Herbie’s Car Wash

The Manager is not pleasant and border line rude — but the towel crew drying the car and all their staff is what makes this place a 5 star

I usually dont write reviews but I am upset. Prior to driving to the car wash, I read numerous reviews bragging about the amazing results but I was disappointed. I paid for the works but my car still came out not as expected. My car had salt everywhere from the prior day and I expected it to be gone post my wash. well that didn’t happen it still had numerous areas that remained dirty. tires were not even scrubbed properly… those using the mitts to shampoo my car prior to wash did a horrible rushed job. The wash was highly disappointing!

This is a decent car wash. Having moved recently from Chicago and New Jersey, I am finding that the car washes in Greater Boston are a little different from I was used to.
This is basically a car wash one would find along with a gas station but is fancier. One pulls up to the kiosk that is located at he entrance of the bay (there are three bays here) and pays. Cash and credit cards are accepted. After payment, one is prompted to enter the bay. But before doing so, a couple of attendants will brush down your wheels with soapy water. If selected, the undercarriage spray is applied as one enters the bay. Enter slowly if you want to maximize the spray. The prompter inside the washing bay will prompt you to stop once the car is in position. The touchiness mechanism will start… After the first coat of soap/​suds is applied, an attendant came into the bay and started hand cleaning or lathering up the car (especially Windows). I wasn’t expecting this and didn’t necessarily see this with the car before mine. This was a good thing as I think it helped with getting a lot of the salt off my car. After the rinse cycle, the blow dryers start and get most the car dry. You pull out of the bay and another attendant or two will hand dry the car. One can then use the complimentary vacuums at the end of the lot to do clean the inside.
I tipped the guy who hand dried my car… I usually tip between $ 3 and $ 5 depending on the degree of dirtiness, time of day and job done.
I purchased a five pack of the works (the was that has everything), and think it a good deal.
The location is a bit far from where I live but close to the gym I go to. I used the drive down Route 3 to further dry off my car :-)

The quality of the car wash itself is great. New wash equipment, car is quite clean after the wash, and the attendants do a nice job hand washing hard to reach spots and hand drying after the wash.
The only problem here is the never have enough wash bays open and due the the «batch» nature of the wash, rather than a conveyor system, the wait can be very very long. Open more bays! You have them, USE them!

They did a great job. Unfortunately it rained /​snowed the day after I went (rookie mistake on my part) but it looked really nice for a day. :) I’ll be back.

New favorite car wash. The guys are polite and they take the time to wash the tires definitely worth the price. For those who really appreciate a good car wash this is where to go.

Simple. Easy. Don’t need to get out of your car. Prices are great too. Glad to have found my new car wash!

Herbie’s does a fabulous job always, great customer service, great looking car when you leave. I will not go anywhere else !!! Only way it could be better is if they came to braintree !!!

Car was a salt box when i went. People there scrubbed my tires before going into laser wash and hand dried it for me after the air dry in the laser wash. Really good place. My go to from now on.

There are very few places I am willing to drive to in the South Shore from Lexington but this is one of them. Most of the reviews tell most of the story about this great car wash. One thing that appears to be omitted is that the employees come into the touch-​less car wash area and help the automated car wash by hand rubbing the pre-​treat soap on most of the car including the roof and the windshields! Seems insane but it is part of the entire Herbie’s Car Wash package. The employees do a great job of pre-​treating the wheels by washing them with a soapy slurry and large brush, and towel drying the car after the wash. I’ve seen these guys out there in some very cold temperatures and they are always smiling. Thank you so very much!

This car wash is awesome. It doesn’t touch your car and is much better for your cars exterior. They even dry off your car for you!

