I went here today, Friday, May 24, 2019. I wanted to get a car wash, despite that the forecast…read morecalled for a chance of rain for the next week, since I was taking my car in to have the windshield replaced in Sparks, due to a large crack. I get embarrassed if the car is dirty, so I try to wash it before every service. It is hard, since my assigned parking space is under this tree, which sheds not only this hard clear sap/resin, but also tons of dirt. The seals by the windows are always filthy. Of course, there is the usual bird poop too.
I was going to do the car wash at Quik Stop in Carson City this morning, before my trip up to Sparks, but I forgot. Luckily, there was a Quik Stop in the area with a touchless car wash for the same price. I use only touchless, since I found that automated car washes with brushes leave minor scratches. I had called earlier, and they answered the phone promptly and gave me good information about the car wash.
When I got there, I first stopped in to the convenience store section to have a look around. There were the usual things higher-end convenience stores have, like hot food (pizza, hot dogs, etc.), refrigerated sandwiches, soda dispensers, coffee, slurpee/icee dispensers, and slot machines (in Nevada at least). But there was also a table for discounted items, and a large supply of hats they sell. This is unusual for convenience stores.
I was going to pay inside for the car wash, but I noticed a line of customers, including some paying for gas. So I just drove up and paid at the front of the car wash by credit card. There was no line, unlike the time I went to the Quik Stop in Carson City (see my review here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/quik-stop-carson-city?hrid=yMifdFaSgVe_0BrLiBSinA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) ).
I am cheap, so I chose the $6 Deluxe Wash. It included a foam bath, clear coat protectant, spot free rinse, and blow dry. The $7 Premium Wash includes an undercarriage blast as well. The $9 Rain Shield Wash includes all of the aforementioned, plus a rainbow polish. I should spring for the $7 option, since I need the undercarriage blast after going through snow/rain on the roads over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Bay Area in California in April, although maybe it is too late?
The instructions in the car wash told me to drive up, then move back. I was doused in water and waxes for a while. Then at the end, there was also a drying timer for the blow dry, like in Carson City, which gives you 80 seconds (they start at 1:20 though their monitor shows 120, which led me to believe this was 120 seconds, not 1 minute, 20 seconds). The timer was more in front that at the car washes I am used to, so I didn't find it at first.
I was pleased at the end. No touchless carwash will get your vehicle as clean as one with brushes, but that is the trade-off for not getting scratches. There are already a ton of scratches under both door handles, from me opening and closing the doors, and I don't even have long nails. I don't need more scratches elsewhere on the body.
This location also is a propane bottle exchange.
At the end, I was going to check in on Yelp, but I couldn't find the listing. As it turned out, I was spelling "Quik Stop" as "Quick Stop" the whole time, lol!
