I usually get gas at those Shell gas station. It's nice that they have Mr. Splash here as an option for the car wash and auto detailing. It's convenient.
We recently got a matte finish SUV and love the look. When we bought the car, they told me I should not do regular drive-through car washes as the bristles can be tough on the matte finish. And definitely do not get any wax finish as that would mess up the finish as well. Who knew having a matte finish vehicle would be so high maintenance. Lol. Funny enough, I haven't gotten a car wash since buying the car in March and it isn't that dirty. Honest.
Finally decided to get a car wash today. My husband borrowed my car for Naples and lots of bugs on the front of the car. Yuck.
Went on a Saturday and Pamela was very helpful and answered a lot of questions regarding the different car wash and detailed packages, along with membership options. There are tons of options and the pricing is a bit confusing, but Pamela was great explaining everything. She was very friendly and patient. I really appreciated that. She clarified that the drive thru would be safe for my car since they use silicone bristles, and not the harsh bristles.
In the end, I ended up getting the "Best Drive Thru Plus SUV" option for $24.99 and and additional $15.99 for "Hand Wash". She offered a "Pam Special" and threw in a vacuum option too. So nice. Total came out to $40.98 and I tipped them cash.
Pam, Jeremiah and Yeshon worked together to vacuum, wash and hand dry my car.
They had a small plastic picnic table next the drive thru entrance where you can sit and wait. They vacuumed the car first, then pulled it up to the entrance of the drive thru and did a pre-wash before putting it in drive thru wash. Once the car came out of drive thru, they pulled it up to the other side where they detail or hand dry the car. I went to that side and they had bench seating where you can wait for them to finish. The guys completed the hand drying part while Pamela started on another car.
I put a timer on and the whole experience took between 30-40 minutes. Really good on timing! $41 was not a bad price for everything and they did a great job.
I was interested in the Mr. Splash membership options too but Pamela wasn't 100% on those options so I'll have to come back and discuss with the manager on duty to see if that is worth it. Apparently you pay the monthly membership fee and get unlimited car washes. With my hand drying option for the matte finish, I would have to add $15 each time. Seems like fair pricing depending on how much you really need to wash your car. There is also a vacuum station area too in front of the gas station, this is included in your car wash. read more