Dishonest. Condescending. Aloof.
If I had to choose three words to describe the owner/operator, those are the ones I would choose.
My husband and I have a Cadillac Escalade, which he uses as his primary vehicle. He also has a TCP license and uses the vehicle to drive clients. Since the vehicle is black, he likes to get it washed often to keep it looking nice, so when he he heard that Autopia has an UNLIMITED wash package, he signed up. Fast forward to last week, when he was suddenly cut off from this service. Why? He was told that they don't offer the unlimited package for TCP vehicles. Trying to find a resolution, I urged my husband to visit the car wash and see if some resolution could be reached, since he is a customer who had been with them for several months now. The staff doubled down on the policy. Today, we paid a visit to Autopia's website to read about their different wash options and packages. I scoured the site for anything that mentioned excluding TCP vehicles and there was nothing (see screenshots). Um, ok. So, my husband decided to email the owner to reach a resolution. Fairly quickly in the exchange, the owner became snarky, condescending and rude. Wow, what a way to treat local customers who are trying to support a local business. The owner, again, doubled down on this policy, even when my husband told him what was on his website. He even emailed a pic of a brochure (one my husband has never seen nor been given--not even when he went to talk to them) that does actually state the exclusion. However, this brochure is only available at the car wash--so we were told, even though my husband has never seen one or been given one. My favorite part was when he said "it's unlimited use not unlimited abuse"(see screenshots). Um, WHAT? I guess we are rewriting the dictionary. Their site clearly states "Enjoy that clean car feeling with Ulimited Washes, every day!" There is no disclaimer outlining any exclusions. Bottom line, the owner of this car wash engages in false advertising, and when approached about trying to work something out with an existing customer in spite of that, he gets snarky and extremely condescending. We have run businesses and know, this is no way to communicate with or treat your customers. In addition, if you're already giving a customer a deal, it is unethical to cancel that deal while you continue to offer it to others. If there had been an issue with TCP vehicles, they should have told him then. Changing the policy and blindsiding a current customer with it, rather than grandfathering them in is unacceptable. We have already contacted the BBB and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce to report the false advertising and inconsistent practices--we didn't want it to come to this and tried very nicely to resolve this issue, but the owner, I guess is one of those penny wise dollar foolish business owners. This review, along with the dozens of reviews about filthy cars leaving there and even theft, should be reason enough for you to avoid this place. If you need a car wash, a good one, go down Village Parkway and hit up Corwood--they take time and care about their work and their customers--the owner is cheerful and kind and I literally watched a gentleman work on my console and cup holder for 5 minutes once, and that was on a standard wash at regular price. THAT'S what I call service, and THAT is the kind of business I want to give my money to. So, support a GOOD local business and stay the hell away from Autopia. You can thank me later.
(Sorry, Yelp arranges the pics when I uploaded, so my apology for them being out of sequence.) read more