Where is Calgary's best car wash?

[kamakurakid]

I am fairly new to Calgary, seeking the perfect car wash in the area. I have tried many here in the city, everything from automatic (non brush) to spray wand type. As I live in a condo, going old school with a garden hose, mop, etc is not an option.

Where oh where can I find the best of the auto and spray car wash facilities in Calgary?

On another topic, related though, where is the worst car wash in Calgary and area?

Cheers, KK

[Sugarphreak]

I like the one at Bridgeland personally, not too busy and seems to give you a reasonable amount of time between coins to get the car clean. The lady that works there kind of gives me the creeps sometimes, but she seems nice enough so it is all good

Actually I met SIRHC there and that is how I got affiliated with the forum. I never see him anymore at the meets or online though

Worst place, a lot of the car washes down in the far South seems to cheat you on the time I find. I can't name any specific ones off hand though.

[Illusive]

Where do you live?

[kamakurakid]

Originally Posted by Illusive

Where do you live?

Garrison Woods area. Spend most of my days in the SW/SE.

Cheers.

[Illusive]

lol damn, can't help you there haha...I know the NW like the back of my hand, but I'm as foreign as an immigrant in Calgary when it comes to the south

[kamakurakid]

I did use a sweet car wash up in the NW, next to a Chinese/Asian mall. Bit far for a wash though, might be forced though. The wash used fresh water on all the cycles. Only four bays and busy most days. Get there early. I think it was off of Country Hills Blvd, behind Tim Hortons as well.

K

[xdimsumx]

Originally Posted by kamakurakid

I did use a sweet car wash up in the NW, next to a Chinese/Asian mall. Bit far for a wash though, might be forced though. The wash used fresh water on all the cycles. Only four bays and busy most days. Get there early. I think it was off of Country Hills Blvd, behind Tim Hortons as well.

K

i think you're talking about the one at the T&T supermarket
not bad but it gets wayyyyy too busy there

there's one in the NE that me and my friends go to
it's on 32nd Ave NE right beside tacobell/kfc
24/hrs, heated, and free under carriage wash when you drive out
usually go there late night so i can dry and sometimes wax my car

[kamakurakid]

Thanks for the NE lead, will roll down the windows on 32nd and have the KFC guide me in. And yes, it was the T&T supermarket mall I visited a couple of times. Great car wash but as you mentioned.....really busy at times. I used to go early in the morning, forget it after 10am though, what a mess.

Cheers.

[cndfit]

Whenever I go to Calgary, I also like to go to that carwash on 32nd avenue N.E. (near 32nd St.?).

It gives a good interval of time for your dollar and the under-carriage wash (temporarily inoperative last time I was there) is great for getting the salt off in the winter.

The water doesn't seem to be quite as warm when nobody else has used it for a while in the middle of the night - but that might be my imagination.

[Unforgiven]

Originally Posted by cndfit

Whenever I go to Calgary, I also like to go to that carwash on 32nd avenue N.E. (near 32nd St.?).

It gives a good interval of time for your dollar and the under-carriage wash (temporarily inoperative last time I was there) is great for getting the salt off in the winter.

The water doesn't seem to be quite as warm when nobody else has used it for a while in the middle of the night - but that might be my imagination.

The one of 32nd, is that an automatic or self serve wand? I like the under-carriage idea, but have never seen that...

[Unforgiven]

Originally Posted by kamakurakid

Thanks for the NE lead, will roll down the windows on 32nd and have the KFC guide me in. And yes, it was the T&T supermarket mall I visited a couple of times. Great car wash but as you mentioned.....really busy at times. I used to go early in the morning, forget it after 10am though, what a mess.

Cheers.

I go to the one in the NE over by that T&T, it is across the street, I think it has 5 or 6 double bays, it can get busy, but I just dust/clean my interior while I wait.

[cndfit]

Originally Posted by Unforgiven

The one of 32nd, is that an automatic or self serve wand? I like the under-carriage idea, but have never seen that...

Self serve wand. When you drive out slowly, you can brush your car against a plastic rod and that turns on the under-carriage wash. Sometimes the water pressure is enough to almost reach the high ceiling!

Hope it's still there - haven't been there for a while.

[kamakurakid]

Looks like a fine winter car wash, worth a trip to rid the car from the salt flats when doing highway travel. Salt and stones.....the salt I can wash off, the stone damage from one winter in Calgary has left a pitted front end. Victoria was a dream winter.

[Unforgiven]

Originally Posted by cndfit

Self serve wand. When you drive out slowly, you can brush your car against a plastic rod and that turns on the under-carriage wash. Sometimes the water pressure is enough to almost reach the high ceiling!

Hope it's still there - haven't been there for a while.

Plastic rod? hope it doesn't scratch... I'm definitely going to take a look

[Sugarphreak]

Horton Road Car Wash
9516 Horton Road SW
Calgary, AB T2V 2X4, Canada
(403) 259-2588

Near the Brick on McLeod, you could cut through the parking lot to Horton Road and make a right and it is just down the corner.

Freaking awesome place to go, you can go in and get 6 coins for 5$, the taps stay on way longer than other places per coin because I think it is setup for RV's. You can easily wash your entire car for 2-3 coins.

To top it off it has a ton of bays and is generally not too busy.

Give it a try, seem to be the cheapest handwash around.