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Flex Carwash
4803 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611, United States
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Da
Review №1

I only needed to use the sprayer to rinse off some concrete but the second Bay from the left wouldnt take $1s so I had to move to the bay on the left. Using a card requires a minimum of $5 which was too much time for what I needed to do. The car wash is pretty clean and well lit but I cant speak on whether or not the sprayers put out lots of soap.

Ch
Review №2

Serious one of the best car washes I’ve been too but I’m from California. I went early Saturday morning on the 4th of July and it was empty, no wait. It cost me 5$ for 10min, that would normally be only 5min where in from. They had this turbo dry thing that I’ve never seen before, it worked ok but you didn’t have to pay extra for it. I didn’t vacuum but they had a decent amount. It looks like they had 5 bays and the place was clean. This will be my go to

Ky
Review №3

Put $5 into the far right bay and nothing turns on. No one on site and no contact info anywhere on the property. This place would be awesome if someone would put 15 minutes a week into it.

Je
Review №4

This is the one at gandy and west shore. Waste of money!! Stay away! The spray nosels are all broken, no water pressure and the air dryer hose has no pressure (a blow dryer puts off more air.) The soap brush doesnt put out much soap and half of the options dont work. Better off somewhere else!

Sc
Review №5

This is a self-serve car wash that had no presoak no high pressure wash no high-pressure rinse in the bay that I was in. My pants got wetter than my car did because the wand leaked. It was a waste of five dollars I will never use this car wash again

Kr
Review №6

Vacuums dont have enough suction, the far right manual bay, took my money and nothing works except the air blower. The second manual bay from the right, nothing works except the rinse and blower. Charged my card multiple times, for a rinse.

Er
Review №7

Fine if you just want a quick wash with only water. Been here 4 times and every time the triple foam conditoner is out of soap and the high pressure foam only has very little soap come out. I wouldnt come here if youre looking to use anything other than water. Owner isnt doing anything or replying to any other reviewers below me so it says something about his/her commitment to this wash. At that point Ill just pay a bit more at Mister Car Wash for $7 down the road for a full service wash and dry...

Au
Review №8

Nothing works. There’s no number to call when it’s broken. Would not go again ever. It’s a scam

Jo
Review №9

Two out of three times Ive been there I put the money in and they have no water. And I see people pulling in after I leave doing the same thing, getting ripped off. Stay away from this place is not good.

E
Review №10

Nice area for a car wash 👍

La
Review №11

I swiped my card at this place. It charged my car 10 dollars for 4 minutes. Do not go here. ive been coming here for years. They really let this place go.

Pa
Review №12

Paid and went through the automated bay and all it did was rinse my truck. No contact info anywhere to be found. AVOID THIS PLACE

Pa
Review №13

Vacuum did not work after inserted credit card several times. No option to use coins. Credit card was billed for each unsuccessful swipe. Maintenance man on site said he could not help because it was not his job; he only handles high pressure equipment. No phone number on site to call for refund and no phone number on internet listing to call. Do not go here...

Ha
Review №14

Do not go to this car wash! Absolute waste of money. Everything is broken. The vacuum is terrible and does not suck up anything. 1 tries 2 different ones. Your home vacuum would be 10x better. All of the car wash features were broke. The spot free dryer is a joke. It would take you ages to hand dry it with this blow dryer especially because the ceiling leaks water on the car constantly.

Ro
Review №15

Took money, didnt work

Ka
Review №16

None of their machines work, all you get is the high pressure water, foam brush doesnt work. Total waste of money.

Ol
Review №17

Does anyone know the owners contact info? Found none on location and the automatic wash just ripped off the trunk lid on my 2012 Honda Odyssey. Thanks.5/16/19 Update -- Managed to get in contact with the owner thanks to Hillsborough county consumer protection bureau and the law firm that files the paperwork for the carwash. Was reimbursed for damage to vehicle, which I appreciate, thanks.

Kr
Review №18

Waste your money somewhere else. We first spent $6 on the drive-through car wash that didnt work. Then we try the other washing bays. Neither of the ones that we tried had functioning foam brushes and the high-speed rinse was anything but. My vehicle actually ended up looking worse after I visited this car wash then before. The picture of the broken vacuum says it all

Je
Review №19

Rip off the hose didnt work and charged ten dollars.no phone number to call

Ti
Review №20

Nothing works and they charge your card $10 for 4’minutes on top of nothing working... if I could give 0 stars I would

Al
Review №21

No soap. This place doesnt put soap in the high pressure soap. Bring cash (not coins) because minimum card charge is $5 for 10 minutes. Only good for a disappointing rinse.

An
Review №22

Nothing works!!!! What a waste of time and money! Go somewhere else.

