snow, salt, and sand....as for washing the car what do you find better to do.... now would you still go to the coin-op for a do it your self... or how about ones at the gas station....2 types...drive through...or the one the you park in and the machine goes around you...and how offen would you wash your car
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Old 20-Nov-2004, 11:25 PM
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i still wash it myself because i dont trust those stupid machines to get all the salt and dirt out properly from the wheel wells, etc.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 01:14 AM
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coin-op ... depending on how cold it is... if the water doesn't freeze too quick when you're in the bay then .. otherwise not at all.. I've heard too many horror stories with gas station drive thru car wash's
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 07:50 AM
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coin-op..

and that's only cuz i can't find a hose and bucket
 
Old 21-Nov-2004, 10:17 AM
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my first choice would be coin-op

second choice is gas station car washes that are "touch free". for those living in sauga there is one at an esso on the corner of mavis and eglington.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 11:15 AM
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Coin up, you can concentrate the wash on some areas that need extra attention.

And I wash it once a week.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 11:37 AM
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coin-op cuz my car dont fit in automated washes and like said, u can hose out the wheel wells mo betta
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 01:00 PM
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definitly coin opp.....like it has been said, you can focus on the areas where salt builds up (wheel wells)....
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 05:08 PM
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Coin Op.

Your driveway can easily become a skating rink, if you wash your car in your driveway.
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i did it last year

then i had to get gas, that was a bitch to do... my door froze... b/c after midnights.... when i got off my shift it was -15
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 07:32 PM
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Coin op.

IMO, all of those car washes at gas stations suck ***.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 08:16 PM
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Coin op for me as well. Can't go wrong with it.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 08:43 PM
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One thing I don't like about coin op is the hose always bangs on the car when you use the foam brush. Oh well, it is winter, what can I say.
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 08:47 PM
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I go back to work and use the heated shop with hot and cold water, its mint and only a few minutes from home. Although occasionally i use the coin op if the build up of snow under the car is big enough, then i blast it off with the high pressure
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by CyniKal.Mindset
coin-op cuz my car dont fit in automated washes and like said, u can hose out the wheel wells mo betta
dont fit? as in too low? they have washes that dont use tracks , the thing goes around the car and u drive it through yourself
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Old 21-Nov-2004, 11:43 PM
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Joker: those suck too. I once saw a guy I know go through there with his car and nail the side rails. His whole car is widebody and molded. Needless to say he had a few grand in damages from the $5 car wash.
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Old 22-Nov-2004, 12:54 AM
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all I do in winter is go to a coin-op, put in the $3, and just rinse the car off, giving special attention to places where salt builds up.


theres no point in washing your car so its spotless in winter, its going to be covered again in 2 days
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Old 22-Nov-2004, 01:27 AM
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go with the coin op, u can focus more attention on the spots that need it most
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Old 22-Nov-2004, 10:33 PM
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touchless car was at esso. it does the under the car as well.

so glad i get those free..
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Coin washes are the best in the winter.....cheap and quick....$2-4 bucks, rinse and roll.
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