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Perplexing car wash prices
With the kind of weather we've had this year the idea of getting my car washed keeps cropping up.
Just the other day I went through a place, and I was struck by the various pricing signs outside. At the bottom end was a basic wash for $3.79. At the top was a wash with wax, under car and a bunch of other stuff. That one was $12.
Since I don't know jack about cars or things like that, it got me to wondering. Is it really worth the extra $8 to get the top-of-the-line wash?
I want to take care of my car and I want it to last. I hate it when it has a coat of dirt that looks like a shroud. But that $8 bucks is also important. At those drive-through places I have a suspicion that the extra money really only gets you more water.
I mean, how good a wax job can you get in one of those places. Does it even help the car?
From now on, unless convinced otherwise, I'm going for the basic wash under the assumption that anything else is just a frill that doesn't do a damn thing.
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beefsupreme | Feb. 8, 2012 at 3:12 p.m. (report)
hey joke haters, use your words.
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hardgeminiguy | Feb. 8, 2012 at 1:31 p.m. (report)
A $4 dollar wash works just fine--and no waxing. The wax gets on the front window and causes problems.
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Wez | Feb. 8, 2012 at 1:07 p.m. (report)
Judging from your picture, you've been driving for a few years...and your just questioning this now? And you said that from now on your just going with the basic wash. Well what did you use before? And can't you sort of compare your two results then and kind of figure it out? Not trying to be mean, but this is kind of dumb.
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pukedrugs | Feb. 8, 2012 at 11:53 a.m. (report)
Is Andy Rooney's estate collecting any royalties from this author for using the late television personality's schtick?
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beefsupreme | Feb. 8, 2012 at 11:27 a.m. (report)
are the deluxe adult diapers worth the extra money?
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