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Our automated car wash facilities provide a convenient and safe way to wash your car. Every car wash machine at Coles Express is fitted with state of the art brush technology used by leading luxury car brands world wide to ensure a safe and scratch free clean guaranteed.
Alternatively you may opt for a 'touchless' wash using the Wash Max cycle for a gentle, yet effective brush free car wash. Our range of cycles take between 3 minutes to 8 minutes to wash and dry your car.
Please note: that the wash options may vary by store.
Car Wash Pricing
Wash Express
$11
2 x for $14
Includes:
- Pre-wash
- Soft cloth wash and shampoo
- Wheel Wash
- Contoured double dry
Wash Max
$15
2 x for $20
Includes:
- Pre-wash
- Soft cloth wash and shampoo
- Underbody wash
- Wheel Wash
- Contoured double dry
- Foam Bath
- Spot free rinse
Platinum Combi
$20
2 x for $30
Includes:
- Pre-wash
- Soft cloth wash and shampoo
- Underbody wash
- Wheel Wash
- Contoured double dry
- Foam Bath
- Spot free rinse
- Full body turbo clean
- Extreme shine surface protectant
- Super polish wax
Car Wash Services
Most Coles Express stations offer vacuum facility with some fragrance and turbo options. We also offer a car wash vending machine where you can purchase products such as Amorall wipes, glass cleaner, shammy towels. Some of the Coles Express stores also offer a self-serve car wash option.
Applied to soak up dirt acting as a strong detergent to remove even the most stubborn dirt.
Helps to prevent dirt clinging to your car's surface and revitalises your paint job.
Cleans the underneath of your vehicle and wheels using a precision system.
Super Dry
Powerful dryer to remove excess water.
Our car wash facilities use biodegradable detergents so you too are doing your bit to help the environment.
Our car wash facilities recycle 85% of our water.
(thing) | Mon Jun 19 2000 at 19:32:08 |
The free car wash at gas stations are car washes that you can get at certain gas stations if you buy a certain amount of gas or can qualify in some other way. It not really a good car wash, but and stretch of the imagination, but it is free, so there you go.
Generally, the free car wash is a big, open garage that you drive into. You stop in the middle of the garage and hoses come down and spray your car with soapy water from all sides. Then gigantic yellow and black bristles on rollers come down to scrub your car clean. The neat part is that, because of relative motion, it seems like you're moving forward, even though you're at a stand still and it's the rollers that are moving back.
An aside:
I like going through the free car wash at gas stations, it's sort of like a roller coaster, except you don't move, really. But last week I learned an important lesson about the free car washes: You should always turn off the air conditioning or vent before you go in.
I learned this the hard way because last week was too damned hot so I thought I'd ignore the gas station's dire warnings and leave my air conditioner on but when I did I was nearly overcome by toxic soapy water fumes when my car got sprayed. I felt nauseous and dizzy which, frankly, I wouldn't have minded so much if not for the fact that I still had to drive home.