Whale of a Wash

411 reviews

2323 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

+15052925326

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Whale of a Wash is a Car wash located at 2323 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112. It has received 411 reviews with an average rating of 4.3 stars.

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Hours

MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours

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  • The address of Whale of a Wash: 2323 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

  • Whale of a Wash has 4.3 stars from 411 reviews

  • Car wash

  • "I've been going to this carwash for 20 years and have never been treated so rudely"

    "The guy who helped me out, I think his name was mike - mark"

    "It was very late at night, and we were in desperate need of a car wash"

    "Love that there is a touchless car wash available and here are the pros and cons"

    "One of the cleanest car washes in town everything always works credit card options available in the do it yourself bays and if you're in a time crunch use the automated wash option The automated wash uses water pressure to clean your car and not horrible spinning brushes that have damaged my vehicles in the past the air dryer could be a little better but hey cleaned my car in 5 minutes without damaging anything ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me"

Reviews

  • Carol S.

I've been going to this carwash for 20 years and have never been treated so rudely. I really don't like the new automatic but I use it anyway. The first time I went thru I didn't think it was working right but I left without telling anyone. It's been at least a month or more and I try it again and I think it does the same thing. Only rinces one side of the vehicle on the spot free rince. This time I pulled out without the blow dryer so I could show the guy at the emissions place. He went to the other side of the carwash and called someone. I waited and he came back to me and asked me if I was there last week and I said no, it'd been a few weeks or longer. He asked again and treated me like I was lying. He told me if I don't like the carwash don't come back. He asked me what wash I bought and he gave me my money and said don't come back. No worries there, I won't and I recommend you don't either. Customer service and a complete car wash is not a priority there.

  • Pamela Nolan-Muir

The guy who helped me out, I think his name was mike - mark. Anyway he was so helpful, I almost couldn't believe I was at the same location. Mark, that was his name. Anyway he answered all my questions re: my test, plus afterwards I got a car wash. I've been 2 this particular location before, I believe she was a woman ( no offense) that was there was just rude, seemed as if I was bothering her. Sorry dear, but your here 2 do a job....not be playing games or texting whatever. Made me feel like I was a bother. Her phone seemed 2 be more important then the customers. I finally got pi***d and left. I decided 2 give it one more try & this guy was awesome any concerns or questions I had, he was right there to explain everything to me. If not for this employee, I would've never come back. He's a keeper, she's only there 4 a pay check and has absolutely no customer service.

  • mady odell.

It was very late at night, and we were in desperate need of a car wash. We are very happy to have stumbled upon this place. They offer 24 hour self service, and to our surprise they took credit/debit (which has been a feature that’s hard to find at a lot of self washes we’ve visited in the past). They have many different varieties of soap, and hand rags for purchase (extremely budget friendly at just a couple of quarters for whatever you fancy). We were thoroughly impressed by the nozzle pressure, and got a solid clean in no time. They also have vacuums for the interior of your car as well. And best yet, if you pull up and are simply not in the mood to get out of your car, they have a self operating automatic wash. Great place. We highly recommend.

  • A M

Love that there is a touchless car wash available and here are the pros and cons. Pros = (1) it cleans the sides of the vehicle well (2) and it’s able to spray almost the whole car without leaving any spots (some of the middle is missed) Cons = (1) it doesn’t clean the front of the car well enough. There are still multiple spots left from leaves etc. (2) the back of the vehicle is still wet after trying to maneuver through the dryer If the owner is reading, is it possible to fix these or have the manufacturer fix these?

  • Sam

One of the cleanest car washes in town everything always works credit card options available in the do it yourself bays and if you're in a time crunch use the automated wash option The automated wash uses water pressure to clean your car and not horrible spinning brushes that have damaged my vehicles in the past the air dryer could be a little better but hey cleaned my car in 5 minutes without damaging anything ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me

  • Celeste A

I was wanting more cleaning on my undercarriage and was watching the people go through the automatic wash to see how it was done. The manager came up to me asked me what I needed, explained in detail how the automatic wash does the undercarriage and then allowed me to use the hand wash for free to get any spots missed by the automatic wash. Very good customer service. I will be back!

  • Panit Howard

Great location and recently updated for the contactless wash, perfect for those of us who want to keep the paint looking great. Windshield totally covered in foam after pass (some other locations don't yield the same results). The only car wash I go to. Also was accidentally double charged once and the staff paid me back no issues so customer service is fantastic.

