On my drive to visit Tampa, I ran into a LOT of bugs. I regrettably used the self-service wash at Uncle Chick's Car Wash to wash my car. The water pressure was so weak that it took nearly 5 minutes just to do the pre-wash. I thought the pressure would get better with the pressure wash, but it did not. I couldn't even effectively spray off bugs from an inch away. I put my hand in front of the sprayer (not advised with a "real" pressure washer), and it felt like a shower head. You can get better pressure from an ordinary garden water hose. I would never recommend this car wash because it took approximately three times as long to complete the job due to the low pressure. Of course, the longer you use it, the more it costs. I moved to a different stall to complete the rinse, but it was not much better. That's how I learned it costs $5 just to get started. In all, I spent nearly $21 to get the worst car wash ever. I was hoping for rain when I left so I could get a proper rinse. I tried to contact the company to no avail; the phone rang on my first call with no answer. Each call after that was met with the old-school busy tone. Customer service was just as disappointing as the equipment. Another major issue is the lack of pricing signs. There was no clear indication of what your total charges would be until you finish. Between the weak water pressure, high cost, poor communication, and lack of price transparency, I would not recommend this car wash to anyone. read more

Kind of disappointing. Foaming brush was worn and it had no foam even with repeated moves of switch to that position. Pre-soak didn't do much to soften up bugs even after about 5 minutes (yes I put it on first when car was dry). Soapy spray wasn't all that soapy. Rinse took quite a while to spray clear water. The spot-free rinse did work quite well though, and the blow dryer was a nice feature. read more

New equipment installed turned the place around. If only the foam carpet cleaner worked.

ran out of quarters trying to restart water, used card to finish rinsing vehicle off and was charged $15 for under 2 minutes of rinse time even when I pressed the red stop button to stop being charged immediately after and added $2 of quarters vehicle was rinsed off with timer still stating I had 2:32 left of time and was overcharged roughly $8 this car wash has gone downhill in recent years unfortunately read more

Came here at 10pm on a Saturday night. Put $10 in the coin machine for 10 coins, only for it to eat my $10 and give me nothing. Contacted the number on the side for "emergencies" only to be left on read. Been coming here for 10+ years but last night will be my last night, and I'll spread the word as well. read more

This is the worst car wash, I went a while ago for a car wash and the drive through wash was terrible. No way of contacting them! I gave them another chance and put money in for coins and didn't get anything back!!!! So never again, go elsewhere I would even give them a 1 star they should be out of business read more

I used the tire wash on my newly restored auto. It totally trashed my custome wheels. If you have very expensive custom wheels. Do NOT use their tire wash. It will be very costly to repair. read more

I wanted a quick wash for my Prius and opted for the $10.00 automatic drive through wash. Well that is an oxymoron...it lasted less than 2 minutes, no soap just water and no dryer upon leaving the stall. Won't waste my money on this place again. What a scam!!! read more

Okay it is a drive in car wash, nothing new. I was initially turned off when the signs said to deposit $2.00 & then would not work till it got $.50 more. The jet worked great, as did the soap & rinse. I have a 2 seater car, so quick enough to clean in the time allotted. It had places for mats and such, but I just wanted to get the pollen crap off my car. All was great, including the pressure. I did not like that their were no signs indicating the price increase. Not so much paying it, but having enough change. Thankfully my change maker & money taker worked great! What's a girl to do? you drive a beautiful car, you can't have it dirty. read more

Uncle Chick's Car Wash - Car Wash Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Just like everyone else on here, the sign said it was going to be $3 and they charged my card $10. I, also, wish I had read the reviews. Update: I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Although, I doubt it will change anything. read more

