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Spirit of America Car Wash
1716 W Irving Park Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193, United States
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Spirit of America Car Wash

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AM
Review №1

Bays are huge with self closing garage doors to protect your vehicle while you are washing it. Bays are big with plenty of room for my Promaster too Which is hard to find places to wash it. But not here. I can even soap it up with the brush and power wash it clean. Great car was with plenty of bays.

Ar
Review №2

Nice location for touchless car wash, wish the dryer time was just another 20-30 seconds longer

Ma
Review №3

A bit rustic but it worked. For some reason i felt a bit unsafe but all was fine.

Jo
Review №4

Place has both automatic wash and self wash stations. It didnt have free interior vacuums afterwards, but had a purchasable interior carpet wash machine which Ive never seen anywhere else. It was busy on a Saturday morning when I went, a good sign that it is a value. I needed to drive slow in the lot because of multiple potholes after a tough stretch of winter. I did the cheapest, $4 automatic auto wash. It soaped and rinsed better than gas station washes. It blow dried worse though, and didnt have any floppy spinning rags moving around to dislodge dirt. If you want your car scrubbed do the self wash option.

Ch
Review №5

One of the few places with a touch free car wash!

Da
Review №6

In the touch free wash, there are 3 drying/heater fans, but only one is used when exiting. Also, you better have good driving guidance when you have to put your front left tire between the tiny gap of steel pipe sensors for the wash to begin. Ive witness customers ahead of me drive back n forth to squeeze into the hectic sensor which has great potential to cause damage to your rim/tire. BEWARE!

Da
Review №7

OUT DATED AND RUN DOWN! The high pressure rinse came out soap. Potholes and two torn flags flying in the front. My opinion it needs to be demolished and rebuilt a brand new car wash. The year is 2021 not 1977.

Ce
Review №8

Nice car wash for the price. $5 for 10 minutes. Decent solution used.

D
Review №9

Good touchless wash. Doesnt dry the best and the lot is full of potholes

Ni
Review №10

Love it! Been going there since high school, about 23 years or so

Ri
Review №11

Touchless does not clean effectively

El
Review №12

Really a favorite of mine to go to, never too crowded, but the curb island in front has to go, rough entry for lowered vehicles turning left in, or left out. You want to turn right to go in n leave goin right. Could bang something up otherwise. Although its probably more the villages issue, car ppl still should know what the deal is. Otherwise 5 bucks is plenty to get your car washed.

Iv
Review №13

Love this car wash, good for people who really love clean car. A lot of service which you can do by yourself that are not offered by another car washes.

sh
Review №14

The card snipers are hit or miss.

Ka
Review №15

Wash is usually great but today I tried twice to pay and it took my money and didn’t even start the wash just wasted my time

ar
Review №16

Watch the changer of cash....I put 20$ bill mashin gave me 8$ in quarters....no one on duty easy lost of your money

Ka
Review №17

Ive been coming here since 2015. Great touch free wash. I always purchase top tier, unsure of lower grades.

Bo
Review №18

Great place for a quick wash to get the salt off

Et
Review №19

Spirit of America is your Standard do it yourself Car wash. Each lane provides multiple soaps, sprayers and brushes. Personally I recommend bringing your own brushes and soap. It is a fairly clean area. I use this car wash to spray mud off my off-road pickup truck and it does the job.

Lo
Review №20

Fun to clean your own car, but a bit pricy.

Jo
Review №21

The place looks a little run down. Got my car clean.

Er
Review №22

I dont know how a car wash could capture the entire spirit of American, but these guys did it

Ma
Review №23

Little expensive. But is ok

LI
Review №24

Love Love it 😀 😍 ❤ ♥ 💖 💕

Lu
Review №25

After checking they are correct. At first if you pay with card it will show an $8 charge on the statement. Later when they actually charge your card its the correct amount that showed on the car wash screen.

A
Review №26

Affordable place to wash your car. I have a big spoiler on my car and the touchless wash does the trick in cleaning sufficiently without damage to my car.

Ma
Review №27

Hot water, decent products, Great car wash for $5 to $10

Wi
Review №28

I always go here. Clean and organized. Staff is very friendly and helpful also.

Aa
Review №29

$4 anytime touchless wash is a good deal.

El
Review №30

Despite all the 3$ car washes opening this one still stands...bravo

Bo
Review №31

I really enjoy this touchless carwash. Itd be cool if they had a rewards program. Id give this place a 5 but one time, in the winter, the machine took my money but would not start. There was no number for me to call, I left a note, but they never called me for a refund.

Ad
Review №32

Great place to wash your car. If you do not like letting others touch your car and just prefer to do it your self, this is your place. The vacuums are decent but the place is really well cleaned. No stray trash or the like. Yes the building could use some attention but it is not trashy looking. I really got my moneys worth here.

