ScrubaDub

This place is junk. Do not go here, I got overcharged for a 2minute wash, it should’ve been $ 3.00 and instead I got a whooping $ 10.00 charge, and yes I did check the timing as I started a count down on my iPhone. Their machine does not give you a timer or a receipt so I think this is illegal.
The place is dirty and birds will shit on your while you’re washing it.
WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

This place is absolute shit. Lost a couple quarters in the first bay I tried because they were getting jammed in the machine. Moved to another bay and most wash/​rinse modes didn’t work — oh and this bay didn’t register a few quarters either. I ended up just rinsing my car off. Also, the vacuums don’t have nearly enough suction for an industrial size piece of equipment. Find somewhere else.

Like other reviewers have posted, you cannot tell if the swiper for credit cards is working. I checked my statement afterward to see I had been charged $ 21 for about 5 minutes of washing! Although, I’m not sure what that charged referred to since my initial swipes may or may not have caught since there were charges and canceled-​out charges on my card. There’s no receipt to figure out what you actually spent either. Don’t go there.

If you dare to go here, don’t use your credit/​debit card to pay. I ended up paying twice for one wash because I couldn’t tell when the card swipe was working or not.
The first washing bay I pulled into was out of order, the second one had a hose that was out of order and the two wash cycles that I could not select.
There is no one around to help. It’s just a employeeless-​money– suck!

I gave this place 5 – 6 tries. Something is always broken. No soap in brush, broken vacuum, takes money but doesnt turn on. No one around to assist. I feel like a fool always thinking that «its probably just a fluke».

Great place to rinse off dirt and salt during the winter, or to give your car a quick wash over the summer.
In the past I’ve had a few issues with the machines (water lines frozen, quarters wouldn’t register, no soap, ticket would not print). With that said, I’ve always been able to find the attendant inside the «office» behind the coin machine, and he has always been able to help me out. In the one instance where I could not find anyone, I was able to dial the 1 – 800 number and spoke to a customer service representative right away. I’m very pleased with Scrub A Dub’s customer service and would not hesitate to use them again!
Back to the car washing. $ 3 gets you a few minutes to wash your car. If you go during non-​peak hours, you’ll be able to go a little slower. I like to place $ 3 in the machine, rinse my car, drip foamed soap from the foaming brush over the entire car, then use my own wash mitt to clean off the dirt. Once I’m done, I’ll go ahead and place another $ 3 to rinse off all the soap and do a quick undercarriage rinse. I bring my own microfiber towels and wipe down in the area behind the bays. Sure, Allston Car Wash may be $ 10, but if you’re into cleaning your own car and wiping up all the little areas where water accumulates, a $ 6 self wash at Scrub-​A-​Dub will give you plenty of satisfaction.

I like this place! For @ $ 3.00 it will get your car clean! Will it look brand spanking new? No. But that is what a detail is for, or a more expensive wash. And why else do I like this place? My coins once gotten eaten up and on a whim and figuring I was going to get the shaft, but I thought I would try anyway, I called customer service and not only did a LIVE, actual person pick up the phone and help me, but I got in the mail several days later all the actual quarters I lost! Folks, it’s a business that cares! ! How can you beat that; especially in this day and age?! I also saw they they recently put up chicken wire to keep away the pigeons AND they are going to be installing a new dollar bill machine. In this day and age, that should speak volumes about caring for the customer. even the ones who don’t spend a lot on a car wash.

I would skip this place and go to the Allston Car Wash. It takes $ 3.00 to start the machine– I like to put in $ 10 but once you hit the minimum the machine starts so you a penalized for adding money. Next the area where you enter coins is digusting– always has bird poop right there. Next– the changeover from one mode,(spray rinse to foam brush for example), takes a while so you lose time, and dont know if you did it right etc. Next the swing arms for the brush and sprayer hit one another, get tangled up, that takes time to fix and costs money. Lastly — you have a very confusing 2 step process to use a credit card so 99% of the people use quarters– that is so archaic. you need a roll or need to get change– it is primitive.
Allston car wash is not self service but nearby– you end up paying about the same. Skip this place

Thank you, ScrubaDub, for the extremely small trickle of green soap you supply on the scrubby brush. And thank you for allowing the bird’s nest to remain in the ceiling of the self-​serve port I was in, so my car can get shit on as I clean it. Nice touch.

First the machine didn’t print out my code for a wash after swiping my credit card. Then I pumped $ 6 worth of quarters into the self serve wash and it didn’t frickin work!
I called the 800# on the machine. Some answered immediately, apologized, assured me my cc wouldn’t be charged and took my address to send a refund for the munched quarters. The refund arrived 3 days later along with a nice handwritten note.
Kick ass customer service despite a suck ass experience.

I like this place. I can get my car done for under $ 10. Use this if you want to avoid getting swirls on you paint from automated car washes.

They advertise unlimited car wash for $ 25 a month but they dont like it when you try to use the services youve paid for. Then they email you to let you know that they cancelled your membership for the unlimited car wash. They suck. I spent another 20minutes cleaning the soap it leaves. Oh also the dryers suck big time. Make sure you have a good towel to dry your car. NOT RECOMMENDED. !!!

Vacuums are not good. Wash is fine.

I have never washed a car by hand. However, Husby wanted to vacuum and wash the leaves off the Infiniti G35x. I agreed. We pull in and what do you know? There are men with their S4 Audis, BMWs, and another G35x! These guys are SERIOUS about their cars because they spent the entire time we were there just polishing and buffing their cars. I doubt they pay that much attention or detail to their significant others.
Anyway, they have a change machine, as well as a credit card machine where you just punch in a code and it charges you 25 cents for every 30 seconds you use it. That seems awfully expensive to me, since the Allston Car Wash is $ 25 with tip for the works and they do a damn good job. I’m fairly certain we spent at least half that.
The vacuum we used sucked badly. I mean it literally did not suck up the debris on the mats. The water hose was much better with pressure but you have to spend $ 3 to start it and then run to add quarters when it starts beeping. It cost another dollar to buy a towel to dry the car (badly and with streaks). It was cute to watch Husby doing the manual labor but he had to go back with paper towels and Windex once we got home.
Conclusion — I’d rather pay people to wash our car than be nickel and dimed (or quarter-​ed) to death.

I’ve been a here a couple of times, and have mixed feelings about it. The vacuums are very good, compared to the weak ones at some other car washes. It’s really expensive for the amount of time you get to wash your car in the self-​serv bay. What the hell? I don’t want to sprint around my car when I wash it, I want to be careful and take my time.