Auto Pride Hand Car Wash & Quik Lube

San Carlos, United States

3.7

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 650-591-4638
Website:
www.autopridecarwash.net
Address:
195 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA, 94070
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.4 miSan Carlos
0.9 miBelmont
2.1 mi73 and 273 Buses
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Local time (San Carlos) 6:14 PM Monday, June 23, 2025

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Description

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Auto Pride Hand Car Wash is your full service car care facility. We offer a 100% hand car wash where your vehicle is gently cleaned by people with wash mitts. Every vehicle receives tire dressing, wheel cleaning and whitewall cleaning. Our detail shop offers a full range of services from hand waxes and carpet shampoos to complete detailing. Our oil change facility offers a full service oil change that includes an 18 point service check and 90 day top off of all fluids. We also offer Chevron gasoline on site.

All of our services can be performed while you relax in our gift shop where we offer complimentary gourmet coffee and a wide selection of gift items and greeting cards. Everyday Value Programs at Auto Pride allow our customers a number of methods to save their hard earned money. With every 10 paid washes you will receive a free wash, and all washes are guaranteed for 48 hours.

History

Established in 1988.

We strive to know that your experience with Auto Pride Hand Car Wash & Quik Lube is the best you can have. Our professional staff is highly trained to get your car the best service it can have! We’re proud to be locally owned and operated. We keep giving customers what they expect from auto detailing and a convenient car wash– reliable and efficient service at rates that won’t set them back.

Meet the Business Owner

Tim M.

Business Owner

The Auto Pride Hand Car Wash & Quik Lube is a friendly, clean and efficient car wash. We do everything possible to make our customers feel welcome, comfortable and satisfied with their service experience. We know you want your car to look just as good today as it did the day you bought it.

We pledge to keep doing what makes our customers come back. We pledge to keep turning out quality work. Auto Pride Car Wash & Quik Lube appreciates your business.

Vicinity

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20 reviews of Auto Pride Hand Car Wash & Quik Lube

