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Old 10-24-2008, 03:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Decent manual car wash place west of Detroit?

Hey folks, not too long from now I'll be shutting off water outside the house. Can any of you recommend a good manual car wash place (Novi/Livonia region) I can use until the snow gets here? The places near me are pretty mangy. I'm simply looking for something that has closing doors front and rear so I don't freeze. I plan to simply bring buckets and fill them up with the spray nozzle. (I suppose I will rinse off the car with the spray nozzle at a really long distance from the car :-))

better ideas? I'd like to get one more good wash before storage, though I'm keeping the car at the ready if we get a few dry days during the winter.
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Old 10-24-2008, 06:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have never been to any manual (quarter) car was places that had front or rear doors. I have a few by me and when it gets a little chilly outside I usually try to pick the one that the wind isn't blowing directly thru. Just bring some gloves and a hat. I will probably just park mine for the entire winter and work on it.
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There's one right by Kestrel's house in Farmington by Grand River and Orchard Lake.
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Old 10-24-2008, 11:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
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'cmon over.... !! I'm always washing mine. I have a pressure washer if you want to use it. ( Farmington )
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There's one right by Kestrel's house in Farmington by Grand River and Orchard Lake.
There's actually two within 1/4 miles of my house. Never had the Elise to one of them tho. I hand wash mine.
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I must say... I cheat and do the spray off washes also a lot of the time... I've never seen any in the Rochester or Adrian area with doors on it though! That would be nice
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Old 10-27-2008, 03:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I must say... I cheat and do the spray off washes also a lot of the time... I've never seen any in the Rochester or Adrian area with doors on it though! That would be nice
That's the way a lot of them are in MN where I grew up. They got some phenomenal snow removal there too. Still wouldn't trade it for the longer driving season though. :-)
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WHEEW! Thats rough when someone is pointing out they wouldnt trade the amt of time they had with snow in michigan for what they had in their old state! You guys got a lot of snow then!! haha!
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