Critical Care Car Wash

Critical Car Wash critically stinks. I moved to the area last year and was delighted to have a car wash right down the street. But alas that delight soon turned into sheer, bitter sadness. The one wash I was able to get out of the drive through was mediocre at best. And yes, as another poster mentions – there is no dryer.
The next time I went, the machine took my money – but no wash occurred. I called the number listed at the site and left a message. Nobody ever called me back. I drove by a few days later – and I noticed that they’d blocked off the drive-​through wash with orange cones. So apparently they have the manpower to do that but not return customer calls. The last – and yes it will definitely be the *last* – time I stopped there was because I needed to vacuum dried mud out of my car ASAP. I put 4 quarters in one of the machines and… nothing. Silly me, I tried another machine and the suction was weaker than [inappropriate reference deleted, but you get the picture]. Then the extension snapped off in my hand. I took a very hesitant gander at yet a third vacuum… and saw a hairball that looked like it had been coughed up by a saber-​toothed tiger sticking out of it. That was my clue to hightail it outta there for good. Oh, and I called the company about all that. It has been two weeks and I keep checking to see if my phone is working. It seems to be, unlike their machines or notions of customer service. Boo.

This used to be my go-​to car wash place. Its clean and safe, and you can usually get into one the stall without any wait. The vacuums are strong, which is always a must, but they do cost $ 1.
You have to pay $ 3 (or is it $ 2) minimum to get the do-​it-​yourself wash going but your pretty much get out of there at $ 5…unless you really hall a%$. They also have an automatic car wash which starts at $ 5, but its doesn’t have a dryer so you will need to towel dry either way.
The only problem is, at $ 3-​$ 5, ($ 4-​$ 6 if you vacuum) for do-​it-​yourself, you gotta really love washing your own car because you can find automatic car washes that have dryers and free/​unlimited vacuum for only $ 5.

I was disappointed that the automatic car wash wasnt working-​it was my whole reason for driving over there. I did end up washing it myself even though i was in my work clothes.
Now with Pelican Car Wash open who offers free vacuuming and coupons, I couldnt help but feel stupid for washing my own car. I paid more money, sweated my butt off, took more time and probably didnt even do as good of a job.
Positive note: Vacuum worked well!