This raggedy ass car wash spot. I will never attend this place again. They charge $10 to my damn card and I was unable to wash my car because the damn machine doesn't work. There is no attendant on grounds and when you call the number it no one answers because the messages is full. this business!!!! read more

This place is horrible, one bay has a broken sprayer, the other one wasn't working but somehow still charged me $20. This place needs to be shut down or something. read more

I had to get to a self service car wash as my usual place wasn't cutting it. Apparently the reviews for this place are outdated - which I couldn't be more happy about! When arriving, I noticed many others giving their vehicles a good sudsin'. Everything worked wonderfully & as intended. You can pay via quarters, cash, or card. There are many options to select & a place for you to hang your floor mats to give those a spray as well. I found the value outstanding - it cost less than my usual car wash but I was able to get a better clean. Absolutely stop by if you're in need of a cleaner car. read more

I tried rinsing my car off, but I couldn't, because soap kept coming from the spray nozzle while it was on the rinse cycle. If they want to waste their soap, that's on them. Luckily, I still had plenty of clear water in my bucket. With the use of my large sponge, it was more than adequate to properly rinse my car off. I gave this incompetent business 2 stars only because the bay provided plenty of shade and privacy for me to take my time to wash and rinse my car. read more

I should've checked the reviews before wasting time and money at this place. I placed a $5 bill in a bay only to get a trickle of water pressure. Annoyed but determined I went to another bay, spent another $5 bill with the same result. No attendant on duty and the phone number posted for issues and concerns was unanswered with a full voice mailbox. read more

Piece of shit car wash stole 10 bucks from me and theres never no one there. Phone number takes you to a full mail waste of time.

Wash the car or myself?? I'm soaked along with the car but. Last time I was here was 2-3 years ago (it was more well kept) this is the second bay I went to after the first one had absolutely no water pressure (along with wasting $3 for no water pressure) Interested in selling the business LET ME KNOW? read more

Aqua Jet Car Wash - Car Wash Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Not sure about the outdated reviews. Try to come here once a week with my bmw. Enjoyable, and saves you from scratches from the mechanic car washes. Everything is always working here too. Don't usually leave reviews, but had to after all the outdated bad ones. read more

Went back last week and to my surprise all of the vacuums and stalls were working... even the coins exchange machine worked. The vacuums were powerful, and the water sprays were strong. read more

This place is a waste of your time and money. There is a reason most of the reviews here have one star - the stalls flood which means you get soaked, most of the machines don't work, expensive for what you are getting, and the wash equipment is poorly maintained. For example, the foaming brush I used was so worn down, when I finished, the car was still dirty because the brush wasn't really able to scrub any dirty off. I washed my car and am still gonna have to go to another place to get a real car wash. Do yourself a favor, don't go here. read more

The absolute worst. Here is what I dealt with yesterday: first stall has no soap the next one has a non working credit card machine the one next has no soap, and the foam brush (the only way to get soap) is disconnected from the hose the next one has no soap the next one has no water pressure The phone # listed for "problems" on their sign has a " full mailbox." After all that, I was charged $30 on my credit card for trying 4 stalls for one minute each. Avoid at all costs. This place should be in car wash jail. read more

Says they take credit cards. Swiped card, but it didn't work. Came back with cash. Soap brush didn't work (no soap and head kept spinning). In checking credit card statement, they charged for each swipe/failed attempt to use the credit card. read more

Absolute shit. No soap. Dirty stalls. Dirty lot. Dirty vacuum that leaves your car worse off than when you entered the lot. If you want to waste your time and money, this is your spot! Screw the casino -- come here to spend money and walk away with nothing! read more

Nozzles, pressure, card reader rarely work, multiple stalls would be down. This place has business due to the location it's at but it's sad could be better. read more

They charged my card $15 instead of $3, and their phone number leads to an automated message stating that the inbox is full.

any time you use your credit card to pay, they overcharge you and there's no one to call

Yesterday I stop to wash my car, I put my debit card to get 4 mns for $3.00. it stopped after 1.5 mns. Today on my bank statement I was charged $10.00. DO NOT GO THERE THIS PLACE WILL ROB YOU, thieves. I will complain to BBB. read more

In my opinion; Place must be a cover for something - definitely not what I think a car wash should be. Like a fool; Tried a few times thinking I must be having bad luck or bad timing. CC /Change/Dollar machines rarely work. Then, if you find one that works and ... you eventually determine that nothting at this car wash really works, there is "nobody" around to get your $$ back. When you call the on-line number .. guess what ... nobody answers. Specifices include... When machine is set to soap - no soap comes out. Same for the wax setting. Rinse-Pressure is minimal. Place is dirty and has knats. // Lot often looks like a hang out for ... well, ... whatever. Can't believe this place is allowed to exist in the Evanston / Skokie area. Stay away!! read more

Why did I not read reviews before wasting my money at this place not just once but twice?!!! The first time I didn't receive any soap, I thought I had picked a defective stall. So gave the place another try a month later and in a different stall. Same problem. No SOAP!!! What kind of sorry business is this? read more

Save your money or go somewhere else. Water pressure is so low, you will have to hold the hose an inch away from your car to get any dirt off. My car has looked better after moderate rain showers. read more

So I have been going to this car wash for as long as I can remember and yesterday may be the last time I will be going here. I had no problem washing the car and vacuuming but when I tried to purchase towels the machine took my money and did not give me any towels. I tried calling the phone number listed for problems and the mail box was full and not accepting messages. When drying off my car I saw a person tidying up the lot and asked if he worked there and he did. I told him the problem and he said that I should call the number listed. I told him the mailbox was full and all I wanted was my $1 I lost. He said that he could not do that... He also said he did not have keys to the room where supplies were kept. Really? He works there but has no access to the facilities? I am calling BS. I texted the number and have heard nothing. A brand new car wash just opened on Oakton (Classic Car Wash) right by McCormick which look a lot nicer and also offer free vacuums so if I do not hear anything from the people who run this wash I will be bringing my business there from now on. read more