Ty
Review №23

Unless you wanna waste money, don’t go here. Of the 12 different cleaners and options, only the high pressure sprayer works, in all the stalls. Not even the foam brush works

Mi
Review №24

I put five dollars in the machine to wash my vehicle the most it dead with squirt out water got absolutely no soap whether be in the gun or brush I want my money back and absolutely no phone number to contact terrible business.

Ma
Review №25

Stopped to wash my work van. Only 2 functions operated, high pressure wash and rinse, but high pressure wash/soap had no soap at all, just water. The car wash had no sign with a phone number should someone have a problem. Fortunately I used a credit card so I called card services to initiate a chargeback through my credit card company.

My
Review №26

This place is trash. Broken machines. Soap out. Complete trash do not support this business. September 2020

Al
Review №27

The majority of selections do not work, at all. None of the following worked; Bug Off, Tire Cleaner, Wheel Cleaner, Pre Soak, Foam Brush, Foam Conditioner, Clearcoat Protectant, Or Spot Free Rinse. It’s worth mentioning that their was no actual soap in the “high pressure soap” nor was it particularly powerful and removed basically nothing. Also, the “turbo” dry is laughable.Waste of $7.00. Do NOT go here.

Ju
Review №28

Clean and very nice

Jo
Review №29

The vacuum runs full speed! But has absolutely zero suction! And out of soap...

Na
Review №30

Foam brush button did not work at the wash station second from the left. The brush was missing. The high pressure rinse lacked power. This was a complete waste of 7$.I cant speak for the other stations but the lack of maintenance reflects on the entire station.Needs TLC to improve. Hopefully it gets it given the great location.

Ra
Review №31

Had to use my car bc vacuum doesnt take quarters. charged my card $25 for a 20min vacuum!! i didnt consent to this!!

Ha
Review №32

I went to this car wash on Saturday and 95% of the wash options did not work. The scrub brush didnt even have soap. This used to be a decent car wash.

Dr
Review №33

This car wash should be shut down!!!!! It took all my money and none of the functions work. Don’t waste your time or money here!!!!!!! Could have had my car detailed for the money I lost and still left with a dirty car. SMH....

Jo
Review №34

The equipment eats your money and there is no option of getting it back. No one to call. Nothing. Avoid this place at all absolute costs. This has happened more than once now. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Prepare to lose and get nothing in return.

Ly
Review №35

If you swipe your credit card it charges you for 10 minutes. And theres only soap and water which youre done with in 2 mins. The fancy things are either empty or just more water. Even the vacuum had no suction. Good bye $6.

Ji
Review №36

The left two aisles do not work ate my money I had to wait for a working stall just because I came out to get my car washed . I want my money back

Ke
Review №37

Good car wash that takes credit or debit cards for self wash but sometimes have a hard time getting it to read my card. Never have a problem elsewhere. Nice car wash with good water pressure

Da
Review №38

If I could leave 0 stars, I would. Took my money no problem, but over half of the selections do not work. Worst car wash I’ve ever experience. Avoid this place at all costs.

Ca
Review №39

Well so dawg i was here the other night at 9 pm no lights on! So much for 24 hours. Has the potential to be the best car wash around but there’s barely any soap that comes out of the low or high pressure wash 🤔🤔🤔 I guess I’ll keep looking for a better car wash.

Ra
Review №40

This place is a straight RIP off.. it automatically charges ur debit card 10 dollars and thats just for vacuum.. and it does it best to make u use debit card by the change machine never working.. I would never go here again..

Ac
Review №41

Horrible tried to wash car in two different washers and neither one worked so I wasted 10 dollars. Only thing that worked was the dryer. Car wash is a joke 😂

B
Review №42

They took the liberty of charging my card for ten minutes. Then, the sprayer was broken, and there was no way to get my money back. I had to go to a second car wash to get the soap off. GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

Yv
Review №43

3 out of 4 bays dont work. Didnt try 4th one. Homeless guy sitting there told me to use automatic wash. Hahaha, what a joke. No soap. Got 5 minutes of water. Brush hit my small suv really hard n then never touched it after first try failed. Ill be disputing this charge.

Ca
Review №44

Great options. Spot free water best self service car wash I have been to hands down. Most people who go here complain because they dont know how any of it works. I paid 5 dollars for my car for presoak, tireclean, rinse, clear coat protect, and Spot free rinse. Hands down great wash.

Mi
Review №45

This is by far the worst self wash Ive been to. Only takes $1 and cards--wont take $5, or change, and no change machine. It takes 15 seconds to switch modes when you push the button, so you waste time and money getting what you want. There didnt seem to be any soap in the high power spray, and it wasnt very high powered either. I only had two $1 bills, and I didnt want to use a card, so I basically paid $2 to hose off my car.

Ll
Review №46

Please give me refund. Your machine didn’t work. $10

Sw
Review №47

Color foam and clear coat rinse works fabulous.

