Elston Express Auto Spa

The guys were super nice & appreciative of my business. If you’re expecting a world class car wash that can work miracles don’t come here. They hand wash your car & take their time. It’s a good clean & I dnt mind spending 10 bucks so that I don’t have to do it. I will be coming back. Thanks guys. :)

It takes awhile, but that’s because they do it by hand and do a fabulous job. Since I live in the neighborhood I dropped my pick-​up off and came back for it later — only $ 16 and they THOROUGHLY cleaned the inside leaving me two piles of ephemera from under the seats that had collected over the years. For years I went to Express Car Wash in Bucktown because it was quick and easy but they never cleaned my truck like this. Maybe next time I’ll bring some dry cleaning too. I’m a convert.

Not much to say here except that it’s my favorite car wash spot in the city. I wrote a lengthy review of the overpriced car-​wash experience that is Simons. Elston Express Auto Spa is now the #1 spot for my car.
I drive a small SUV and can’t believe that I pay only $ 16 for the wash. Their menu is simple — you get everything and the price is based on the car size. Vacuum, wipe down interior, wash windows, blow water out of crevices, etc. The same wash at Simons is $ 33. And by «the same», I mean a much worse version of the excellent wash I get here.
The facility is very clean and they have the most comfortable couches in the world with news, sports or HBO on TVs to watch. The facility also has a dry cleaner and electronics/​cellphone shop.
The owner is friendly and always willing to help. I even spent a few minutes talking to him about those Cricket laptop cards that are free and only $ 40/​month. I came close to buying one from him!
These guys run a very respectable business. And you can tell they take pride in their facility and their work. This is the only place to go.

The guy who runs the place is always really nice to me, but I can’t help but feel ripped off everytime I leave here.
I pay either $ 16 or $ 18 to get my mini-​van washed (plus tip, usually $ 5) and I always have to re-​clean my windshield when I get home. The exterior of the car is often cleaned well in the middle, but the top and bottom parts are left spotty. On several occasions I have found wet and muddy footprints on the floor mats, greasy fingerprints on the steering wheel and radio controls, and unwashed side-​view mirrors. It looks like they usually just drag a wet rag across the center of the dash and leave the rest dusty.
Since I live right around the corner, I go out of my way to tip well and be friendly hoping that the employees will remember me and do a nicer job. Unfortunately I just keep getting a shitty car-​wash and lewd stares.

I have to say that I love this car wash. They do a fantastic job, and I am always satisfied. My only complaint is that I hate watching Kamora Lee Simons on their plasma screen. Seriously though, They are very polite and professional. Gabino is the manager or owner, and he is there everytime I am in. Also, he is always super accomodating. As mentioned in previous reviews, there is a dry cleaner attached, however, I have not used it, so I can not comment. I bring my Jeep there about once a minth and it is $ 16. I always tip $ 4

Its rare that I leave a business thinking that I should have paid more.
I bought in my 95 Neon, which I’m purchasing from a family member. The inside was seriously overdue for a cleaning. For $ 14, they vacuumed the crap out of the inside, cleaned the outside, and Armor-​All-​ed the tires.
What especially impressed me was how clean the entire facility was, and how I was able to go right in. (4pm on a Tuesday) They spent about 20 – 30 minutes on it.
Did I mention there is a dry-​cleaning facility connected to it, and two big screen TVs with sports and news running continuously?
They have my business. Period. Tipped them out $ 4.

I can’t comment on the quality of the car washes but I’m never coming back here again. That’s because I drove out here twice during their regular business hours and they were closed both times. wtf.

Very clean business, very friendly, very fast
And they got my car’s interior, exterior and wheels sparkling
My only complain is that some sap was left on my passenger door and water spots remained on the window.
For $ 14, I expect a flawless wash. I’m going to keep searching.

went here today and it was awesome. my experience with cleaning my car before was buying gas at a discount and getting a car wash with it; then afterwards with the coin operated vacuum and some windex. Am I wrong?
Elston Express Auto Spa got me in and out in 20 minutes for $ 16 (apparently my scion xB isn’t a car which is $ 14…which is crap but is a small point). They hand washed the exterior and put the shinny stuff on the wheels and hub caps. It looks great! The interior was vacuumed, glass cleaned, all the surfaces wiped down. I am really impressed how it looks, great attention to detail.
Totally affordable, totally worth it, and a block from my house. I’ll be doing a lot more business with them for sure!