CAR WASH

[Farangdanny]

Why are there no drive in automatic car wash machines in Chiang Mai ?

[RoastBeef]

Maybe because labour is cheap and they do a better job by hand

[masuk]

It employs at least 3 Thais and for ฿100, they do a great job.

[cornishcarlos]

100 baht ? I'm getting screwed

[pgrahmm]

Pay 160 inside and out with vacuum....

[Rotweiler]

B120 for the Vios; 160 for the van. Inside and out; tyres cleaned and sprayed; all leather cleaned and sprayed.

[cornishcarlos]

200 for my Ranger ! But once a month only, so I'm not really complaining

[Bung]

Seriously? An automatic car wash here?? Lmao.

[Torrens54]

Pay 160 inside and out with vacuum....

The place near Honda on Hang Dong Road (Shell Station, left hand side out of town) also does Underneath the car and they have a pretty good Customer Lounge with free Tea and Coffee (not fancy but okay) In the rainy season, if your car gets messed up within 7 days, bring it back for a FREE Exterior Was and Dry.

Don't know of any Automatic places offering all of that in the "First World." Do you???

[NeverSure]

Pay 160 inside and out with vacuum....

The place near Honda on Hang Dong Road (Shell Station, left hand side out of town) also does Underneath the car and they have a pretty good Customer Lounge with free Tea and Coffee (not fancy but okay) In the rainy season, if your car gets messed up within 7 days, bring it back for a FREE Exterior Was and Dry.

Don't know of any Automatic places offering all of that in the "First World." Do you???

Yep. Pretty much standard. The machines make up for the extra cost of labor (called productivity) and the price is about the same. The machines filter and recycle the water making them even more efficient. Good machinery does a really good job.

[Tywais]

There was one at the Esso station near Tesco Lotus on Hang Dong Road that I used all the time several years ago. It's the place in the back behind the mini mart. Not sure if they are still operating though.

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[Farangdanny]

Pay 160 inside and out with vacuum....

The place near Honda on Hang Dong Road (Shell Station, left hand side out of town) also does Underneath the car and they have a pretty good Customer Lounge with free Tea and Coffee (not fancy but okay) In the rainy season, if your car gets messed up within 7 days, bring it back for a FREE Exterior Was and Dry.

Don't know of any Automatic places offering all of that in the "First World." Do you???

Yep. Pretty much standard. The machines make up for the extra cost of labor (called productivity) and the price is about the same. The machines filter and recycle the water making them even more efficient. Good machinery does a really good job.

The advantage is that you don't have to wait. Drive in, wash, drive out. I am seriously thinking of installing one. Wonder if it would pay off.

[delboy]

There used to be one in the car park at Makro on the super highway. I took the pick-up through there a few times.