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Do you take your truck thru Gas-Station car wash?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Spike Strip, Jun 7, 2023.

  1. Oct 15, 2023 at 7:38 AM
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    bkhlrTaco's

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    Don't blame me. Blame my parents. Always getting stuck washing the cars as a kid, now I'd rather not.
    Same as having to weed the garden.
    (I don't have a garden).

    There's one station here that's pretty good but I'll only do touchless. Then end up having to do fenders, wheels, mirrors and bumpers at home, anyhow. But at least the majority of the dirt is left at the gas station and not my driveway.
     
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  2. Oct 15, 2023 at 7:49 AM
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    I take mine through the touchless one all the time.
     
  3. Oct 15, 2023 at 8:32 AM
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    Just Touchless washes occasionally in the winter. Where I live alot of them recycle some the water apparently. Does not sit well with me. I usually do hand washes/wax when the weather cooperates.
     
  4. Oct 15, 2023 at 5:56 PM
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    My truck is 8 years old and has never been hand washed. I run it through the automatic wash at least once a week (since October 2015). I have a $25/month unlimited plan, includes vacuums. Lots of door dings, scratches, etc. My truck is a tool that I use everyday and in the woods on weekends. I still get compliments pretty often.

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  5. Oct 15, 2023 at 6:57 PM
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    Yea, I hand washed until I could afford the nice washes lol. No drama, no scratches, no issues.
     
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  6. Oct 15, 2023 at 7:27 PM
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    monoman

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    Hell no. Always hand wash at home. I’ve never taken my trucks through those things. I’ve heard horror stories on what they do to truck extremities…:eek:
     
  7. Oct 15, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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    Automatic wash took the antenna from my '06 prerunner years ago but that doesn't stop the masochist in me from returning.
    I pressure wash the '21 OR.
     

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