Santee Car Wash

SCAM SCAM SCAM. Santee chamber of commerce should close this place down!
Wasted $ 10 thinking I wasn’t using the system correctly. Turns out the everything but two settings weren’t working. Tire wash, engine wash, all waxes, conditioner, spotless rinse… all broken with no «out of order sign»
The unit has a phone number to call for problems. Called it but its no longer in service.
I don’t know who owns this scam but they’re putting minimal effort into it and not even putting up signs saying what works and what doesn’t.
WASTE MONEY AT YOUR OWN RISK

I agree with the other comment. Come here because it’s close to home but also go to the car wash because it should be faster than doing it my self. Waited to pay while the attendant finished texting. Could be better.

Save your money and time! Half of their. Equipment for the self service doesn’t work. I’ve gone a few times now and it’s one thing or another. Maybe if they had an attendant check up on it once in a while they would fix this problem. Not only that when you call to try and fix this problem or find a resolve, no one answers or returns your calls… Take your business some place else!!!

I’ve stopped here twice because my cars were filthy dirty and I didn’t want to drive the extra couple miles to my favorite place. Anyways, the first time I did the $ 5 dollar express wash (which was actually $ 8 for an SUV) and the wash was decent but the drying process was bad. They left so much water on the car after claiming it was «dried» by hand. Whatever, I left a $ 2 dollar tip and left.
The second time I seriously just needed a quick $ 5 dollar wash, but I thought I would try the $ 10 dollar wash. First, they didn’t even vacuum good, Second, they were slow and lastly, it was horrible. There was still bird poop on the car and grease near the rear wheels. I could of got a better car wash from a group of high school cheerleaders in front of some gas station for cheaper and better then this place. I didn’t even tell my dad I washed the car because it didn’t even look like it.
If you want a better wash, drive the extra couple miles to someplace better.

Probably one of the worst if not the worst self car washes I have ever used. The sprayers rarely work and the engine degreaser doesn’t even turn on. It’s also very expensive for a short amount of time. The only reason I give two stars is because the vacuums work great

I go here because it’s close to home. They are ok. It seems like it takes forever even when theyre are not many people there. But my car is clean when they are done and the cost is afordable.

Should have listened to the other reviews! We just moved here so we thought we would give it a whirl. $ 20 (extra $ 2 for an SUV) and they ran it through the car wash, wiped the tires and that was it! They vacuumed the interior but it was really bad. Even the exterior windows were still dirty. We complained, they said nothing. The other places I have brought my car to would armoral the interior, the tires, vacuum the interior, car wash with a hand dry it for this price. I think that is standard for the price. Stay away!!!

great place to wash your car if you want to wade through trash, engine oil, oily rags while getting totally soaked by loose fittings bad hoses etc. All the while hoping that this time the deionized water is spot free. I read the bio on the owners before posting here. Its hard to believe that any owner could possibly stand and look at this place and say «we are doing a great job» I agree with patrick f. He hasnt found a decent car wash in santee. they dont exist. hopefully the new one being built on mission gorge will change that and put these others out of business.

Love this place, u do it ur self. So it can be done right!
The only bad thing is… If something does not work u lose you money (change)
And their is no one around to fix it. I have lost a few quarters! On the machines with the self drying towels etc…
This is why they get four stars!

They will overcharge you. Check your receipt. badly run. Management is awful.

I think our friend Patrick (review below) is talking about the car wash place next to this one. There is Marys Donuts and this one is behind them. There is another car wash place next to Marys Donuts on Mission Gorge… anyways…
This is a do it yourself place. Put in a buck for 2 minutes of time and pick whatever you want to do. I love it. No sense in paying someone 10 bucks to do something you can do yourself for $ 3 bucks. You have to be kind of quick to get everything done for $ 3 bucks but it can be done. They use super high pressure sprayers which is good to get all your gunk off, then they have the foaming brush which works nice. Vacuums are $ 1 for 4 minutes I think. So for less than $ 5 bucks you can get a decent car wash and get your ride looking clean. The only shitty thing is that there is always junk everywhere. Broken glass, trash etc… other than that its fine and I always wash my car here.
Who knows, maybe someday Ill be there, and there will be a hot chick with a white Tshirt on washing her car next to me, getting soapy and wet while some 80s hair metal band starts playing… A man can always dream… LOL.

I haven’t found a good car wash since I moved from Atlanta. My BMW collects a lot of brake dust, which this place doesn’t at all try to clean. I wash my car myself now. I’m not paying a bunch of money for guys to stand around.