  • stef

The drive through touch free car wash does a good job. I especially appreciate the undercarriage wash after a snow storm to get the road treatment off. It is not a hand wash. There likely will be some stubborn spots left and water streaks, depending on how clean your car was to begin with. If I want a detail, I do it at home. If I want a refresher, I come here!

  • Jennifer Daniels

I stopped at Quick Emissions right at closing time the doors were closed and Bernard was kind enough to open everything back up to allow me to get my emissions done. He was nice and efficient he also joked around with my daughter and I. In fact it was such good service I came back today to get my registration done on my vehicle. Thanks Bernard, We will be back!

  • Alyson Deakyne, LCSW

The vacuum did not work, I tried to flag down the guy working at the emissions hut and he just sort of waved me off. Maybe he was on break or something? The place was really crowded and I couldn’t get to another vacuum, so I took off. There is another of these on Montgomery and Tramway that I usually go to and I’ve never had any issues with.

  • Jennifer Tabor

Personally, I really like to wash my car. Sometimes, it just needs the dirt cleaned off; other times, it needs a good clean inside and outside. At other times, I just want to drive through and have my car washed, waxed, and dried. WHALE OF A WASH offers all these choices; it's convenient and cost-effective. Always had a good experience here.

  • Skudmonkey 2.0!

New review (2022 update): The automatic car wash has a new machine now and I love it very much! It has cool flashing lights and the soap smells super good. The prices range from $10.00-$18.00 now, which is more expensive than what it used to be, but it’s very well worth it. I highly recommend this new automatic wash! It’s so awesome! :)

  • John Cline

I used the touchless automatic wash, as I don't like rotating brushes damaging my paint, particularly when a huge, mud-caked pickup truck is going through right in front of me. The car wash worked as I expected going through various cycles with plenty of water pressure. The least expensive wash is $9.00, that seems a bit high.

  • Jacob Lutz

Son had a blast washing the car, 3-star rating is because first 2 stalls we tried to use wouldn't work right and none of the stalls would accept credit card as payment even though it has card reader and is advertised that it takes card. Had to go to atm and use cash, now I have a whole bunch of quarters.

  • Matthew Walsh

Touchless car wash available fair price ...almost always clean... bays....you know self service and a mud truck washes! Ugh.... however, I wash two $70+ k. Mercedes here often.... brilliant .... coin machine great .... supplies wonderful.... this is a five for sure..... congrats owner and management!!!

  • Brian Eagan

Reasonably priced utility shop vac at the self-serve manual car wash. 4 minutes for $1. Quarters only. Change machine issues quarters for $1 bill or $5 bill or $10 bill or $20 bill. Not able to pay with debit cards. Cash only. Reliably clean. No wait for service. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Mark Nowicki

Rip off! Machine doesn't work and no attendant there to help.. Tried to wash my car and the washer stopped after delving the soap. Had to drive to another car wash. Of course there was no way to get a refund. I guess they've come up with way to increase their income. Great place to avoid!

  • Fitzgerald Baros

The only reason I use the car wash is when my vehicle is dirty, so every time I go to rinse my truck off the guy tells me not to leave dirt in the bay. I don't understand it's not a lot of dirt??? I just go use it when they close the emission testing lol

  • Shawn Marie

I've been coming here for years and never had a problem with the equipment. I like coming here cause its on a busy street so I don't have worry about sketchy people coming up on me. The emission test person is usually there during the day.

  • MINGYANG ZHANG

No free car wash at all, just a scam!!! No $5 discount, no free car wash, nothing. They told you that you go for a wash and will have the discount later but nothing really works. BTW, the car wash is pretty bad and way worse than at Mister.

  • S. R.

I get my exterior washed here from time to time and it's fine. But today I realized that I needed to get emissions done by the end of August, and that emissions hut was open. He not only did my emissions (at a discount because I had just

  • Ashton Downing

The automatic car wash just spritzed my car with soap and then told me to drive forward. I couldn't get it to actually start the wash and ended up having to pull into one of the manual bays to finish washing my car. The manual bay worked.

  • Trevor Carey

Good Touchless car wash. It worked really well formy tonneau cover and truck. The only thing I wasn't in for was paying for a drying cloth at the vending machine or no free vacuum after washing. Apart from that, it's a good little place.

