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How Much You Pay for a Car Wash

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by nk1794, Feb 3, 2018.

  1. Feb 3, 2018 at 9:52 AM
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    nk1794

    nk1794 [OP] Always torque to spec

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    Just got it washed this morning. $24.99 for basic wash and vac. + $4 tip
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  2. Feb 3, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    TheBeast

    TheBeast The Beach

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    honestly I like to wash it myself. I'd rather use better products than the car wash.
     
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  3. Feb 3, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    JH5370

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    Cost me about 2 beers to do it myself. I still haven't found a place that I trust to wash it for me.
     
  4. Feb 3, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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    Upgrayedd

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    The place near my house is $25 for a full size truck. That’s the “works” wash.

    I like to do it myself, but sometimes I’m lazy or don’t feel like freezing my butt off in the winter.
     
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  5. Feb 3, 2018 at 10:01 AM
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    BlueBottle

    BlueBottle not a PRO

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    Bay Area cost higher than most other cities. Keep that in mind. When I see those guys use use the same rag to wipe the wheels, rockers than the fenders hood! Makes me cringe! When the truck is really dirty I will go through a touch less wash then just use a detailer at home. Or use a waterless wash at home if it’s not too dirty.
     
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  6. Feb 3, 2018 at 10:14 AM
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    Eclipsed & Floating

    Eclipsed & Floating Over it.........

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    Between $10 and $15 at the self wash joint, depending on prewash spray or not
     
  7. Feb 3, 2018 at 10:16 AM
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    Prostar 190

    Prostar 190 SSEM #9 I would rather be water skiing

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    Nothing i wash it myself.
     
  8. Feb 3, 2018 at 11:14 AM
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    ChucklesToy

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    $25 per month unlimited full wash...I dry it, vacuum and clean the windows...and then I wax it in the garage when I get back home...
     
  9. Feb 3, 2018 at 11:32 AM
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    Jim the Jarhead

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    $25.00 for a car wash, are you kidding me? Is it done twice a year? Does it never snow? What happens when the day after, and it rains, do you shell out more money for another $25 scrub.

    Wash my own by hand.
     
  10. Feb 3, 2018 at 11:33 AM
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    TXRailRoadBandit73

    TXRailRoadBandit73 YOTAS,RAILROADIN',RÖKnRÖLLN',BEER,MAX/GEMMA

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    Pay nothing...wash on my own
     
  11. Feb 3, 2018 at 11:48 AM
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    nk1794

    nk1794 [OP] Always torque to spec

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    I take it to get it washed 3-4 times a year. There was a ban on washing cars during the drought. The ban was lifted lastt year. Im planning to invest in equipment to wash it myself.
     
  12. Feb 3, 2018 at 12:02 PM
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    nk1794 [OP] Always torque to spec

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    Do they really work? Ill have to look into that.
     
  13. Feb 3, 2018 at 12:12 PM
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    Upgrayedd

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    When your truck is covered in road salt and the high temperature is 20*, options are limited.
     
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  14. Feb 3, 2018 at 12:27 PM
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    ninjajay

    ninjajay Posting from the toilet

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    I usually hand wash, but there's a nice automated one I use on occasion.

    Price is $15, I get a 25% discount through employer, and it also gives you 20c/gal off gas (with my old truck it would save about $4 on a fillup), so it nets at around $7.25
     
  15. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:08 PM
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    AxelsHumanDad

    AxelsHumanDad I am Groot

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    When it's cold(when isn't it cold in northern Wisconsin?) I get a dollar off the touch-less wash bay at Fleet Farm when I fill with fuel, so it costs me six bucks. It douches most of the underside, and keeps the outside slime under control. I'll hop out with an old towel and swab the door jambs so the doors don't freeze.
    Otherwise I do it myself with all the goodies @SouthBoundSteve has helped me spend mah monie on :thumbsup:. I don't know how much that has cost me!:D
     
  16. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:15 PM
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    Local hand wash place here is $50, but it’s a complete detail inside and out. Worth every penny, truck ends up looking good, I can sit in the a/c or pool and drink beer when I get home.
     
  17. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:22 PM
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    fisherman951

    fisherman951 MT dreams

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    I dont even wash my truck. Quicksand color always looks clean. Thats why ITS THE BEST COLOR.
     
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  18. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:24 PM
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    rons23 Get The Led Out!!!

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    0.00 , After getting a detailing lesson , compliments of Jim. I will be doing work . :D
     
  19. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:29 PM
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    nk1794 [OP] Always torque to spec

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    I'm contemplating getting a pressure washer. :) It should make washing cars a little more fun.
     
  20. Feb 3, 2018 at 2:46 PM
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    rons23 Get The Led Out!!!

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    Dilly Dilly Steve :cheers:
     
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    I was robbed, I paid $38.99. :eek:

    I took to a hand wash last week
     
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    I was always told a clean 4x4 was the sign of a sick mind and the truck should always be dirty....
     
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    Free. I do it.
     
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    No wonder you’re moving south
     
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    During the warm months, I wash it myself at home. Usually twice per winter on the rare days the temp climbs up towards zero Celsius, I'll run it through the touchless car wash to get the road grime and dirt off. Costs a little over $20 iirc.
     
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    $30/month for unlimited.
     
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    Awesome pic, owls in Belmar, who knew :thumbsup:
     
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    Diverguy Breathes under water

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    $25/month..unlimited-exterior and hand dried
     
  29. Feb 3, 2018 at 4:44 PM
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    Yes, 3 dollars. That gets me 6minutes on rinse. It's a GD truck not a city coupe DeVille...
     
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  30. Feb 3, 2018 at 4:53 PM
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    Prostar 190 SSEM #9 I would rather be water skiing

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    Mine always likes a hand job but so do I. :anonymous::D
     

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