V I P Car Wash

CLOSED becoming a Soapy Joe’s do it yourself

Horrible. Got a bronze car wash and it wasn’t worth a penny! The lady that did my car left a huge black smudge when she said my car was done. Then gave me attitude when I asked for a towel to wipe it myself. They were supposed to wipe down the inside and there were still smudges left and new stains on my door. Vacuuming job wasn’t even done right. There was still dirt on the floor! Better off driving a mile further to a different car wash! Ridiculous

Used to love this place. I’ve tried it a couple times within the passed 2 months and it’s gone way downhill. Started charging more for SUVs. Everything I touch inside the vehicle is extremely oily. Dirt and grime is just covered with a layer of oily cleaner. Paid $ 34 and now I will be finishing their job when I get home.

Service with a bad attitude and even worse on the job quality. I should have known when they completed my car in less than 10min. .
The wash itself was poor, leaving water spots and not even cleaning the pollen deposits on the car. We’re not talking hard to see spots either. They were right in the middle of the hood, roof and door panels
Only positive is the cost was lower than others I have used. But, I’m willing to pay more for a quality job.

ONE STAR IS TOO MANY!
In the past they have been good however on Saturday I had a very different experience.
1) RUDE: the employee brusquely told me to move up to the white line. When I asked what the packages were he pointed to the sign above my head which was now IN BACK OF ME. They claimed the regular person was not there and that’s why there was a problem. (DOUBT IT!)
2) I was told it would take 25 minutes. After 30 minutes I noticed my car SITTING in the machine, all soapy. When it finally went through the machine, the washing things were not moving. They ran it through a 2^nd time which meant more delays. I was told the delay was due to dog hair in the back but that didn’t explain why they had to wash the outside twice. (THERE WAS DOG HAIR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS HUGE DELAY AND THE FACT THE CAR SAT IN THE HEAT WITH SOAP ON IT!)
3) When they vacuumed the back of the car they removed a blanket. We had to go back later to get this blanket because it was not put back into the car! (NO EXCUSE TO NOT RETURN THE BLANKET!)
4) there were spots & dirty spots on the car that my husband had to clean off. (NO EXCUSE!)
I spent $ 27.99 (Gold package) for a mediocre car wash & a lot of headaches! I doubt I will go back!

Deserves «0» stars. Absolutely the worst car wash experience in my life (63 years old). The management is HORRID to put it lightly. Should have read the other ⁰⁄₁ star reviews and saved myself the grief. Advise you do the same. TERRIBLE !!!

Parents took truck into get it washed, brand new truck without a single dent or scratch. Upon completion, there’s a huge dent in the bed of my truck where the guy climbed up on the tire to wipe off the top of my camper shell. You can see where his knees pressed into the bed and dented it. Now the owner is trying to backpedal out of it and says the dents were there. This place is a sham and the owner and his sons are crooks. Ever wonder how there son has that huge Humvee H2 all lifted? Ever see their house on the strand? This place robs people, anything above the basic wash, you’re giving them money because that’s all there gonna do a basic wash and charge you extra for shit they won’t due, example, their Teflon coating wax job that they claim just the bottle of wax alone cost them 100 bucks, yeah I had them do that on my truck when I first bought it, went over to claim my vehicle and could see the bottle wasn’t even open, then his thieving mexican workers lie about it and it’s my word against theirs as they hide the bottle. Place is full of fucking crooks.
I hope the owner does see this review, and makes amends. If he does I will edit this review stating he did the right thing, if not, he can prepare himself for more horrible Unilocal reviews because the company I work for currently has a account with them for company vehicles, and we will nit pick every detail of every wash. Your move bro, prove to every Unilocaler that your not a snake oil salesman scamming people of their money, lying about damaging people’s vehicles just to keep your liability insurance down, do you even have liability insurance?

Beware!!! vip carwash has lost its business ethics and my families, friends and companies business After 15 years of going there. Last week my car was robbed while going thru their car wash. When it was brought to the owners attention, i was I verbally assulted and threatened for wanting to call the police when my belongings werent returned. Needless to say, i called the police. Thank goodness because I came to find out from the police, that this thievery is a regular problem at vip carwash now a days and that the owner lauren and his son lauren jr have become bullies on several occasions and have even tried to get physically violent with thier customers with the police right there. It’s a shame that a family that used to do such good business has gone down the crapper like this and they have shown thier loyal customers what kinda dirty s.o.b’s that they really are. I wish they would take down all thier American flags too because they are not a good representation of an honest American business. At least not in my kinda America.