  • Russ Martin

I think I've been going here for over a decade and never a bad experience. Modern equipment, good wash/wax products and always clean. The emission check station has been hit and miss in terms of service, but the car wash is excellent.

  • Allen Kowal

This is the coolest car wash I have been to in a long time. The price is reasonable, one area washes your car for you and waxes. Or you alcan do it yourself. Vacs, air, soap, everything. And an area to dry and polish at your leisure.

  • Dan Gregory

The only issue I had was with the scrub brushes. Not much of a foam brush, just sudsy water. The brushes are worn out and could use a replacement. Overall it's a decent place. It is a self service car wash after all.

  • JOHN HA

Take my $..but the pressure not good ..didn't come out water but the time go on ticking down ..n i went to the next one ..Sligh my bank car ..it say $3 to start but take out my bank $6... that not cool ... …

  • Nic Law

The emissions test was a great value. They were even able to renew my vehicle registration. On top of that, the gentleman was extremely friendly and kind. I will drive out of my way to give these guys money!

  • Camera God

First time visiting this car wash won't be my last neither my old car wash just lost a customer. This is great I have no complaints. Great location and emissions place right in front of the car wash prefect.

  • Kristol Tribble

Don't have change? They can turn that $20 into a bunch of coins for you. Hand washing is so much fun and its not in a hard spot to get to. The scrubber and spray nozzle worked great and its so easy to use.

  • sadie winkler

Every time I go here my card is charged twice in different amounts. It seems intentional because of how many times it has happened. The car wash itself would be worth it if I were charged appropriately...

  • Dylan Davis

The credit card machines do not work, and one of the bill changers eats your money. The pressure wand took probably close to 15 seconds to build up pressure to start. Won't be coming back here again.

  • FrznFenix420

A decent carwash. Typical experience. That being said, when I used the scent machine to add pine scent to the car it came out smelling like a mix of baby powder, pine, and some other random scent.

  • Shyanna Zotz

The prices r great! Everything is clean! Car wahs washes great and self service is great as well! Car scents, car wash, vending machine, vacuums, self service car wash and regular car wash.

  • Le Chef Jason

It could take up to eight minutes a wash depending on your selections, but good job on the automatic wash. Lowest cost is $8 and the longest wash is $13. Mastercard and Visa is available.

  • Robbie Knowles

Because Nothing touches your vehicle Dont like brushes come here Dont have to worry about Metals being intertwined in brushes Scratches in your vehicles paint isn't very nice. Thank you

  • James Stanford

Best emission place around. The gentleman running the test was exceptionally helpful and took the time to answer all my questions. Thanks to his service they have a customer for life.

  • Giselle Gauthier

It's okay if you wash your car yourself. Their automatic machine doesn't do anything against New Mexico dust and grit though. Leaves your car super spotty. Don't bother with it.

  • Shannon

This car washes automatic wash is just alright. There are various ones around town that do a better job, but it's a clean car wash & also has an emissions testing bay.

  • Kevin Greenwell

This is by far the best delf serve car wash in abq! I live on the other side of town, bit no csr wash is a s good as this one, so i always make the drive! Worth it!

  • Gina Ortiz

fast and friendly service. Guaranteed work. I didn't have to wash my car for a while after this wash! Even after it rained. It's worth paying a little more

  • Sergeant Albert

The place was clean and as for customer service. Well none because it's a self service car wash. I enjoyed washing my vehicle without any interruptions.

  • Ilsa Westmark

good car wash, the management (martin) is efficient also with the help. equipment always in tip top shape all in all i rate 5 from 1 to 5... excellent

  • Sheri .Hurt

Their automated wash does a very good job, and you have a choice of several levels of wash depending upon what do you want paint protectant and such.

  • Tyra Hammer

I only use this name carwashes. My car can be cover in mud and the auto will clean it up great. I travel 30min almost every week to wash at these.

  • Phil Bop

The machine ate my 20 dollars but I called the hotline and the staff was very friendly and returned my money and gave me a coupon for a free wash.

  • Hugo Lopez

Best self car wash I've ever been to and the cleanest! They accept credit cards so you don't have to go in with a bunch of one's and quarters.

