I got stuck in a self serve touchless car wash cleaning my S!
01-22-2003, 11:24 PM
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I got stuck in a self serve touchless car wash cleaning my S!
Cliffs notes: It's fvckin cold in Canada today.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
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01-22-2003, 11:32 PM
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ours are usually closed when it is this cold out
01-22-2003, 11:56 PM
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Re: I got stuck in a self serve touchless car wash cleaning my S!
Originally posted by Laurelcrest
Cliffs notes: It's fvckin cold in Canada today.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
Cliffs notes: It's fvckin cold in Canada today.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
01-23-2003, 04:23 AM
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Re: Re: I got stuck in a self serve touchless car wash cleaning my S!
Originally posted by Ruski
You should have peed on the door
You should have peed on the door
Good idea, but with that kind of temperature, the urine might actually freeze in mid stream. 
I don't think anybody would have enough balls (no pun intended) to break that off. axleback
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01-23-2003, 08:13 AM
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Originally posted by TLlikeWHOA
HAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHA....very funny comment axleback! lol
HAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHA....very funny comment axleback! lol
Although I don't know how hot it is- the hot water coming out of the car wash doesn't freeze, and I'm assuming pee is pretty warm...
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Originally posted by Laurelcrest
Thats hilarious. Can you imagine seeing it freeze midstream?
Although I don't know how hot it is- the hot water coming out of the car wash doesn't freeze, and I'm assuming pee is pretty warm...
Thats hilarious. Can you imagine seeing it freeze midstream?
Although I don't know how hot it is- the hot water coming out of the car wash doesn't freeze, and I'm assuming pee is pretty warm...
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01-23-2003, 06:57 PM
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Re: I got stuck in a self serve touchless car wash cleaning my S!
Originally posted by Laurelcrest
Cliffs notes: It's fvckin cold in Canada today.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
Cliffs notes: It's fvckin cold in Canada today.
Ever go to one of these? For 6 bucks, the thing cleans your car top to bottom, when you pay the garage door opens up, and when its done you go out the other side.
Only when it was done the fvckin door didn't open.
So I'm stuck in there, afraid to get out because it's -20 degrees and I was afraid of getting drenched.
I never got out in the middle of a car wash before. It's pretty cool. I looked around for the manual door opener, found it and pressed. Just heard a long hiss.
The door was frozen to the ground! So I take a look at the electronic schematic thing on the wall. Press the button that is supposed to turn on one of the hoses, and hot water comes shooting out all over the place (not on me, I stood away from it)
I aimed it at the door, direct hit the bottom part and after like 5 minutes of that the door opened up.
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
01-24-2003, 04:57 PM
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wilz, if you live near glendale there's a good one there, as well as tons of em in the valley. costs like 7 bucks to get touchless wash with hand dry. those armenians do a nice job.
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01-24-2003, 11:35 PM
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Yup, I moved to Toronto about three months ago.
As for the guy who asked me why I wanted to wash my car in this weather in the first place, I get great joy going to the garage and seeing my car looking like the day I bought it.
If it takes 6 bucks to do that, and the alternative is seeing the lower half practically white from the kick back of salt that I have all over, then why the hell not? The place I go (went!) to is under 5 minutes from my condo.
As for the guy who asked me why I wanted to wash my car in this weather in the first place, I get great joy going to the garage and seeing my car looking like the day I bought it.
If it takes 6 bucks to do that, and the alternative is seeing the lower half practically white from the kick back of salt that I have all over, then why the hell not? The place I go (went!) to is under 5 minutes from my condo.
03-02-2005, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Laurelcrest
This happened at the self serve car wash south of Wilson on Bathurst St. in Toronto. I recommend you stay away.
LOL! I use that wash all the time! Actually - that is the location I use all winter until it's warm enough for me to wash it on my own. There's another coin-wash up north, but I don't use that one as often simply because it doesn't have an automatic dryer unit to dry the car on cold days. I know exactly which one you're talking about though.....no problems for me as of yet.
BTW, there's usually one or two guys working there during the day in case you run into any probs... but you did quite the job of figuring out how to get out of there yourself! hahahaha
03-02-2005, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Street Spirit
LOL! I use that wash all the time! Actually - that is the location I use all winter until it's warm enough for me to wash it on my own. There's another coin-wash up north, but I don't use that one as often simply because it doesn't have an automatic dryer unit to dry the car on cold days. I know exactly which one you're talking about though.....no problems for me as of yet.
BTW, there's usually one or two guys working there during the day in case you run into any probs... but you did quite the job of figuring out how to get out of there yourself! hahahaha
BTW, there's usually one or two guys working there during the day in case you run into any probs... but you did quite the job of figuring out how to get out of there yourself! hahahaha
By the way, if you know anyone that wants to take over my lease for the next 10 months (until Dec 1 2005) email me at Leasemyacura@hotmail.com
It's got Ontario plates on it and I moved to Miami. Willing to consider any reasonable offers.
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I goto Esso as well. I think its called the convyer. Well, my i could feel my car lift. So i had turn the steering wheel a bit to bring it back down. Tire was climbing the rail.
Originally Posted by samkws
the Esso new touchless doesn't have a rail anymore
but they are slow....and long wait
but they are slow....and long wait
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Originally Posted by samkws
the Esso new touchless doesn't have a rail anymore
but they are slow....and long wait
but they are slow....and long wait
03-02-2005, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ndawood
The new Esso carwashes are pretty good. Ive never seen a carwash dump so much clearcoat on the car before. I still prefer sunoco though!
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Originally Posted by axleback
Good idea, but with that kind of temperature, the urine might actually freeze in mid stream. I don't think anybody would have enough balls (no pun intended) to break that off. axleback
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Originally Posted by samkws
i go to shell, since i get free carwash from airmiles
03-02-2005, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Edward'TLS
It's a myth. I saw MythBuster on TV a couple months ago. They had the temp. down to -50C and the urine didn't freeze in mid stream.
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