This was the most horrific experience I have ever had with a car wash. First, the drive-through car wash took my money but never turned on, so I went to wash my car manually but it was such a horrifically set up ordeal! Not only did it not get off the simple bug splatter, but it also managed actually to stain my paint!! It took me three rounds ( at a min of $3 each) to get some of the bugs off, and at times when it was on rinse, I would spray soap. After fighting with that, I went to vacuum my car, where you have to go to the other side of the lot to buy "tokens" that the machine won't even take, so now I'm stuck with chucks cheese looking tokens and I lost $5. After fighting for it to take real money for several minutes, I came to find out that the hose doesn't even reach to the back of my compact little Elantra! It hardly reached my back seats! Most of the time, I was fighting for the hoses to not pop out of the machine just to vacuum the front, if anything. So I'm $45 down, and my car is dirtier than it was when I arrived. It looks like I went missing now, even like I said, running it through the wash three times. Before, I just had highway bugs on my hood, nothing much! I don't know what soap they use or what they define "water" as, but it's an abomination. Furthermore, they don't have a drying option, so you're stuck with a soaked spotted car! I also saw a couple have their money eaten by the carpet shampoo machine. This place is a rip off! I can't get in touch with anyone in the company. It would have been cheaper and easier to hire someone to detail my car. I'm not one to ever leave reviews, let alone bad ones, but I've vexed beyond belief. I'm going to tell everyone how terrible this place is to save them time, energy, money, and the paint on their car. read more

Disappointed again. I just go through the automatic car wash to knock the dust off because it does not do too much better than that. Paid $10 to include the undercarriage wash. But that did not work at all. Got the top side washed and it did a fair job since it was not that dirty. So then went to thier website to let them know what happened. "Please leave us a comment so we can improve our service." Right . . . the comment section did not work. Filled in the info with quite a bit of detail and hit SUBMIT . . . NOTHING. :-( Sat there and did nothing at all. This shows what they are really think. read more

I paid $10 for the self service car wash and the car wasn't even dry, and it looks as dirty as before, I will not go back to this car wash

This place is a rip off. Youre better off paying for a regular automatic carwash somewhere else. $5 here only gets you 6 minutes, which is not enough time to do wheels and brush the body. Whatever you do, don't ever put your credit card in the stall machines. It will likely overcharge you!! But the machines work better with cash. On a more positive note, it is a nice and clean place overall and it offers vacuums and hand drying/waxing area. But seriously, save time and money. Go to a good automatic car wash like Bay Breeze or Flippers. read more

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I wash my car at Uncle Chick. It is easy access from Tampa road. It has civilian camera on site. Saturday and Sunday are always busy. There are about 5 self-service, one machine wash and 2 interior vacuum. Coin, token machine on site (AMEX no accepted). Each option cost 2 tokens or 8 quarters on average. It offers no-spot wash, but I usually just use regular soap. I did notice that if I don't dry my car using my towell, it leaves water spot that won't come off unless I wash it again. My brother-in-law tried the auto wash and he didn't complain. I took one star off because I got few bad tokens from the machine. I hope they fix it. BTW, there are couple good restaurants and bar just next door in walking distance. read more

Please stay away from this place. It is very expensive and after $10 at the self-service car wash, my car was still dirty. The vacuums are extremely short time also. I think they deliberately turn down the pressure on the wand so your car can't get clean. Also they have a bunch of smelly chemicals that act like they're doing something but they really don't. This place has horrible reviews on Google as well and I should have read them before I went in but all I was trying to do a spray my car down and get it cleaned. This place is truly a scam which is crazy because there's so many good car washes around. Stay away read more

Definitely needed the Sedan cleaned, so I stopped in the drive thru Water Wiz 2.0...it definitely got the job done for the most part...the deluxe jets water underneath the vehicle....the water jets out in a back and forth sequence....the blower needs improvement...I had to get out and shammy it down but it was all a set up because the aroma from the restaurants next door was trying to entice me to go in for a quick dine! LOL! ...it takes cash & credit cards...it doesn't provide receipts...other than that it gets the job done... read more

Uncle Chick's Car Wash - The Sedan. - Car Wash Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

We got the highest package and it was terrible! Car seemed ok clean but when dry, the windows are completely spotted and even scrubbing them hasn't helped!!! 0 stars read more

