I am generally leery of the drive-up, automated car washes that seem to be popular out in the Berkshires and Western CT, but it is January and my car looks like it. Since I was driving down Route 7 and had just had a ridiculously-stupid experience at KCM Car Wash in Great Barrington, I figured I would try Canaan Car Wash and hope for the best.
Glad I did. $7 for the regular wash, then add a dollar for each "extra" you want. I splurged for the $8 wash since the beloved car needed an undercarriage wash. I suppose the funny thing with the undercarriage wash is that it's the kind of add-on that you don't really know if you got it/how it worked, but you just feel better for getting it.
This was a popular place today, and in 23 degree weather, people were even washing their own cars to save a few bucks (um, no thanks). Hours are 8:30 - 5 everyday with their late day being Thursday until 7PM; at first I thought these were awfully early hours to close, but homes are all around the car wash, so who wants to listen to the vacuums and hums of the machines at dinnertime?
Most expensive wash was $10. read more