I won’t take my car back there. I had it washed twice. After the second time, I noticed paint on the front grill bubbling in a couple of spots On the nose, the paint was peeling. Too bad, because it’s a great idea :(

So I turned to Unilocal to find a place to get my brand new 2013 vehicle washed. I mean, my just-​replaced 1999 Buick was dearly loved but I really wasn’t too concerned about the outward appearance there. New car = new car wash.
And I’m completely happy with Herbie’s.
First, purchase your car wash online beforehand. You can purchase a number of washes or a dollar value ahead of time at a 25%+ savings. No brainer there.
Once you arrive, pull around to the back of the building. There are 3 docks, each of which have an automated payment device where you pick your service and swipe your card (or punch in your code if you followed my earlier advice). As you’re doing this, 1 or 2 guys come around and scrub down the rims and lower areas of the car.
Once instructed by the automated system, pull into the washing bay. There are no tracks to follow (which inevitably scrape up your rims), just pull right in. If you’re getting an undercarriage wash, pull in slowly as this is done on entering. Once you’re in park the touchless system goes to work, supplemented by an attendant who dances with the machine to get the spots where machine just can’t reach.
After a couple minutes, the system’s air dries your vehicle and you’re instructed to pull out. Once out another attendant or two (or three) will hand dry the tough to reach places. Once dried off, you have the option to pull up to some vacuums or just drive off.
So far I’ve had pretty good experiences. Nothing is perfect– I have noticed a couple spots around the sideview mirrors that were left dirty. And even after the hand treatment there are a couple droplets of water remaining– But that said, I’m just nitpicking the best carwash experience I’ve had so far.

WOW this is the best car wash in Massachusetts I could not beleive the care they took to make sure my car was clean and shinny as GLASS I am very picky about washing my car (BatMobile). I pulled up drove around the nice guys sprayed and washed my tires then walked me through every aspact of the cleaning prosses A brushless carwash that gets towel dried at the end !!! one word WOW Thank you Herbie’s. I am going to their website now to buy a wash package deal now!

This is by far the best car wash I’ve ever been to. I’m very picky about going to touchless car washes because I’ve had horrible stories with going to regular car washes with massive plastic flaps and brushes. I also hate going to car washes where I have to steer my driver side wheels into a narrow path. The sound of the screeches and banging noises against my car absolutely scare me.
Herbie’s car wash is the opposite. Once I pulled up before the bay, someone comes over to spray the wheels and rinse the car. Then he guided me with which options they offer and he helped me input it into the machine. Afterwards, I drove inside the bay and the touchless wash begins. While the machine is running, the same worker is also INSIDE the bay scrubbing my car with cloths.
Once the machine is done, I drove forward to a spot and the worker dried my car with towels. He was extremely thorough. I was super impressed. This was also done in 90 degree weather in July. The workers take their jobs seriously.
I got the full package wash (the works for $ 16), and it was the best car wash ever. I’m very glad I found this place.

Wow! What a great place! Even toweled dry and scraped tree sap off the windows — great service :)

I agree with my fellow Unilocalers, this is the best car wash in town! Online deals offer good savings, highly recommend.

Hands down the best place to have your car washed. Take advantage of the price break and buy packages online. I did and it lasted me almost a year. The staff really is super nice. They were busy one sunny day and they came around and asked if I wanted a paper. So as I sat waiting I read the paper and didn’t care about the wait. Really, nothing bad to say about anything from start to finish.

Wow! This is place is amazing! I loved it! A brushless carwash that gets towel dried at the end by some pretty fine looking men. I can’t say I’m complaining by any means!!! I’ve never seen this kind of car wash before. You drive up but your money in a very cool state of the art talking machine. You pick what you want and it talks you through the steps. Then a man comes by and scrubs your wheels and this very nice computer generated lady is telling you what the car in front of you is getting right now through each step. it’s really very cool… Then you pull up and just park and this big monsterous machine goes back and forth and washes your car not once. but TWICE! oh. yes it’s heaven I tell you. I loved it!
They also have vacuums and a very cool vending machine outside that’s full of armor all, wipes and air freshners. It’s really a pretty cool place. I will not go anywhere else for now on. I love it here.

Great Service. I miss the hand car wash services from Chicago but this is the best and closest variation I’ve run across. They pre-​treat tough areas and hand dry. They also offer complimentary bottles of water on hot summer days.
Also, I prepurchased washes and my husband accidentally threw away the receipt. I called and they were happy to look up my transaction using information I gave them on the date/​time from my bank accound and I was able to retrieve my un-​used washes. Definitely great service – above & beyond.
I’m a happy customer.