Wish I had read the reviews. I did the self serve and it charged my card $10 because the brush was so filthy it took me that long to wash off the grimy residue. The car was still dirty when I left $10 poorer. read more

I wish I would have read the reviews before I just got ripped off. I just had my car professionally detailed less than a month ago..needless to say I got the ultimate wash, hoping to keep its nice shine....nope came out looking awful! Worse than before. Wheels dirty, the few white spots on it, still there.....no one at the location or picking up the phone...I wanted to vaccum my car out but it only takes tokes....however its 1.25 so 1 token doesn't work? whatever keep my dollar, but I want my $12 back....so I go online and to the contact part and you cant even submit a complaint or anything! total waste. really wish I would have read before wasting my time and money. go to Walmart, buy some towels and cleaner spray....it will look a lot better than chicks! read more

This car wash is very close to my work. I went on my lunch break to wash my car and was pleased with the self wash. I think most of the complaints on here are regarding the automatic wash. It sounds much cheaper to do it yourself. I think it cost me around $4.50 to clean the outside of my truck, no drying. It's good for a quick clean off. read more

I would not recommend this place, the car wash does not clean your car at all and the owner is very rude, that's IF he answers.

I paid for the deluxe $10 car wash. I was very disappointed in the car wash results. Maybe 60% of the car surfaces were cleaned. The areas cleaned looked good. I attached some photos of the car after the $10 deluxe wash!! At least 3/4 of the hood still had pollen on it. Of the two bird dirt spots only one was even partially removed the other was the original size. I then paid an additional $3.00 in the self service car spot to wash the missed areas plus an additional $2.50 for vacuuming. Total cost $15.50 and I had to do half the work. I guess this is how Uncle Chick's makes his money. This was a total waste of time and money... a rip off. Next time I will go down the street to the full service car wash and only pay $12. read more

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Worst ripoff in town. Dont waste your time or Money. This place should shut down. The equipment does not work properly. The "one way" with cars parked every where is rediculous. I will never give them another dime. read more

I normally use Uncle Chick's to vacuum my car. I usually bring my own quarters. However, today, I brought 10 $1 Bills thinking I will change them in for quarters. So I put my dollars in and out come "Tokens" which is fine, but I didn't realize until putting in $7 that the coins are for the car wash only. So now my tokens were practically useless in regards to vacuuming. I did put a quarter in the vacuum machine because the machine does say Quarters and Tokens only. So, yeah, it'll take my tokens but the token will only be worth $.25 instead of the $1 I bought it for. What a scam. $7 out the window. And I would say that at least I can wash my car there, but I am able to wash my car at home, so its really a waste of my $7. This is probably how this tricky business makes half of their money. read more

Please don't waste your money or time. The automated drive through did not get my not so dirty vehicle clean and left excessive water spotting. Also tried the self serve which cost even more as the water pressure was so low it wouldn't remove the dirt or the soap in a timely fashion. Had to rewash both times. If another company came and gave them some competition things might change. In the meantime I will wash my car any where but here. read more

This place is great! For $12 I got a thorough wash with no brush or scratches. The only problem is that it was super busy and was along line. Overall I was very satisfied and will be back again. read more

Decided I would give this car wash a 2nd chance after being a little disappointed the last time I went there a few months ago. Paid $10 for the automatic wash and my car looked worse after the wash then it did before I went . Left streaks of soap film all over my car and didn't even dry half of my car. I had to go over my car myself afterwards to remove all the soap film before it dried onto my car and my windows were left all spotted . What a waste of $10... read more

What a rip off! I only went here because I work in the building next door, and my brand new car had a little bird poop on the hood. I opted for the $7.00 basic wash, after reading all the awful reviews. Well, my car looks 1000 times worse than it did before going thru the wash, AND they debited my account $10.00 rather than 7. LESSON LEARNED.... I'll keep the bird poop until I find a reputable car wash, thank you. read more

