Cable Car Wash

$7.00 for outside only, $14.95 for inside/outside car wash. For the interior, they clean the windows and wipe the dash, but they don't use any cleaning products. They also have other services for a few dollars more (e.g., detailing, vinyl treatment).

They are often closed during what should, according to their posted hours, be open times. Don't rely on them to be open at a certain time. They close for lunch and also when the forecast is for rain.

Depending on the time of day, wait can be from 10 minutes to half an hour. Every time you go for a car wash you get a coupon for a buck or two off your next wash (but it's within the next month, meaning you probably will end up giving it to a friend). Only the cashier speaks English, so make sure you talk to him if you have specific concerns about washing your car.

Contrary to what you might expect, they do not wash cable cars.

They had a underground fuel tank leak on their property.

Enter along Cable Car's long driveway parallel to the train tracks.

The detailing tent is located beyond the car wash area.

What's been your experience with Cable Car?

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2005-10-02 22:30:36   by far the worst car washes out of any i have ever taken my car to. extremely dissapointed. i've had 2 dollar mechanical ones that did a better job. —ThomasLloyd

2005-11-15 16:22:07   great car wash —AndrewNewman

2006-08-09 11:11:14   Decent basic carwash for $6.50. I'd go again. —JoeCustomer

2006-08-23 12:16:54   I've been there several times and never had any complaints— way better than any mechanical wash (if 2 dollar ones existed, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't even come with a blow dry). The price and value can't be beat really (have you seen other full service wash prices?). —DeviantDuncan

2007-01-25 15:15:57   I love Cable Car Wash. I've taken my cars there many times over the years. I think they tend to do a worse job during their peak times, but that's to be expected. —KyleWecker

2007-09-08 10:25:06   This is a strange little place, where your car gets dried not on the Cable Car property, but on the end of a dead-end street. (I guess the neighbors don't complain?) Anyway, they seem to do about as good a job as any as I've gotten at similar places, which is to say, I could do a better job myself (I'd go after the hard-to-get spots, whereas they largely leave them), but it would take a lot longer and be a lot more effort. —CovertProfessor

2007-12-14 00:07:20   paid 17 for inside/outside/waxspray. It's reasonably priced and definitely worth it if you're car is beyond dirty, like leaving your car at U-Mall at the wrong hours. —KaiWan

2008-07-10 20:39:35   Does the "inside/outside" include vacuuming the inside floor and such? If so, I'm going tomorrow! —SunjeetBaadkar

2008-08-28 16:41:49   this place is great! for $14.95 my car looks amazing. it only took 10 minutes and they have nice little waiting benches to read on. (bring a book or magazine) —Lala

2008-09-10 13:43:58   great job taking the dirt and pollen off car but i was surprised that they couldn't take off bird poop on my hood even though the guy seemed to be scrubbing for some time. for 7 bux i liked it especially since a million people (exaggeration) are working on your car during the process and i didn't have to get out of the car. —heyitsdimo

2008-09-25 11:47:39   I was extremely dissapointed with cable car wash. It was my first and only experience. The people working there are extremely rude!! I'm hispanic and so is my girlfriend. My girlfriend has the complexion of a white girl though. Blonde hair and blue eyes. The mexicans working there though she didn't know spanish. They said something that pissed me off! In spanish cause i know, but ill translate into english. "Oh wow look at that blonde one. Ill do her." They said that just as we were driving by. I don't mind if you make comments but keep them to yourself. They're lucky they didn't get an ass beating. My girlfriend told me to let it go and just stay in the car. And sure they do a fast job but the drying sucks! And they didn't even scrub my wheels. I'm taking my car to a Shell next time. I don't car if it's not hand washed. At least a machine has respect for you. I'm not exagerating when I say this is the worst place to wash your car. I would definetly not recomend it! —MiguelRamirez

2009-08-03 14:01:04   These guys are great. In fact, they are almost miracle workers. I'm really hard on my car, and have dogs in it a lot, and so when I take it in, it is dusty and dirty and not all that nice. $15, 15 minutes, and the car looks brand new inside! Totally worth it. —walkandbike

2009-08-31 16:10:05   I think it is definitely not a decent Inside/Outside cleaning for $14.99. They do a very clumsy job. My car has still stains and bird poops on it. They are not even using decent cloths to dry, the surface has small particles of cloth dusts.And the guy literally asked me for tip at the end of this service. —Amanda09

2009-10-06 14:37:47   The worst car wash I've ever been to. I paid for the middle option (about $20 i think) and it was worse than if I had just gone through one of the mechanical ones. There were streaks all over the back window and don't think that they vacuumed the back at all. They say they are Davis' only full service car wash but I say Davis doesn't have one. —swiftling