Tommy's Express Car Wash

The walkthrough

I pulled in at 5:15 on a sunny, 75-degree Monday with nobody ahead of me. It's a clean, modern site in a convenient spot on the Route 59 side of town, and the membership runs through an app and a license-plate reader at a decent price.

My 2025 Pilot rode a flat belt conveyor — the whole car rides, so there's no guide rail waiting to scuff a wheel. I bought the Ultimate for $18, which ran a two-step presoak, high-pressure side and wheel blasters, an undercarriage flush, triple foam and a sealant, all under LED lights. The wash material is a cloth-and-foam mix that looked new, came on wet and foamy, and sounded soft. The presoak gets only about ten seconds before the first contact, which is short, but a high-pressure rinse goes on before anything touches the car. Two minutes and 28 seconds on the belt, then 16 dryers and a cloth drying curtain.

On a black SUV carrying road film and bugs, it came out clean. The rear end, where tunnels usually miss, was good. The area around the license plate needed a touch-up, which it always does, and the tailgate dripped, which an SUV always will.

The math: the Ultimate is $18 once or $34.99 a month, so the plan pays for itself at two washes. The basic Quality plan is $21.99 against a $10 wash.

I'd go back, and it's membership-worthy — if Route 59 is already on your way. If you'd have to fight that busy stretch to get there, skip it.