Elephant Car Wash

Nothing special here. They rush you through like an assembly line. Then hand dry the car, but not very well… and want a tip. I’ll try another place to wash my car.

Just took my elderly mother’s car in for a wash. They offer several levels of wash, wax and/​or hand drying (4 or 5 levels). We chose the silver level, which included a wax and hand dry. Staff are very professional and offer great customer service. And they are observant! Noticing my mom’s military dependent ID (my late father was a career Navyman), staff mentioned they offer a good military discount for servicemen and their families. They also noticed when, during the wash, a metal decal my father had put on the car many years ago, came off. They returned the decal and offered to reattach it. Without their keen eye, the decal would have gone missing forever. Thanks for a great experience! We’ll return with our business.

The car wash needs a wheel brush to pre clean the tires prior to entering the car wash. Staff pre-​sprays your tires but that’s it. My wheels were filthy. I had to clean the jeep rims and tires when I got home. Hand drying was a nice touch and worth the extra couple dollars spent going here instead of a regular gas station car wash. Bit confusing to get into the car was and having to turn around to get into line. They almost need in/​out signs.
Impressed with the employees. They all were very professional and friendly.

I think they are fantastic for exterior car washes. Hand drying is standard with all of the car wash packages. The workers are extremely efficient and get you in and out with a spotless car, even on crowded, sunny days. My only thing is that it can be kind of tricky to get in, especially if you have never been there before. It looksuke there are two entrances when there is really only one.

Very convenient car wash. Easy to get in and get out. Hand dry of my car was an added touch and I appreciated it. Employees are friendly and thorough .
Added bonus: Punch-​card was offered to me for buy 4 and get your 5^th wash free.

I went to the Elephant car wash in Burien and I was pretty underwhelmed. The Burien location doesn’t do interior cleaning. They have self service vacuums available but that’s it. I originally checked on the website and there was no mention of Burien being any different in services provided. I had anticipated getting a full car wash while I waited. I purchased the platinum package figuring at least the exterior would get really clean but once I got home (I live a mile away) my rims were still really dirty. The services advertised weren’t available and the cleaning job was so-​so for the best package they offered. I wouldn’t go back to the Burien location.

Located just north of the Fred Meyer down the street, this is a pretty solid car wash I used last weekend.
When you want to join the line, make sure you enter on the north/​back side. The south/​front-​ish entrance is somewhat tight and only a compact car could squeeze through the space of line entry. If no line, then this way is fine. If you’re in line, you have to turn sharp or back up at least once before you can line up with the ground rails (compact sedan FTW).
You have 4 types, I think, and I got the Silver Wash. It was about $ 13 (not sure the discrepancy in value on the site) and a good value for the product with non-​electric drying (hand dry). The whip is still sporting a good shine. =)
Also, I saw some car care dispensers. If the vacuum machine is jammed, ask help for it; usually a small jam. Staff is good as were the hand dryers. I do prefer the big blowers, though, because they’re more even and manage to push out the soapy water behind the mirror units.