I regularly go here and these guys do a really good job and are very detailed. The prices are great and sometimes the wait is a bit long but the quality of work is worth the wait. Also helps that the hubby gets to play old school street fighter in the waiting area.

These guys are awesome and hard working… I bring my cars here all the time for the VIP #1 deal. They pay attention to detail and go above and beyond to make my vehicle presentable. They will entertain special requests and make sure you are happy upon receipt of vehicle. Yes they do get busy and sometimes it will take a long time to get your car detailed but in the end it’s worth it. You just have to understand that detailing a car takes time. Thanks VIP for keeping my car fresh!

I take my Audi here and get it hand washed for $ 25 because it’s too low for the car wash tracks. After washing it, they back it up and park it UNDER the canopy while drying it and applying dressing to my tires. For the best service, get there right at 8am. These employees take pride in their work so don’t be cheap– TIP ACCORDINGLY!

I’d like to recant some of the issues I had with my first review. I’ve given this place a few more tries and I am impressed with the service to the exterior. The interior is also impressive with the exception of the ridiculous excessive amounts of polish for the leather seats. I know to wear clothes I don’t mind ruined. The staff is much more friendlier than before. They have become easier to deal with when I point out missed areas. I’ll be nice enough to refer.

Horrible customer service with cashier and manager, they treated me very poorly; they were too pushy on their sales and the owner is racist. Fuck you vip car wash!

They just increased their prices which makes this car wash a lot less appealing. I think it’s time to find a new car wash. I took my brand new car for a wash recently so basically they had nothing to clean and they left the interior hardly touched. Super disappointing.

I always come here and I’m highly disappointed in my visit today! When my car washed finished the employee called me over and said «if they missed anything let me know.» As soon as he was saying it I pointed out the fact that my rims weren’t cleaned. There was still dirt all on them! He said «I’m sorry, but they will get them next time.» Not going to lie I swear I wanted to choke the guy. I didn’t even say anything to the manager I just drove off and cleaned my rims myself at the car wash behind the little store down the street! I figured I’d leave them a bad review instead. I will not be returning to this place!

If you like very slow service and overpriced car washes, go here. I prepaid a large tip, on top of an $ 15 lowest-​end car wash, at the counter, and then after watching my car sit there for 15 minutes with a towel on top of it and nobody finishing it, I got in and left. Low Unilocal rating seems to be well deserved.

This is a great place to go if you want your belongings stolen, and want no help from the owner/​manager to correct the issue.

Don’t go here. They are lazy. They are obviously open. But say they are only available for detail. How can you do details only but not an actual wash? I used to come here but it’s nothing but lazy people who leave the car dirty.

Yep i knew there was a reason i DONT come here its 5:10 pm i came here because its says they close at 6 .i get her at 510 And They told me they are closed !!! Really??? you guys suck !!! Change your stupid time!!! I can see if you dont accept anyone after 530 but it 510!!! Whenever i give this stupid place a chance they always ruin it for me. By the way they always leave your car dirty weather you pay cheap or pay the big bucks for detail
THIS PLACE IS A waste of my time

I have to agree with the other reviewers who stated that as soon as you open your door your either hounded by someone to fix a stupid chip on your windshield, hounded about upgrading to a more expensive wash, (usually the Carnuba detail for $ 39) or Loren (?) the owner will greet you by bragging about what new luxury car he just purchased. Totally unnecessary.
Honesty, it’s all rather annoying and the reason that when I’m not in the mood for all that I dodge this place and go to Coast wash on Coast Hwy, Rancho Del Oro wash when I’m feeling lazy, or Mission when I don’t mind paying for a more expensive wash and putting up with nasty customer service.
Why then do I continue to patronize VIP you ask? Because at the end of the day, they are the only car wash in Oceanside that makes my car look like a million bucks! It always look brand new and they know how to shine sisters rims just like I like them. This, regardless of the package I choose: Basic $ 8.99, Bronze, $ 12.99, Silver $ 14.99, Gold $ 29.99, or the Carnuba Wax special for $ 39.95.
3 stars for the annoying service
5 stars because they make my whip look brand new in every visit.
Total = 4 stars