Ni
Review №48

Left a film on my car and had no soap:(3 years later made the mistake of coming again and it was even more pathetic than the first time. Went through the automatic wash and literally the spinning brushes did not even reach the car! Left dirtier than when I drove in. This place is awful!

Ca
Review №49

Horrible. Tried to use the scrubber and it took my money but apparently the scrubber doesnt work. No way to cancel, no notification about charging for extra time. My husband tried to cancel it and it was an ad time button apparently.

Ka
Review №50

DONT GO HERE ITS A RIP OFF... Idk how I ended up paying 15 dollars for a vaccum and a car wash but it happened.. their machines are jankey barely work (soap doesn’t even come out of the foam brush) and it only takes a card or cash so they basically rip you off and steal your money.. what kind of car wash doesn’t take coins?? DONT GO HERE.. go literally anywhere else.. I’m in nursing school and don’t have much time or money because of it and fifteen dollars goes a long way in my book. I had some free time so I decided to get my car washed before my oil change and now I’m out 15 bucks.. really sad honestly.

Ch
Review №51

Wish I had seen the poor reviews before stopping here! For $10 I got only water sprayed on my car (no soap). Worse, the overhead roller slammed into the back of my car!!  It hit so hard that the whole rear of my car lifted up about a foot, and I seriously thought another car had entered the wash and rear ended me! Now my rear spoiler is damaged. No signs on the property with contact info or website for reporting problems, which is highly suspicious. This place is just an automated money maker for an owner too cheap to give refunds due to his own neglect.

Pa
Review №52

Im giving it one star because I cant give it 0 stars. Its the worse carwash ever. It didnt clean my car at all and it broke one piece that was atttached to my rear door. Never going back and I suggest you do not wash your car here.

Ri
Review №53

Just got robbed $10 for just water

Ad
Review №54

Absolutely horrible. Not all the options work and they only have one or two barely functional bays. Their card reader is terrible and there is no way of canceling the payment if the foam brush or something else doesn’t work.

m.
Review №55

This is the second time it charged me 10 bucks, first on the manual car wash and the vacuum I forgot it did it before. I will not use this place ever again.

Pa
Review №56

Scammed out of $10. Nothing worked, no way to get a refund. Did some digging online a found the owner of this rip off car wash. His name is Pathmanath Desilva. He was represented by Andrew Hoek of the Dewitt law firm when he purchased the car wash according to the states web site.

Eh
Review №57

Nothing works. Dont go here at all.

Da
Review №58

Awful. 2 bays didnt work and the guy next to me didnt either. Nott the first time thats happened but will be the last. No contact information now I know why. Awful is being generous.

Ch
Review №59

I used the self wash area and half the options did not work, plus when I was able to switch to another option it took a very long time to switch and all the while the timer is still going. Not a great place to go to at all.

Ni
Review №60

Scam! Stay away from this place! Nothing worked! Took swiped my card and nothing worked tried to cancel it but the button you would think would be the cancel it actually adds more money! No number to call no nothing ! Stay away !

CH
Review №61

Could not rate less than 1. Stole 10 dollars from me and nothing worked. No number to call. Scam of the century. DO NOT COME HERE!!!!

Ad
Review №62

Spent ten dollars and the only thing that worked was a vacuum and I had to go to like 3 different vacuums before one actually worked not coming back... not worth it

Ro
Review №63

Worst experience ever, when brush came back over my car, it banged into my car and ripped off the panel that houses my upper brake light. When I retrieved the part from my car, I saw other car pieces on the ground. I am making an insurance claim, and disputing the credit card charge (I paid for the works, but it didnt even clean)I wish I had read the reviews before using the wash. Apparently, I am not the first person to experience this. Like someone else said, it sounded like someone rear ended me when the bar hit my car

La
Review №64

Spent 5.00 on a shampoo/upholstery foam brush that didn’t work.

Ky
Review №65

Caused significant damage to my vehicle. Pulled off the trim above my rear window along with my brake light.

Ry
Review №66

Just like others who have posted. Wish I would have looked at reviews first. Absolute ripoff. I first put $1 to use the vacuum machine and it wouldnt turn on so I figured the weaker vacuum option may be broken. I decided to try the $2 selection but didnt have cash so I used my debit card. Still nothing. Checked my bank records this morning and they have charged me $6.50. Owner please get in touch with me.

Al
Review №67

This place is such a scam! Im requesting a charge back from my credit card!The mashine was not working. Pulled my car into the wash to have the selected, and only one option of super wash. Unfortunately, for my surprise my car only got sprayed with water and soap on top of it, then stopped working. Seriously!? Now I had to drive off with soap all over my car at 8pm. Lol The most awful experience ever! They dont have a contact number for assistance either. How convinient!?