Jo
Review №33

Been coming here for a while now and love it..Easy and great price. Love to self wash my car and get full clean for 10 dollars sometimes less depends how fast I go.

Da
Review №34

One of the few self service car washes left in the state that functions. Its overpriced in my opinion but with such few of these places left, Im grateful for their existence!

Mi
Review №35

Better

Gu
Review №36

Arguably the best tunnel type car wash around. I especially appreciate the no touch. Buying a package of washes from their site also makes them very competitive.

Mi
Review №37

I see the owner comments. I would appreciate a response to an email I sent in November and December and a chat sent from the app earlier this week. Quicker turnaround on customer service is appreciated.

Da
Review №38

I put 10$ in machine and didnt work at all, l did waste my money.

Me
Review №39

For a cheap place its not bad. I usually have to go through the touchless wash twice to get my car clean enough. I wish there was a way to personalize the wash. I dont want the wax on my car but Id love an extra high pressure wash and more drying time! The credit card machine is constantly not working on one of the washes, so Ive had to back up and move to the other one or dig out some cash.

Va
Review №40

Its outrageous that I was charged 28 for a car wash. Ripoff.

St
Review №41

Went for the “touchless” wash. Normally I hand wash but it is winter and I wanted to get some of the salt build up off. Their wheel guide gouged my aluminum polished wheels. Just rusty gouges were left. Unfortunately the car comes with factory forged wheels and they are not cheap or easy to repair back to original. Never again!

Na
Review №42

Simple and easy for best result on your car wash

An
Review №43

I was just there about 30 minutes ago. I used the self service bays. Specifically bay 2. It was perfect. Everything worked great. Much better than many self services. I did notice the time it takes to actually switch from one thing to the other was a good 20 seconds. Example: I used the pressure washer with soap. Then switched to just pressure washer to get all the soap off. I walked around the vehicle an entire time about 25 seconds and it was still spraying soap. For $2 you cant beat it. But its a bit annoying that half your time can be took up by waiting for the transition from option to option.

Wi
Review №44

I get that its a self service place... But doesnt make sense that the vacuum areas are so beat up and the shampoo machines arent hot. After it snows they dont care. Zero effort to maintain the land. All the pavement is beat up with potholes and broken cement. No employees ever therefore no sense of security.

Da
Review №45

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would... Giving it 1 star because I wanted to share my experiences with this car wash so people dont waste their money! I recently moved to the area, and this is the only touchless car wash available, so I had to try it. Went a couple of times and was never really satisfied with the bays. They were always dirty, and the soap didnt really do a great job. Cheap chemicals, and cheap equipment. I went again this past weekend, and it was the worst experience yet. The bay was dirty, and there was no water coming out of the pressure gun!!!!! I was able to apply the pre-soak and as I turned the knob to rinse my car off, there was no water or anything. I spent the next 15 minutes and $10 trying to clean the soap off my car with spot free rinse because that was the only thing working. There was no one to help me out or get me a refund either. Absolutely terrible place to go to, and this was definitely my last wash there. Youre better off leaving your car out in the rain. Please do not waste your money on this place!

Qu
Review №46

Paid for a wash and the wash would not turn on. No way to get a refund. Do not go here.

Ta
Review №47

I like the real Touch Free automatic car wash. One of the few that still exist. However, i didnt line my car up perfectly, and ended up gashing 2 spots on my wheel, which is going to cost over 100$ to repair. 5$ car wash turned into 100$.

G
Review №48

This car wash blows. I find it very unfortunate that this is the only location in the area that offers a self wash. Why this is such a rare thing to find is beyond me, why would you drive your nice car through a jagged scratch mop? The credit card readers work 1 out of every 5 visits.. and this is usually in all ports, the wash does anything but, and the soap takes a minimum of 30sec to clear the line for clean water [likely programmed that way] and you pull out just a dirty as you pulled in. Dont bother scrubbing your wheels with the foam brush.. has no cleaning effect, mostly just a heap of suds. The garbage cans are always flowing onto the ground, and the vacuums dont reach around the vehicle, its fine.. I like dragging a filthy hose across my console. You could probably Will yourself a clean car quicker than you will get one here. No good.

Ro
Review №49

Money there and did not get anything out lost 325 bug rip off and then they have a # that no one answers so i say its not a good car wash

Re
Review №50

We drive out of our way to come here. He hasnt let us down. Love this car wash. ❤

An
Review №51

I think Im done getting my car washed here. I never feel like the car is clean enough. The driveway/parking lot is a mess. Getting answers from customer service about their failing equipment is difficult.

Ma
Review №52

They have both touchless and do it yourself cat wash stalls. Machine takes credit card and cash.

Ja
Review №53

Its great for a quick wash.

