my car is lowered on hotchkis.. can i still take ti to the car wash or is it too low now? lemme know.. i cant wash teh car on my own too often cuz i live in an apartment complex... my car is dirty! hurry with teh advice!

thanks in advanced

 

depends on the car wash.

 

most car washes will still do it but will ask you first and tell you that if something happens...it's not their fault. Just wash it yourself...it always looks better and you don't have to drive after and can let all the water dry properly and not get any streaks.

 

like i said... i live in an apartment... i dont have a hose...

 

I live in an apartment as well. I'ld just take my tC to a self car wash, bring my own soap, and wash it myself. Costs about $4-5 usually for the length of time I need...and I go slow.

 

i live in NY... not too sure of too many "self carwashes" but keep the advice coming!

 

haha. Try ghetto areas...that's where I have to go...

or

you could possibly post a craigslist ad...I'm sure someone would let you use their driveway.

 

When I lived in an apartment, I would bring my soap, towels, and a bucket to the self car wash, then drive home (avoiding dirty streets). Once I did get home the car was mostly dry as well, and I would finish the rest of the wash (tire shine, glass, details). For me it wasn't worth trying the automated car washes anyways since I did a better job myself.

 

I'd find a way to do it yourself. I would never take my car to a non self-car wash, EVER. A risk is something you shouldn't even think about with your tC.... At least, that's how I roll.

 

hahahahah "thats how i roll"

im loving it...

 

friends driveway? parents?

 

yea i live ina complex too and it does suck, all my friend live in dorms or in my same complex, my parents live in ny, so thats out, and i do agree the self ones are the way to good thing theres one 2 lights away form my complex. however it helps when my roomate's girlfriend works at BP and can give me free ultimate washes when her boss isn't there, then i pull under gas pump carport, and dry it :D

 

thats a negative as well..

is ur car lowered? does it fit on those rails in the carwash?[/quote]

 

I live in an apt too, but I live in a college town so there are apts everywhere. I managed to find another apt nearby that has two hoses and a vacuum. I go there to wash and dry. Drive back to my place to wax/detail/interior. May not be fun at times but definitely worth it at the end.

 

There's two that I know of on Long Island.

Both are a little out of your way, but if you're coming West for any reasons you can stop at them.

One is on Main St. and Rt. 110 in Amityville called Bubble Up and there's another one on Rt. 109 on the e/b lane side in West Babylon.

Definitely bring your own wash mitt and stuff because those brushes they have there will scratch the crap out of your car.

 

oh wow.. thats freakin awesome.. where exactly is the one on route 110? im not all too sure where main st. is.. given there must be like... 50 main st. in LI alone... thanks in advance

 

no it isn't sry dood, i am lowering it in the spring

 

self service car wash ( quarter car wash) pop in a gobs of quaters in the machine and wash away at most ten dollars will be plenty

 

Main Street that goes through the Islips, Bay Shore, and Brightwaters?

 

It's where Great Neck Rd. and Main St. meet at Rt. 110 on the Amityville/Farmingdale border.