Graveyard of car washes

[deathsled]

Has anyone else noticed a proverbial graveyard of car washes in their area since Covid?  I count at least three, one of them a large upscale one.  Eerie. I should get photos and post.

[FL SAAC]

Has anyone else noticed a proverbial graveyard of car washes in their area since Covid?  I count at least three, one of them a large upscale one.  Eerie. I should get photos and post.

Car Washes no, up and running like usual.

What's taken a beating fast food restaurants,  a few Wendy's and at least one Burger King have boarded up and closed.

When you start charging for a burger combo meal almost as much as a sit down local restaurant.

YOU LOOSE BIG DOGS McDs, Wendys,BK, Popeyes, KFC your next in line

[rhjanes]

Not in our area of North Dallas/Ft Worth.  All the car washes are open.  Some good one's changed hands and became terrible.  Well according to social media.  I hand wash in the driveway.
Some fast food places have shut.  Some needed to.  Terribly run and run down in quality. 

[tesgt350]

Not here, a few new ones even opened up.  I was even thinking about opening up a "Bikini Car Wash" and charging $25 for just a Wash, you stay in your Car.

[Royce Peterson]

Seems like there are more car washes built every week here in Tulsa.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

2 of our local places have closed and been replaced with vac your own and drive through the tunnel past the big wind at the end to dry it. They have a club you join https://blisscarwash.com/memberships/ $23 a month and $10 per wash looks like the best deal.
The last local full service place is charging $31 and of course you've gotta add $5 for a tip - I don't think they'll be around much longer

[deathsled]

Here are two artifacts around my area. If I get a chance I will photograph the high end one a little further away. As a footnote I wash my own cars with detailer's soap and microfiber wash mit.

[deathsled]

Here is the high end car wash that went down.

[Side-Oilers]

Sad sign of the times.

Same thing here in San Diego area.  When it takes 20-or-so people to operate an average carwash, and all of them want $20+ an hour, no wonder they're closing up.  The gift shop can't sell enough over-priced candy and greeting cards to make up for that. 

It ain't the 1960s anymore.

[Royce Peterson]

Looks like the woke cities are seeing a decline in car washes.

[2112]

Water use regulations might also be a factor.

[deathsled]

Another broken down borderline haunted car wash on a road that leads to Elgin. Worthy of a short horror story.