Aqua Jet Car Wash - The rip off machine - Car Wash Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

At least 3 settings not functioning on dial and it is difficult to discern which setting you are actually on. Management doesn't seem to care. read more

Decided to come here as I typically use self car wash. I thought people were just complaining about it because they had to do it themselves. This place is a hassle and I spent 25-30 to wash my car. First off, change machine doesn't work so I couldn't vacuum my car. Second, the knobs are off by one. So I thought I was doing pre soak turns out I was doing the tire cleaner. Third, water pressure is terrible. I had to go over the sections 5-10 times to get the soap out. Overall, I recommend people to avoid this place and find another or pay someone to do a hand car wash. This place is not worth the hassle, time, or your hard working money. I hope this helps someone. read more

This is the only self-serve place I've been able to find, but it's gone downhill fast. The card readers don't work anymore, and who wants to get a roll of quarters? Usually some sketchy types hanging out too...no, I don't want to buy your eastern European bootleg DVD's. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!! I stopped by on a Sunday around 6pm just to vacuum and wash my car real quick. I ended up almost getting robbed and potentially harmed. There was one worker there who was actually claiming he was friends with the people that tried to rob me, which makes me think it was all a set up. Thank god I caught the man trying to take my wallet and phone from my car and yelled at him before he did it and took it. I tried calling the phone # listed for the business to speak to the owner and of course, no answer or call back. read more

Equipment isn't top of the line or anything but it worked for what I needed it to. Pressure washers don't have an accurate nozzle so it's harder to be precise with where you're spraying. Vacuum had a long hose and good suction, foam brush didn't scratch my car up as much as other places. Looks like they clean them fairly regularly. You get your moneys worth read more

Should've payed attention to the 1.5 star rating. Card readers don't work, the selector isn't calibrated so you can't tell which mode you're in, AND the bay I used was out of soap. Yes-- A car wash that doesn't have soap. The sign says see the attendant or call a phone number but there's no attendant and the number is a cell phone with a full mailbox, so I just stared at my wet car for 8 minutes. What a joke. read more

There was absolutely no soap but I had already put my quarters in so I had to use that stall. Spent $6.25 on that. Then went to buy a sham to dry my car and it definitely took my quarters but all were sold out. No attendant on site. I called the number and the mailbox was full....shows they don't actually care about the quality, just collecting money. $7.25 down the drain - literally. read more

For $12.50 to wash my car myself, I think this is a horrible "value" which will just have me wash up when I gas up at an automatic car wash. I used to come here, swipe my card, and just go until I was done. Now you have to buy increments of 4 minutes or so to wash your car. My car is small, and it ran out having half the car to rinse. I'm never wasting my money here again. Plus, now right next door is new construction going up, so enjoy fresh dirt on your freshly-washed car when the wind is blowing right (or wrong as the case may be). But ultimately, I paid double to do myself when I could have paid half that to have it done for me, and even have someone dry it off for me. read more

Pathetic. Had to go elsewhere after the credit card system was offline and the bill changer didn't work. It about to put a $10 bill into the wash at machine. Why do I almost expect this of Evanston businesses? read more

This car wash is fantastic. Everything works, lots of room. For about $10 you can really get your car washed and vacuumed very well. You do have to do all the work but it is worth it. You can also wash you car anytime between 6am and 10pm. read more

Beware and see their other reviews. Paid for the wash and after doing so, found the brush attachment was damaged and the car wash didn't even spray soap!!! Only pressurized water. JOKE read more

I've been looking for a good self serve car wash here in Chicago. Unfortunately, like the other poster mentioned, the water pressure is way too low to get dirt off the car. Finished my wash and went to dry off the car - towels were coming off black. read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE. Let me tell you all the wonderful things you will find when attempting to wash your car here...be afraid, be very afraid!! 1) horrible, low and intermittent water pressure. AKA good luck blasting anything off your car. The pressure has to be at least 3 times as powerful for you to have any hope getting anything but dust off your car. its so bad, you can actually feel it getting low and then pulsing back on as it tries desperately to keep a solid stream of water coming out. The cause? Cheap ass pressure from cheap ass gear, from an owner that clearly isn't a car wash aficionado or they would have already known that the first time they tried washing a car. Pro tip - you should be able to power wash any kind of dirt off the car without soap if you had the right pressure, just like semi washes and even hillbilly pickup washes have. 2) Sketchy people everywhere at this wash. loud music playing from crappy cars, people yelling and fighting with each other, and all kinds of shady stuff going on. unacceptable. hire a person to man the wash to make sure everything runs smooth and is safe, period. 3) Soap from the sprayer has been out 2 times I have gone. really? you dumb lazy owner, get someone to man the place during business hours to be sure everything from soap levels, water pressure and spot free rinse is all working for each and every customer who goes here, otherwise you clearly don't give two shakes what happens to people here. I seriously think the person that runs this doesn't really care about car washing or car care, or they would spend the money to get the best gear, clean up the area, and get much better wash pressures, lighting and things like PH neutral soaps to make it more a premium service. Not all of us want to have slack jaw yokels hand wash our cars, and then scratch them, we just want a clean, premium self wash bay to get the cars clean in between thorough washes. Do yourselves a favor and skip this sketch, lazy maintained dump. read more