Soapy Joe's Car Wash - Mission Gorge

Roxana De leon

There is always clean towels considering that it is a super busy location. The staff there are super nice and efficient. The wash itself is so amazing and they do everything they can so you could have a good experience. There is always someone at the front to help and an employee doing the towels.

Carlos Gonzalez

Amazing staff! I've been going to this location for a while now, pretty straightforward. You get your wash and hand-dry and vacuum yourself, and there's always parking spots. Towels are always available and clean, the vacuum has amazing suction. Never had any issues until recently, I had an altercation and the staff were amazing at helping me solve my issue. Spoke to the manager, and she handled everything professionally and answered all my questions.

Kelli Green

I like to keep my car clean, so I have the membership. This particular Joe's has plenty of vacuum bays, good suction on the vacuums, plenty of brushes in the actual car wash and you never have to wait to quickly detail your car. You have to drive West past Starbucks to make a left out of the car wash. Please remember that so you're not contributing to the traffic. 🧼🚘

My Le

My first time at Soapy Joe’s Car Wash and I love it! Lately I’ve seen many private car washes around town that has been converted to Soapy’s and I was hesitant to try them out because I’m so used to humans hand washing and drying my car. The only drive through car wash I go to is Costco for $7.99 but Costco doesn’t offer vacuums or towels. At Soapy Joe’s you have a one time charge of $10, $15, $20 option or $15/$20/35 monthly for unlimited washes. I got the one time $20 premium wash, protect, shine, and seal package. Next time, I can get the $10 and it’ll be equivalent to Costco’s fee with towels and vacuum. Don’t do what I did and turn right into the vacuum center, only to see “Do Not Enter” on the asphalt. Do drive straight alongside the gas pumps to the back and curve right. There are two lanes with machines where you input your money. Not sure if they always have an attendant there but a guy was there to help us that day. There’s an automatic swing gate and after you pay, it opens up for you to drive forward. The next spot is where you line up your wheel to be locked to put in neutral. There’s an attendant to guide you. Since this place is fairly new, I can see the brush being new and not yet dull which took off all my days of dried up bird poop. The air drying is also controlled automatically then you approach the end where there’s a green and red light for you to proceed forward. Once you are out, you will drive by one of the dozen vacuum stalls and it’s optional if you want to park to hand dry further and clean your interior. We parked in one of the stalls and it was to my surprised that black micro fiber towels were offered. Again, since this place is fairly new, the towels are brand new. Next I tried the vacuum and I love the convenience of having access to the hose on both the left and right side without having to pull it over like getting gas on the opposite side. My only complaint is that the suction of the vacuum is fairly weak. It didn’t suck up my dog fur. Also, I wish there were multiple options of nozzle sizes so that I could switch out for different crevices and angle. The only hose offered is like a bent spatula. Overall, cool concept to downsize on employment and liability since you now have control of your own car. Those were the days where you would sit and wait, anticipating for them to yell “ready” and put money in the tip jar before claiming your car. It does make me sad for all those employees who are probably now jobless. However, I do love the ability to have a one stop shop because even when I did the hand car wash, I still had to wipe down and clean further when I got home. Recommend to purchase a chamois shammy towel. I’ve had mine for over 10 years and it still works great. Bring the shammy to pick up any water spots or use their towels. I actually used the black micro fiber to dry my rims. Although it says 5 minute vacuum time, there were plenty of empty stalls so we took our time.