Comments on: Do It Yourself Car Wash For The Frugal http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:58:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Douglas http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-46078 Douglas Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:24:35 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-46078 Moneyning, you're full of it. I consider myself a self-serve car wash afficionado. I wash my car once a week at a minimum and more if it rained mid-week or something. I do these washes in my own state and several other states when I travel. 75 cents to start a cycle is a stretch but let's say it is so. I have never come accross a self-serve carwash that stops the time when you click the switch from wash to stop. Once you drop your coins to start it you get a set amount of minutes that doesn't stop ticking until your quarters are gone. Unless you're the Flash or Superman, there is no way you can soap your car, scrub it, and then rinse it in what the 75 cent time allotment will give you. Please post a believable commentary next time. Oh, the minimum to start a self-serve cycle here in my home state of South Carolina is $1.25 and you only get 2 minutes run time. And this is one of the better deals compared to the many other states that i've visited. Moneyning, you’re full of it. I consider myself a self-serve car wash afficionado. I wash my car once a week at a minimum and more if it rained mid-week or something. I do these washes in my own state and several other states when I travel. 75 cents to start a cycle is a stretch but let’s say it is so. I have never come accross a self-serve carwash that stops the time when you click the switch from wash to stop. Once you drop your coins to start it you get a set amount of minutes that doesn’t stop ticking until your quarters are gone. Unless you’re the Flash or Superman, there is no way you can soap your car, scrub it, and then rinse it in what the 75 cent time allotment will give you. Please post a believable commentary next time. Oh, the minimum to start a self-serve cycle here in my home state of South Carolina is $1.25 and you only get 2 minutes run time. And this is one of the better deals compared to the many other states that i’ve visited.

]]> By: Todd Stafford http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-39686 Todd Stafford Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:01:43 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-39686 Our local do it yourself car wash places require $2.00 minimum to turn on and the clock keeps ticking even if you turn the knob to off. Our local do it yourself car wash places require $2.00 minimum to turn on and the clock keeps ticking even if you turn the knob to off.

]]> By: William http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-37912 William Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:09:36 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-37912 This is crazy...most self wash things won't even turn on until you put $2.00 in, and there is no way to turn it off after 30 seconds of soaping. This is crazy…most self wash things won’t even turn on until you put $2.00 in, and there is no way to turn it off after 30 seconds of soaping.

]]> By: Sam http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-9054 Sam Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:17:51 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-9054 Nice pics. I like washing my car once a week, usually the results are always good. Nice pics.

I like washing my car once a week, usually the results are always good.

]]> By: NewSunSEO http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-5259 NewSunSEO Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:14:35 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-5259 Hello, this may be a cost efficient way to go if that makes you happy. To us detailer's on the other hand, you can see the swirl marks and spider webbing all over the car which is basically micro scratches in the paint from drying the car incorrectly or from wiping down a dirty car. Detailers focus on paint correction and once you start detailing, it is addictive. Hello, this may be a cost efficient way to go if that makes you happy. To us detailer’s on the other hand, you can see the swirl marks and spider webbing all over the car which is basically micro scratches in the paint from drying the car incorrectly or from wiping down a dirty car. Detailers focus on paint correction and once you start detailing, it is addictive.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-916 MoneyNing Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:07:20 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-916 Digerati Life: $15 - $30 for a car wash is quite expensive. Are you sure you cannot do it yourself since using those public vaccums can't be THAT expensive. On the flip side, at least you aren't paying $200 for those detailing service since I had a friend who was doing that every 2 weeks. (that was a year ago and now he's in financial trouble) Digerati Life: $15 – $30 for a car wash is quite expensive. Are you sure you cannot do it yourself since using those public vaccums can’t be THAT expensive.

On the flip side, at least you aren’t paying $200 for those detailing service since I had a friend who was doing that every 2 weeks. (that was a year ago and now he’s in financial trouble)

]]> By: The Digerati Life http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-915 The Digerati Life Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:03:17 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-915 Nice pix man. I do car washes too, maybe once a month. My van always becomes fairly filthy after a while because of two kids who do everything in it... :D I have to spend some for the inside and outside cleaning though. Around $15 - $30 a pop. Nice pix man. I do car washes too, maybe once a month. My van always becomes fairly filthy after a while because of two kids who do everything in it… :D I have to spend some for the inside and outside cleaning though. Around $15 – $30 a pop.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-911 MoneyNing Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:03:46 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-911 Family: No I don't usually use their vaccum. What I do is try my best not to mess it up in the first place since it's inside the car. Southern California also doesn't rain much so it helps with the dirt on the carpet etc. Another thing I use is a plastic mat on top of the standard carpet that it comes with so all the sand and rocks stay on the plastic mat so I can just take the mat out and clean it. Family: No I don’t usually use their vaccum. What I do is try my best not to mess it up in the first place since it’s inside the car. Southern California also doesn’t rain much so it helps with the dirt on the carpet etc. Another thing I use is a plastic mat on top of the standard carpet that it comes with so all the sand and rocks stay on the plastic mat so I can just take the mat out and clean it.

]]> By: Family Savings http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Family Savings Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:34:18 +0000 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/do-it-yourself-car-wash-for-the-frugal/#comment-909 Great money saving idea. I always thought those carwashes cost about the same as a drive through one which is about $5.00. I'm going to try it and see if I can do it for 75 cents. Do you use their vacuum too? Great money saving idea. I always thought those carwashes cost about the same as a drive through one which is about $5.00. I’m going to try it and see if I can do it for 75 cents. Do you use their vacuum too?

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