T C L Touchless Automatic Car Wash

Okay, so technically this is a review for the do it yourself/​vacuum location across the street, but it’s owned by the same company. I have come here several times, and typically, there should be no need for me to write a review for a do it yourself vacuum/​carwash. I should be able to go, vacuum or wash my car, then leave. How can that process possibly get messed up? Well, today was the third strike for me. I went, the vacuum ate my money and did not work. I tried to look around for someone to help me or at least a phone number to call. I came home frustrated and found a phone number that just kept ringing and ringing. At the very least, I figured I could leave a message to let them know their machine is broken. Last time I came, I got yelled at (what’s up with this place with scolding people?) for windexing my windows while parked at the vacuum. If it was super busy and people were waiting in line to use the vacuums, I would not have minded, but there were five other unoccupied vacuums and it would take me longer to move my car to another spot than to wipe my windows. Finally, one time before this a man who worked here (same man who yelled at me) was powerwashing the ground and came way to close to my car, which ended up getting causing half my car to be speckled with dirt that flung up from the ground. He either didn’t notice what he had done, or didn’t care. Last time I give them my quarters!

don’t go to this location there are nasty rude people that work there specialy a cleaning woman with short curly hair. She was nasty to me because I was washing my car facing the street. I thought it was a man but it turn out to be a really nasty woman. I don’t need to be scolded when I was my car I will not go there again. actually its the tcl across the street from this location (do it yourself)
but its own by the same company.

Paid for the most expensive car wash and my car is still dirty all over the bottom. What a waste.

Just got a new jeep and needed to find a pressure washer style car wash. Only one I could find on Unilocal and right near my house! If you’re looking for an old school self service car was this is it!

Good for a quick rinse off or «washing» of your vehicle. I use it when I’m too lazy to use the car wash bins and hand wash it.
Quick wash time. Fair pricing. Great location. Hardily any wait time.

It’s close to home and does a decent job on the old beast.

Not a touchless car wash. There are brushes now.
No longer worth the money.

This has been my favorite carwash in the city for a few years now, but to my dismay it is not touchless anymore :(It now has big blue floppy brushes, which is supossedly not good for your car.
Any suggestions for a true touchless carwash?

Visited on a weekday morning. There was only one car ahead of mine, so the wait was minimal. My car was very dirty from a cross country trip, so I opted for the most extensive wash for $ 7. The machine did a very good job at getting off almost all of the dirt. There were still some areas that weren’t clean, but considering how dirty the car was to begin with, I think it was a good deal. I will probably go back, but would try and do so on a non-​peak time since, from start to finish, the wash takes about 5 – 7 minutes. So if there are more than a couple of cars there, you’re in for a wait.

I was a bit wary of this touchless car wash. However, my car got clean and for $ 7 it was worth it.
There was a bit of a wait on a weekend afternoon, but I had time to wipe down the inside of my car and bag up all the trash and then I reached the front of the line. There are trash bins in the line to the front so you can toss your trash while you wait.
My car was covered in bird droppings and they were all gone when I was done! It would be nice if they let you use the vacuum across the street for free when you pay for a car wash. I’ll just drive to a free vacuum place for that. It would also be nice if my tires were shiny when they came out, maybe if I paid an extra $ 2 they would’ve been. I’ll try next time and let you know how it goes.

It’s fall and the Garden District is being covered by yellow pollen and little flowers that fly through the air and cement themselves to your car. If you’ve only got a few minutes to get your car shiny again drive over to the T.C.L. Touch-​less Auto Car Wash that is directly across from the other, larger TCL car wash (not auto). At this place you can drive up, give over $ 5,$ 6, or $ 7 and drive away all clean. Seriously, $ 5 and a few minutes and you’re on your way, except now you can see out of your windows!