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    Costco Car Wash

    3.8 (100 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Brian M.

    First time trying the Costco Car wash. I normally go to Stars and Stripes for the 20$ wash and wax. For the price of 7.99$ the deal can't be beat. I went at 7 am on a Saturday and had a short line. I imagine lines can get long during peak hours. Bring your own towels to wipe down your car.

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    Bob J.

    I have been going to Scrips Poway hand car wash $33.00 + $2.00 over size charge they do vacuum the truck but the last 3 times they have done a real poor job went to Costco $7.99 did a great job. Great place.

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    Kyle R.

    I wanted to try out Costco's car wash but I wish I didn't. Halfway through the car wash I heard a loud crack and when I came out of the car wash, I was missing a tail light cover. I talked to one of the attendants and he let me sign a claim to see if Costco would help me pay for the damage. I spoke with their insurance company from Illinois and they reported back saying there's nothing they could do about the damage caused by the car wash. They claimed that they issued over "1000 car washes" and no one filed a claim but upon looking through yelp reviews, there are definitely other people who experienced this. They pointed out that my fender was slightly misaligned and were convinced that was the cause of my tail light getting damaged. I've taken my car to Soapy Joes for years and never had an issue. I would not recommend going to their car wash. Staff present at the car wash were nice and helpful though, no issues with them.

    Gary N.

    This is the only Costco car wash in San Diego, unless you drive to Torrance or Victorville Costco, but the concept is simple, you can either get gas first and prepaid for your car wash there, or you can get in line of the wash and pay the machine there. Looks like the price never changed since my first time in 2018, still $7.99 per car, there will be a Costco employee at the entrance to mark your receipt and directing traffic, only one way in and out, when the weather is hot during summer time, the line will be super long, since I got my Costco membership I never get neither gas or car wash anywhere else but Costco. Convenient and fast as long you get into the wash.

    Jerry H.

    GREAT VALUE FOR $$!! This self drive thru car wash is huge and works very quickly. Long lines only take 10-15 min. The wash pulls your car through a big 50-60 foot car wash full of sudds, brushes, jet sprayers, tire shine, spot free shower and mega dryers. The wash cleans your car and leaves it reasonably dry for $7.99. Bring a towel to get a perfect dry. I find the water leaves no spots so I doubt bother drying it off. You can get a car wash ticket at the Costco gas pumps while gassing up. The brushes are soft and don't scratch your car. It's easy to use and very convenient if you don't much time to do a full service e wash.

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    8 months ago

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    9 months ago

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    10 months ago

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    8 months ago

    Love the car wash. Good price and fairly quick. All the attendants are nice with a shout out to Anthony who is always kind.

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    1 year ago

    I love anything Costco. Great value. Not the basic wash. It gives you all the exterior pluses

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    7 months ago

    Costco Poway, best car wash and price in town. Recommended hours, early morning and late afternoon.

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    11 months ago

    $7.99 for a car wash! What isn't to like? My husband loves it and will drive from Fallbrook to go here if we are headed south.

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    2 years ago

    Costco price $7.99, you can add it to your gas reciept when you fill up at the Costco gas station...quick even when there's a big line...

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    5 years ago

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    1 year ago

    Affordable car wash for member, convenient when getting gas each week; always have good experience there

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    2 years ago

    Like everything with Costco, great value for your money. Just bring towels to dry your car

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    3 years ago

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    2 years ago

    The car was overall clean except that there were several brown specks on the car coming out of the wash.

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    2 years ago

    Value is great and service is good, lines moves very fast. Costco is know for their professionalism and it showed in all services.

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    3 years ago

    The best machine car wash in town. People working there are always friendly, and there is plenty of room for wiping the car down.

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    11 years ago

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    4 years ago

    Can't beat the price or the level of service. Only Costco car wash location in San Diego

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    7 years ago

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    Ask the Community - Costco Car Wash

    Is this car wash brushless?

    Nope! I wouldn't bring a luxury car here.

    Do you pay for the wash inside the store?

    No. I believe you can pay at the gas station pump however. Normally the kiosk to buy a car wash is just before you enter.

    Any idea what maximum height can be accomodated?

    A normal sized SUV or truck

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    Even though 2 lines merge into one, it goes by pretty quickly because cars are consistently fed into the carwash.

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