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Place rating: 2
San Jose, CA
Won’t be coming back.
I’ve probably had my car washed here at least a dozen times before they car washing technique.
This is now the second time in-​a-​row that I’ve gotten shoddy work (see pictures) and I’d be remiss to give them more of my money.
I paid for a basic exterior wash which includes wheel (i.e. your rims) cleaning and paid extra for a tire shine. As you can see in the pictures, the wheels weren’t cleaned, the tire shine was applied poorly and I still had bird crap on my car in obvious, in easy-​to-​see spots that should have been addressed.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I love this place, the guys are super super nice and take care of me every time, going the extra mile. At the risk of sounding exaggerated, this might be the best customer service I have gotten anywhere.
Tony the manager is great!!!
Place rating: 3
San Mateo, CA
Great place I normally get the medium car wash and with that they clean my carpets so I was upgraded today to the top-​of-​the-​line $ 30 and I go to my car and ices why didn’t you clean my carpets n they tell me it doesn’t come so I upgrade and get less doesn’t make sense so the mgr take care off it but it like a rip off need to be fix
Place rating: 5
Miami, FL
Great and quick service, first time here and I’m so happy I listened to my friend. Tony is great and so helpful, really made sure I had all questions answered. Will definitely be coming back on a regular basis!
Place rating: 5
San Carlos, CA
I always go to Auto Pride for my oil change. A bit more expensive but worth it because I stop in once a month to get my fluids checked for free !
Tony is the best… I appreciate his advice regarding my older car and what needs to be done to keep it running sound. I am grateful for his expertise !
Place rating: 5
Menlo Park, CA
I love this place thee supr fast and eficient they take care of my car like if it was there own
Place rating: 5
Montara, CA
I have been coming here for years and let me tell you they do a great job! I never have to worry about my ride being dirty. I have had a lot of cars come through here over the years. Great job and I love the gift shop here.
Place rating: 1
San Carlos, CA
Awful!!! Just had the exterior only done. Hood is covered with dirt and spots. Wheels are dirty and streaked and the tire dressing, now about 2 hours later is nearly gone and tires are spotty and streaked with whatever garbage they call dressing.
I knew I should not have come back. Its even worse now since Eric left. Owners really blew it losing him. Its like a morgue. Employees are slow, sullen and rude!!! The place is filthy and took forever for only a crappy exterior wash.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Not the cheapest but definitely friendly and got my car clean.
The whole place runs like a well-​run machine. I got the platinum and they wiped everything and go the floormats cleaned up and looking good. The wash was the run-​of-​the-​mill machine wash so it was good but I don’t really see how it could mess up other than not actually doing its job.
Will definitely consider coming back. They also are the only place I have seen that carries my favorite Shaldan-​brand of air freshener. That stuff is like the crack of air fresheners. Ladies and men all enjoy it and everyone asks where I get it… well, from these guys now. My new air freshener dealers.
Place rating: 5
Belmont, CA
I usually go to redwood city’s perfect lube, though yesterday I decided to go some place closer to home.
I ended up at Quik Lube. I was helped out by John Yabut, a very friendly worker who kept me entertained through out my wait and let me know what I needed done for next time. I was very happy with the time it took them to change my oil (I still had lots of time to pick up my early lunch before a long day at work). The package I got also included a free car wash, and since it was raining they said I could redeem it in the next 30 days, wow! :)
All in all, I had a very good first experience with Quik Lube and the employees and will be going there from now on. Im actually looking forward to my next oil change!
Place rating: 3
San Carlos, CA
Good guys but pricey, but I guess you pay for the good stuff. I mean for the oil change. I brought my own filter but no savings at all. False sense of savings :-(The quack car wash down the road from these guys are good also and you can negotiate price.
Place rating: 2
Belmont, CA
This was my first visit here. I am a some what picky person and can be hard to please at times. I just think you should get what you pay for and I am not afraid to ask to make it right. That being said I tried to be open to this new experience.
The wash good. Car was clean. Hand wash is a great service and can be more pricey, no problem.
The place is clean and under construction but for the better. Everyone was nice from the guy who took the order to the guy who took my payment.
And now for why I don’t like to tip these places until the next day. You really don’t have the time to see everything and inspect your car. So about an hour later I’ve seen it all. Sloppy application on the interior. You can see the dull spots and then the shiny parts. Just too fats of work. Then there is the trunk. I know it was not vacuumed and that makes me think they never touched it.
I paid for the $ 31 wash which was not the ultimate but it was a cleaning of the interior, and way more than they gave me.
I will come back but only for bare bones wash. The rest I will do even though that is the opposite of why I go to car washes.
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
About time I did a review on the only place I get oil changes.
Tony is super friendly and seems to enjoy working there. He explains things to me in a way that is easy for me to understand. I always receive quick service expertly done with a smile.
Yoshio in the gift shop is super nice and helpful. I always put the window covering up when I park and needed a new one. He went the extra mile by taking the shade to my car (without me suggesting it) and while I waited inside he made sure the shade I was selecting was the correct size.
They offer coffee and teas while you wait. They’re open on Sundays (which is extremely convenient for me).
This is a very good place and I strongly recommend it. See you guys next time for my oil change.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
First time here. Got the $ 32 platinum wash. Included vacuuming, roll-​through machine wash, then hand detailing n drying. Very quick and results were great for the $$!
Place rating: 1
Davis, CA
CRAP SERVICE!!! I got the Platinum special expecting to get the exterior and the interior of my car wash. They only washed the front seats but didn’t vacuum or wash anything in the back. When I called to speak to the manager then the line just went dead. I tried to called back but they refused to answer the phone.
What kind of establishment is this! Hopefully I’ll get my money refunded because this is ridiculous!!!
Place rating: 2
San Carlos, CA
Used to be much better. I stopped here on a weekday about 2pm, pretty quiet. I waited the usual 20 minutes then looked for my car — it wasn’t being dried, or even in the foam bath. So I went out back, and it was still standing where I had left it – not even vaccuumed. The guys were standing around talking. So another 15 minutes later, it’s done. I had tracked dirt onto the floor in the back from a hike, it was still there. Spots on the outside were still there. Areas had not been dried. Not terrible, but someone is not paying attention to quality like they used it.
Place rating: 5
Belmont, CA
Quick lube shop is awesome come by. Quick, fast, friendly, and clean. Plus you get a FREE CAR WASH with Oil Change.
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
This place is great. Came in middle of the day on a weekday. Everyone is very professional and efficient. I had a time constraint when I came in and they checked first to make sure they could get it done in time, and they delivered. I’m not sure which package I purchased but I got a wash, hand wax, interior vacuum, mat shampoo and surface clean, plus lemon scent. The service was excellent with two exceptions. They completely forgot the console storage bin in between the seats, and there was no lemon scent that I could detect. The console was pretty cruddy, and though I’m pretty certain they’d take care of it if I went back, it is such a small space I just did it myself. As for the scent, my car is otherwise so clean, and it was done so quickly that I’m willing to overlook it and give this place another try.
Bonus: this place has the cutest gift shop attached. Part of my wait time just melted away. I would probably stop in just to buy a nice card or a gift. Selections for kids too. Nice surprise.
I think Auto Pride car wash is worth the money.
Place rating: 1
San Carlos, CA
WORST CAR WASH EVER! I just got home to examine my car out of the sun and it looks horrible! I arrived specifically not at rush hour, around 3 in the afternoon and was very impressed with the quick service. I purchased a silver pack, which includes interior and exterior cleaning and wheel dressing $ 25 in all. Do not be fooled by the quick service, they just spray air freshener in the car and get it wet. There is still bird poop on my car! DO NOT GO HERE
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
Killer spot