Ka
Review №68

Automatic car wash hit my car in the rear with one of the rotating arms. A gentleman there said that many cars have been damaged by the auto car wash yet, there are no signs up and the bay is still open. Many of the lights are broken inside the wash too.

Ke
Review №69

The machines dont work properly

Mo
Review №70

The motorized brush at this car was just slammed on the top back part of my BMW, breaking the top portion over looking my trunk window. Who ever services or own this will answer for it!!

Dr
Review №71

Ya know... the wash was ok but the Dry was idiotic. It only dried one side of my car. What a waste of money. Thanks guys.

Ro
Review №72

$4 to wash my own car half assed because of the turbo timer, then put $2 in the vacuum and it wouldnt even pick up a grain of sand. Waste

Br
Review №73

AVOID!! This WILL break your car. It took the ENTIRE SPOILER off our Jeep when the wash rotor came crashing down. Theres a special place in hell for the owners of this place.

Mi
Review №74

Worst car wash I’ve ever been too. Spent $10 for nothing to work not even the water. This place should be shut down. This is the 3rd time this has happened never coming to this place again. 0 stars

Ji
Review №75

Almost took the wing that hangs off the back of my Ford explorer sport! Never again this place is for nobody please stay away they shouldnt be in business!

Ge
Review №76

Worst car wash I have ever been to. Charged $10, would not change from one wash mode to another, more water came out of the top of the car wash than the hose.

Pa
Review №77

I had the same experience. ... Put in $20 and supposed to receive $12 in change...no number to call. I am reporting the co to the state of FL. I want my money back!!!

Ke
Review №78

Put in $5 to wash my car - presoak was just water, high pressure soap was just water, the foam brush didn’t produce any soap or bubbles, and triple foam conditioner didn’t produce any soap or bubbles either. Literally just put in $5 to spray my car down with water 🙄

Ma
Review №79

A vacuum shouldnt be that hard to figure out. It took my $$$$ and no one ok site to help me out

Hu
Review №80

Nothing worked and its a waste of money.

St
Review №81

Scum bags have a broken payment machine on the automated car wash that has a broken credit card reader and didnt give change for cash payment. They have no website, and no working phone number (some poor womans personal number with a full mailbox) to report issues. They owe me $12 and I want it back!

Ry
Review №82

Payment machine in first wash bay took $5 and then none of the options worked. No number to call. No website. Wont be returning, others should avoid.

Ca
Review №83

This place is worthless took my money for only the water to work dont waste your time or money coming here

St
Review №84

This place is garbage. Charged me for 20 minute vacuum and the vacuum didnt even work. No number to call to get my money back or email. Total ripoff. Whoever owns this carwash please reach out to me

An
Review №85

Charged me $10 for 10 minutes and nothing worked. No phone number posted anywhere to get your money back. Do jot go to tis car wash. Rip off!

Da
Review №86

Took my money but half the wash selections do not work. Dont use

Jo
Review №87

Chose the 10 dollar option and nothing worked on bay 2. Went to another bay to wash car and got charged another 10 bucks! THIS PLACE IS A RIPOFF ! !

An
Review №88

Stuff was out and wouldnt work, terrible conditions

Ca
Review №89

The worst self serve car wash in Tampa. Nothing ever works correctly. Every time Ive been there Ive gotten ripped off by not getting what Im paying for.

Br
Review №90

Place is junk, don’t take quarters, auto broke, took 7 bucks, low pressure water only, soap brush out of soap, use ur credit card so u can dispute charges when it don’t work

Al
Review №91

Nothing works but the fricking dryer! Took $15 probably more cause my bf kept hitting buttons. No number to call. Should have read the reviews this place is junk

Ke
Review №92

Truly horrible. Nothing works and they steal your money.

Ch
Review №93

Does not take quarters for Vac or Air. Swiped my credit card and took $6 for 2 minutes. RIP OFF.

Br
Review №94

Coin machine is broke so I had to use my card. Makes you use $10 at a time with no option to change. Ended up spending $20 to wash my car. Water hose has very low pressure and barely had any soap.

Mi
Review №95

Best car wash in town!

Li
Review №96

Does not work. Steals your money.

fo
Review №97

Oct 5th, 2017 . Drove my 70k 2016 Yukon through the automated car wash . And it RIPPED OF MY SPOILER, broke my back GLASS, TOTAL DAMAGE WAS 1805 dollars . No CONTACT NUMBERS NO EMAILS NO WAY TO GET AHOLD OF OWNERS !!! Avoid this place its NOT WORTH THE WASH !!!

ce
Review №98

Scary as hell, smelly, and did I say scary as hell? Sketchy place

Je
Review №99

This place blows!!! I swiped my card for 1 dollar and charged me for 10$ 20 minutes!!

Ma
Review №100

Took my money no phone number to call to get a refund .

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  • Address:4803 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611, United States
Categories
  • 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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