I like Uncle Chicks because I can do everything all in one place and self serve for a couple of quarters, but they have this crazy biting ant infestation bye all of the vacuums read more

Overpriced compared to other self-service car washes... $3 for 4 min, not enough time to do a good wash. As far as the automatic car wash, I can't attest to the quality, but those are lazy machines and pressure washers allow you to clean where you want. UC' s is in a nice location it's just too Overpriced and there is no warm water that comes our of the hose... read more

The wrong car wash if you want your car clean. Simply pay $3 for the first 4 minutes. Then you're screwed. 1$ per minute after that. Many places do double the time for this price. $10 roll of quarters gone and I didn't even finish rinsing the last half of my truck. Not worth it. read more

One word, Greedy! Oh, wait, one more word-SUCKS! If there is one thing I hate is CHEAP and PETTY. It is the ultimate pet peeve of mine. We had never been here before, so we tried the basic $7 wash. Omg! The car looked worse after the wash than before. This lousy wash didn't even get basic dirt off and it left residue on the car. On top of that, IT DIDN'T EVEN BLOW DRY THE CAR. WOW. HOW PETTY IS THAT?!?! We may as well had gone to Speedway's carwash for less money and at least got a 20 second blow dry. Again, this was our first visit, we aren't going to pay top dollar for a service we've never had before, and I'm so glad we didn't. The car looked as if we had never got it washed at all. I have never heard of not getting a blow dry with any type of wash you purchase. This company is being greedy, trying to make you pay more money so you can get the blow dry. Just for being petty, they won't get our business again. So those of us who choose the "basic wash option" aren't worthy of the precious hot blow dry?! Oh brother, give me break. Why would that make people want to come back and/or recommend this business? We could have filled a couple of buckets of water with cheap dish soap, dumped them on the car and drove off at 60 mph down the highway to get it clean AND dry. AND it probably would've looked better! We will never come back to this greedy and petty company. We have 2 cars so they just lost 2 customers. There is no attendant. Just go to your local Speedway, BP or any other gas station car wash. At least you will get a blow dry with ANY wash you purchase. Stay tuned for my other review on an exceptional carwash I highly recommend and how they treat they're customers. ashleysmashleyblog.wordpress.com read more

What a ripe off! I went here again to just use there vacuum to clean out my car. It $1.25 I was a quarter short so I swiped my debt card and it came on. The next day I see in my account I was charged $10.00 for the vacuum, I didn't use anything else. I've read other reviews where this has happened and nobody including me can get a hold of them. Don't go there! read more

Worst car wash ever owner super rude and payed over 15$ and car was still not clean. It was a ripoff and the worst costumer service and Will never return. read more

This place never gives a good car wash. The drive thru wash is terrible. The brush & hose bays are ok, pretty good amount of time for the $$$ read more

My friend raves about this place and I was pretty loyal to another wash but wanted to give it a try. Initially I had a bad experience with the equipment after another patron left a substance on the vaccum hose but I found the owner there on-site and he was absolutely wonderful about resolving it with me. Also, I used the full service wash and now realize how much time I can save if I use this versus doing it myself. Highly recommend you give it a try. Very impressed with the operation. read more

I wash my car there about once every ten days. It is an o.k. place,it's close to me. They have an automatic car wash there,which does not clean your car in anyway. when I use the self clean wash i'ts good until a car goes through the automatic,when that happens I loose all pressure on the spot free rinse. I am a fanatic with water spots. I am writing this because 3 times I have put in $5.00 and it shut off in 2 min. I have tried to reach them but don't even get a voice mail. I will get what they owe me. read more

Used the Self-Serve Wash. Could use more pressure. Found a slight film still on car after washing and rinsing. Was minimally acceptable, nothing noteworthy. I expect I will find a different car wash when I go to do it myself. read more

Save your money! Auto wash for $12.00, car comes out worse. Old, worn out machines with no maintenance.