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the Price of Car Detailing

Price 
Location 
Year 
Submitted by  
Description
$ 40
Aug 2008
Amarillo, TX
Dodge Stratus
2000
Car wash and hand dry  more... close row
$ 119
Mar 2006
Phoenix, AZ
Lexus GS400
2002
Detailing service plus tip  more... close row
$ 155
Oct 2008
Anniston, Alabama
Chevolet Impala
2007
Excellent cleaning inside and out  more... close row
$ 120
Jul 2008
Springfield, VA
Lexus ES300
2001
Car detailing including tip  more... close row
$ 250
May 2008
Louisville, KY
Lexus LS
2005
Top notch detailing took a long time  more... close row
$ 75
Jun 2008
Stockbridge,Ga
Dodge Magnum
2005
Detailing for special car  more... close row
$ 150
Aug 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Ford Free Star
2005
Detailing service for van  more... close row
$ 46
Apr 2008
Fayetteville, NC
Suzuki Grand Vitara
2004
Mediocre detailing job  more... close row
$ 220
Apr 2008
Columbus, OH
Toyotal Prius
2007
Car detailing expensive and thorough  more... close row
$ 150
May 2007
Kansas City, KS
Toyota Corrola
2000
Price of car detailing without a tip  more... close row

Description of service

I had my car detailed at a local car wash. The cost of the detail was $150.00 and took about 4 hours.

Every year when winter finally leaves I get my car detailed. I want to make sure that I get as much salt off of it as possible, plus it's just nice to have the interior totally cleaned once a year.


Review of Service

In 2007 I tried a new company I hadn't used before. They were a bit more expensive than I was used to paying for but they claimed to have some new tools that would really get the car deep-cleaned. I was told that the detailing would take around 4 hours. I dropped my car off before work, had a co-worker take me in to work and then picked it up on the way home. This was definitely a plus, to be able to leave it there all day.

When I got the car back I was pleased enough, but it didn't really seem to be any better than my previous, cheaper, car detailing had been. I did not tip as I was told there were several people working on each car and the tip was built into the price, so that did bring the overall cost down a bit as I would have tipped well.


Tips

Sometimes paying extra is worth your money, sometimes it's not. If you find someone who claims to be superior, but more expensive, ask for specifics as to what makes their services better.


$ 250
Aug 2008
Philadelphia, Pa
Saturn Ion
2005
Detailing that made car look better but not perfect  more... close row
$ 65
Jul 2008
Brighton, CO
Jaguar x-type
2005
Detailing of Jaguar just so-so  more... close row