Mr
Review №54

Consistent do it yourself car wash. Not the greatest price but ok. Good pressure at the wands.

Pa
Review №55

Its OK. I go their because I know of the history of the founder and like to support his dream. Car never gets fully clean with the automatic cleaner but good enough for me.

Da
Review №56

I bought 4 wash on SOA app, it works only first time and three time I scan barcode never got car wash. Second time barcode never worked ..Third time it broke middle of car wash and goth just today it keep says “ please wait till finish car wash “ waiting long time I left.Every time I called them never replied back, it always voicemail every time I called ..

Al
Review №57

Self wash is good, never tried automating one.open 7/7, 24/24

Ro
Review №58

I need a receipt tried calling and going on your website if there is any way you can reach out to me to let me know if that is a possibility or not thank you

MO
Review №59

Very nice car wash but needs a makeover. The place needs a new asphalt

Ja
Review №60

Every time I get a car wash here after its finished my car smells like a strong Oder of vinegar and theres still soap on my car, very annoying that you pay for a car wash but the car isnt even clean.

Se
Review №61

Open 24/7, touch free wash, affordable. I love this place. But once it double charged and getting a hold of the operators is a tad cumbersome, but they did make it right with a little extra for the inconvenience.

Vi
Review №62

My loca self service wash was closed, so I tried this one. The parking lot is in incredibly poor condition with bumps and potholes all over the place.I start washing my car, and the water is warm and leaves a greasy film on my hands and all over the car which I had to wash off at another car wash. Some water got onto my seatbelt, and it smelled disgusting after it dried.I would be better off just using the hose at home.

Ma
Review №63

Its good for the price you pay. A slightly longer air dry would leave my car less wet when I drive back to home/work.

Ku
Review №64

Touchless car wash. Its a bit dirty and you only get 2 min of wash for 2$. You get what you pay for.

Di
Review №65

Excellent facilities that are clean and operational. Also has automatic washes along with Card readers.

Br
Review №66

Great water pressure and decent prices for self service machines. Often a line for the automatic machines but not for the self service.

Ri
Review №67

Always love coming here to do my own vacuuming which is 25Cents for 3 minutes and washing

Fa
Review №68

Went there today with my wife, we laughed so much while we were washing my car! Definitely coming back 👍

Lu
Review №69

I used the automatic car wash for $9 and it did a horrible job, not only that but when you drive in you have to get on the little ramp to activate the car was and it scratched my wheel pretty bad! I definitely not recommend it!

Na
Review №70

I love going to here to wash my car. The only thing I wish is that there werent speed bumps since my car is lowered and it scrapes on them.

Le
Review №71

Worst car wash experience ever. Drive through the location in Schaumburg this morning, one of the automatic car wash machine is out of service without any signal, waste 15 mins to figure out how to pay the fee. Switch to the one next to it, wait 5 to 6 mins to finish the touchless car wash process. I was expecting the difference to compare before and after effect, there is no difference at all. Rear and top of the car is pretty much the same thing.... Not recommend it.

На
Review №72

Touch free 👍

Ke
Review №73

The lot has so many pot holes. Youll probably do more damage driving in here than leaving your car unwashed for an entire year.

Su
Review №74

The only car wash that actually uses high-end soaps and wax and can get the bugs off my windshield!

Jo
Review №75

Great place to get a touchless car wash

Sa
Review №76

Good work reasonable price

Ry
Review №77

Open using heated water in the middle of the freezing night, awesome!

Bo
Review №78

Bought a Groupon. ..its been a month and have not received my car wash codes.

To
Review №79

Convenient and the touchless is awesome

Ra
Review №80

Credit in some bays, working in one. Average time. Average pressure. Self and machine.

RO
Review №81

Broken, no refund, no response from website, avoid

Ma
Review №82

Its ok. Wish they had memberships

Jo
Review №83

Great location and everything works.

Th
Review №84

Too long of a wait, half of car wash was frozen.

Pe
Review №85

Excuse do not offer work in car wash

Ma
Review №86

Not happy with the automatic car wash

Su
Review №87

Best

Co
Review №88

Pretty good.

Jo
Review №89

Standard car wash

am
Review №90

Lots of pot holes and dim lighting

Ed
Review №91

Not bad

Ma
Review №92

I Wash my car here often

Mi
Review №93

Great wash

Ma
Review №94

Very good crevice

Tr
Review №95

Llst my.money getting a branch

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3.8 Rating
  • Address:1716 W Irving Park Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193, United States
  • Site:http://spiritcarwash.com/
Categories
  • Self service car wash
  • Car wash
Working hours
  • Monday:Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday:Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday:Open 24 hours
  • Thursday:Open 24 hours
  • Friday:Open 24 hours
  • Saturday:Open 24 hours
  • Sunday:Open 24 hours
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