Double the car wash in the new year.

"Tell me about the price increase of car washing in your city now?" Recently, a topic about car washing during the Spring Festival in Weibo attracted comments from hundreds of riders.

"Usually 30, now 130."

"Direct refusal, cattle are not cattle?"

"I just finished washing 100 yuan, and I just met the sanitation sprinkler when I went out. Now it is estimated that 50 yuan is left ... "

On the eve of the Spring Festival, car wash workers returned home early, but the demand for car wash broke out collectively. In the case of imbalance between supply and demand, the problem of car washing will appear every year during the Spring Festival.

Fortunately, as * * * enjoys the popularity of the economy, there are many solutions to this problem that once made the majority of car owners helpless.

The price increase is still long.

"We suspended the booking and use of car wash coupons from 65438+ 10/0 and resumed the use on February 9." 65438+1October 20th, the customer service of Tutai Auto Maintenance 400 hotline told us.

We learned that during the Spring Festival, not only the third-party car wash coupons were "non-exchangeable", but some car wash shops even suspended their car wash packages and annual cards.

Not only are various car wash coupons deactivated, but the business of offline cooperative car wash shops is also approaching the Spring Festival. On October 20th, 65438/KLOC-0, we went to a car wash shop near Millennium Garden in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Most car owners learned that the car wash voucher was temporarily suspended, but they all accepted a single extra car wash.

"Don't say 50 in the future, maybe 100 can't be washed." The owner, Mr. Chen, told us that there were four car owners waiting in line to wash the car with him, all of whom were regular customers with car wash vouchers.

"We are already very cheap, and there is 100 yuan on Le Yi Road next to us," the owner of the car wash shop told us. "The car washers have all gone home, and now they are too busy to wash dozens of cars a day."

According to our investigation, in the main urban area of Guangzhou, the price of car washing on the eve of the Spring Festival basically ranges from 50 yuan to 200 yuan. Among them, the car wash shop supporting the parking lot of CBD shopping mall is the most expensive, the car wash shop facing the street in the old city is relatively affordable, and the charges for MPV and 7-seat SUV models will be higher.

It is worth mentioning that no matter what level of car wash shop, queuing for car wash is very common.

Fancy car wash to cope with price increase

At present, there are car owners who are willing to bear silently, and there are also "fancy" responses from careful car owners.

"I usually like to refuel at the bay gas station in Sanyuanli, because there is a free automatic car wash. If you are lucky, you can finish washing in about 10 minutes without queuing, but usually the queue is quite long. " 65438+1October 2 1, Guangzhou MINI owner Dabao told us that he planned to go to the gas station to refuel and wash the car the next day.

Automatic car washing, that is, automatic car washing machine, is generally more common in private gas stations. As long as you refuel, you can wash your car for free, not only during the Spring Festival, but also at ordinary times.

Automatic car washing is good, but there are also places to pay attention to. 65438+1October 2 1, Liang Jian, a former senior technician of Guangzhou Huangpineapple one-stop car service DreamWorks, said in an interview that if the automatic car washer itself lacks regular cleaning and maintenance, brushes or hard gravel may cause damage to the paint surface of the vehicle under high-speed rotation. "It is recommended that the owner consult the maintenance problems before using the automatic car wash machine."

In addition to free automatic car washing, many car owners choose to do it themselves.

"Many car wash shops around were closed, so I simply washed myself with bottled water." 65438+1October 2 1, the owner of Guangzhou Honda told us.

On the same day, the owner of Foshan Guangqi Chuanqi also chose DIY car wash to avoid the difficulty of car wash during the Spring Festival. The difference is that his equipment is more professional. "I bought a wireless car washer to wash the car. I don't need to plug in the power supply, I can wash it with a tap, just like water pressure. "

Although DIY car washing has many benefits, there are also many constraints, especially for car owners living in the city center, it is not easy to find a place where car washing is allowed and qualified.

* * * Enjoy the rise of self-service car washing.

The price of car washing in the Spring Festival is rising, the risk of automatic car washing is high, and DIY car washing is inconvenient ... We find that many old drivers will choose a more eclectic fourth scheme-* * * to enjoy self-help car washing.

Self-service car washing is one of the "victory fruits" left by * * enjoying the economic tide. Although there are not many outlets, there are layouts in the city center and suburbs. We know that the advantages of self-service car washing are low price and complete equipment, but there are certain thresholds because we need to do it ourselves.

Alei, owner of Guangzhou Honda, is a heavy user and enjoys self-service car washing. He usually washes once a week. 65438+1October 19 Before leaving for Jiangxi, he went to Pazhou Chehaiyang self-service car wash shop to wash his car.

"The water gun here is strong enough. Foam guns, brushes, towels and vacuum cleaners are all available. It costs about 8 yuan to wash the car once Although you have to do it yourself, it is also cost-effective. " Alei introduced us while washing the car. In addition, he also mentioned that outlets actually provide washing services, and those who really don't want to do it can spend money to solve it.

According to our on-site observation, although car washing seems easy, most car owners are still in a hurry in actual operation. To this end, we specially consulted a senior automobile beauty technician and sorted out the following self-service car washing processes:

1. body wetting: simply wash the body with clean water. Note that the water gun should be about 30cm away from the car body, and the angle should be 45 with the car body. ?

2. Spray foam: spray foam on the car body. Note that the foam gun should be about 1 m away from the car body, and the angle should be 45 degrees with the car body.

3. Wipe: scrub the car body with a car wash brush. It is best to bring your own clean car wash towel. If you use a towel, check for sand.

4. Rinse foam: rinse the foam of the car body with clear water, and pay attention to the order from the roof down to the rear.

5. Dry: Dry the body with a towel immediately after washing the car, otherwise it will be easy to get dust when driving.

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