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Tower Car Wash

2.8 (701 reviews)
Open • 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Tower Car Wash on Mission and Van Ness in San Francisco
Mike R.

Tower Car Wash does a good job in washing and finishing your car. Its amazing the prices which range from $39.99, $49 and up. However, its a pretty good value given the very hard working "finishing team" that completes the job! As a former hand car washer myself as a 15 year old, I truly appreciate the staff's attention to details on the windows, interior dash, console, floor mats, seats and all surfaces. Equal amount of detail is focused on your exterior including the roof, trunk, side doors, hood, windshield, bumpers and wheels & tires. Very impressive. This is a Chervon gas station, I usually fill up my SUV and car wash just under $100. I noted the abundance of Mercedes, Jaguars, BMWs and Porsches which to me means besides the price of the car wash, their customer make sure their auto get excellent care. Located at Mission & Van Ness Street it is sometimes difficult to access heading North of Van Ness Street, otherwise worth the effort.

Leftover mess
Nisha G.

Terrible, don't waste your money. I paid $100 for inside and out and console cleaning - it took an hour and they didn't clean it well, see pics.

trunk greasy (not putting anything "clean" on that)

Got an interior detail and it came back super greasy. There were also plenty of places that were missed and not clean at all: along the bottom 1/3rd of the steering wheel, the rear drink holders, in the glovebox, air vents -- just all still dusty and dirty. Untouched where you can still see the dirt. It's as if they sprayed a ton of product around and barely made an effort to wipe things down. Sure, it's cleaner than it was when I brought it in, but I needed to spend about an hour drying it out and wiping if off so I don't get that "baby oil" feeling whenever I get in to my car. I considered bringing it back in to have them fix it, but it feels like they barely did a passable job here so I'm wary they won't really be able to /make it right/. Avoid this place for detailing work and look elsewhere.

Lizzie G.

I was really surprised that this place was still here because i heard they sold the property,and i think they are putting up condos? I haven't been here in 100 years, Lmao! For how long the lines can get, they are really fast here, and they do a great job in detailing your car. I know it's a short review,but that's all there is to say about this car wash place,lol oh the workers here were really nice. Thanks for reading my review. ~Lizzie~

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Felice G.

Had a basic car wash ($39.99) here and even though I was satisfied with the wash, I was a little frustrated after seeing a chip on my windshield. I would know that it wasn't there before the car wash because I look at my dash cam each time I start my car, and that's when I noticed it. I suppose it happens in any traditional drive thru car wash but oh well. I won't come back. I then recommend going to Castro Car Wash instead where they wash your car by hand. Long as the interior of your car isn't super dirty, you can avail their basic wash for $45.

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Iris the best of the best! She provides the best service ever. She always takes my car and do an amazing job.

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This place is great and they have a cafe and place to sit. Staff is polite and it's not overpriced compared to other places in the city.

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These guys are great and always do a good job when I come here. I've gotten waxes and regular wash and always turns out great!

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