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- Express Polish NEW
- Carpet Shampoo
- Seat Shampoo
- High Gloss Sealant
- Leather Conditioner
- Monthly charges to debit/credit
- Express & Full Service plans
- Use at all 5 Grand Rapids locations
- Signature Wash everytime!
- RFID technology
- Unlimited Car Washes!
- Southland supplies your organization with wash tickets, which you sell.
- Tickets are barcoded for easy control.
- Tickets are good for 1 car wash at any Southland location.
- Your organization earns 50% of the money!
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Southland saves 15 million gallons of water per year with Advanced Water Reclaim systems.
How does washing at a professional car wash help the environment?
Interested in a charity car wash? We can help
For the 10th straight year, Southland has been voted 'Best Car Wash' by Grand Rapids Magazine readers!
Proud members of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
With a Southland Auto Wash Unlimited Pass you can wash your car, pickup, van or SUV as often as you want, for one low monthly price. No additional fees, no waiting. RFID and bar-code scan make the car wash experience instant and easy.
Automatic debit or credit card recharge. 5 convenient Southland Auto Wash locations to choose from. Keep your car clean, whatever part of town you're in... read more
Curt,
I would like to tell you that Southland Auto Wash has earned a customer for life because of the great customer service that your team at the Wyoming 28th St. location gave to us.... read more
I would like to tell you that Southland Auto Wash has earned a customer for life because of the great customer service that your team at the Wyoming 28th St. location gave to us.... read more
Southland Auto Wash Ticket Books and Gift Cards Great gifts, for any occasion. Practical, too. A car wash is something everybody can use. Please visit our online store to purchase carwash ticket books and gift cards. We will mail them to you the same day (Monday if you purchase after 3 PM Friday).
Choose the gift card you like for the person you like
Green - it's about time we all started to pay attention....
Southland features the most advanced car wash technology in the world, including water conservation, recycling and purification systems. Our water recycling and conservation has been a model for some of the best carwash companies in the world to emulate... read more
Closed Cell Foam Brushes
In the 1990's Southland Auto Wash helped pioneer the use of washing brushes and cleaning wheels made of closed cell foam. This special material outperforms older cloth and bristle car wash brushes, and it does not hold dirt or water. This means that our material will not damage painted surfaces.
In fact, Southland's material polishes and improves the vehicle surface as it washes, improving the reflectivity of your vehicle's paint and chrome. Our regular customers have noticed for many years that their cars shine far more than cars washed at other car washes, and especially those washed by hand.
Energy Efficiency
In today's complicated energy usage climate, Southland uses sophisticated computerized controls with outputs adjustable to the fraction of an inch. We pioneered the use in the car wash industry of variable frequency drives on our electric motors both to maximize energy conservation and to reduce our demand on the power grid.
Our hot water systems are up to 99% efficient.
We use natural lighting with skylights and glass to save unnecessary lighting, plus we use LED lighting where feasible.
Southland Auto Wash is recognized as an industry leader in green car wash technologies.
The International Carwash Association has collected data on water use in a parking lot carwash, as well as a home car wash.
Anti-aging for your car
Regular washing at Southland Auto Wash will preserve your car's beauty and value. Oxidation, which degrades and ages your car's paint, will never take hold if you wash regularly. Your car's paint will shine and stay young with our bio-degradable chemistry, foam washing and polishing materials, and attention to detail.
39. GO TO A CAR WASH
Professional car washes are often more efficient with water consumption. If everyone in the U.S. who washes their car themselves took just one visit to the car wash we could save nearly 8.7 billion gallons of water.
And from Good Housekeeping: Did you know? Washing your car for 10 minutes with an unrestricted hose can use 80 gallons of water, while the typical car wash uses half that - and even less if the car wash recycles it's water - ask!
Southland Auto Wash is a 3rd generation Local Family Business!
Radio Frequency ID (RFID)
Southland Auto Wash was the first carwash in the world to utilize Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to recognize a vehicle and process a wash automatically.
When you purchase an Unlimited Wash Pass at Southland, your vehicle is part of our RFID program. No waiting in line, no pressure to decide which car wash to buy, and a transaction time of 2-3 seconds, for the fastest, most convenient car wash in West Michigan.
Mark Ellis, CEO of Southland Auto Wash points out an RFID tag inside a vehicle's windshield. The tags are small, and are installed on the inside of the windshield. Vehicles with RFID tags are processed through the carwash entrance automatically, in a few seconds.
Southland's prepaid programs such as our Unlimited Pass and Fleet Washes mean that no interaction with our greeter is necessary to process the car wash sale. Speed and convenience like this is only available at Southland Auto Wash.
Southland Auto Wash maintains professional affiliations with these organizations