  • joayn hoerning

I like this car wash I just don't like the hands-free car wash if you're going to wash the car yourself it's a great place if not don't do it

  • Epsilon_AZ

High pressure and low cost. Actually cleans your vehicle. It even washed off thick baked on, dirt road mud. Arguably the best in my opinion.

  • Stephanie Baca

It was nice I went during the night time about 830 and it was so clean and lights everywhere witch made it safe I would go back anytime

  • El Chingón

Great quality and spotless rinse works well. Most useful is they take cards at each wash bay. Very convenient, also as clean as can be.

  • Vina joe

$2 for 3.2 minutes of wash. It's on a busy street, that you can relax enough to dry your ride as slow as you like …

  • Alan “Alan Schwanitz” Schwanltz

Coin operated car wash, it says it accepts Master card and Visa I didn't use it. My truck is now clean and shiny, what more to say.

  • Tao Gnosis

Best quick car wash that I have found in town! Mister Car Washes have torn parts off my car. This is brushless and works great!!!

  • A. Wellesley

Haven't used the car wash, but the re-registration vehicle inspection was super quick and convenient, and the service excellent.

  • Liberty Franklin

This is a quick touch less care wash with powerful sprays to clean your car. The dryer is long enough to truly dry your car.

  • Jose Aragon

I like the automatic brushless wash here. It actually delivers some significant water pressure and gets the car clean!

  • Joseph Pinkney

Really like this car wash it does a good job on the auto car wash and it really does take off all the dirt and grime

  • CeCe Rivera

Always busy. But thats not a bad thing. Kind of hard to get into though. You can only enter from one way driving by.

  • Jackie Veronica Segura

Equipment worked, you can tell people like it and go alot and it got the job done! I will definitely be going back!

  • JoAnn Bell

Great place to wash your car and get your emissions test. The people that work there are friendly and very helpful.

  • Adam Summers

Only place here i know of in town with a touch-less automatic car wash. Which my car and laziness deem necessary.

  • Dude Lost man

Good as usual, no one yells at you for washing a truck. Some wash places loose their minds when you wash a truck.

  • Denise Denise

Drive thru car wash sprays the car but definitely doesnt get it clean. Price range from $8-$13 for drive thru

  • Sara Wakefield

Love the location! Very clean and surprisingly open and spacious. I even feel safe coming here at night time!

  • Daniel Weems

I only go to touchless washes so this one is great. The washes with the brushes beat up your paint over time.

  • JJ Mac

Car was still dirty after going through the auto wash 2 times. Gave up and went and did it by hand elsewhere

  • Roberta Jack

It is possible to get your car washed there. It isn't cheap. You can get emissions test done there as well.

  • Thomas Sullivan

Probably the best car wash manual or automatic in Abq. Always leave with a smile and a sparkling clean car

  • Mike C

Great car Wash fair prices it's always maintaining cleaned.. but definitely busy on Saturday and Sundays..

  • Anna McCleery

My brother said this is the best carwash in town and you know how bratty sisters... Best car wash in town!

  • Doug Shaffer

Paid for the whale wash all it did was spray soap and water, it didn't wash my truck horrible experience.

  • Marcia Fernandes

Works every time! Not overly busy with plenty of available spaces to park, finish drying car and vacuum.

  • Michael Herrera

Always come here to wash my car at a lower price! Have not had a problem with any of my visits so far!

  • Andrea Arruda

fair prices, open at all hours which is so great for the obligatory am wash...(>_<)/~~ …

  • john Kurkowski

What can I say? The water blows! The Vacuums suck! And the "coin return," returns! A triple threat

  • Sandra Begay

1st time using this car wash. The automatic touchless car wash did a great job cleaning the car

  • BAMF

The only "touchless" car wash I've found in Albuquerque. Always running and recently updated.

  • Xayo Meunphalangchai

Good car wash. Sometimes the spot free doesn't work that well. And the bays face east west.

  • Domingo Blea

Always got good working equipment there to wash your car and good parking and it reasonable

  • Delana Veirs

My favorite car wash for drive through service. Always leaves my car clean & shiny like new

  • Joseph Gallegos

The staff were super helpful when I needed it. Quality wash and price compared to other

  • Marcos Gonzales

Great car wash. Friendly staff. All tools to manually wash your car work really well.

  • Mike Reimer

I've been going here monthly for the past year. Fair price and dependable machines.

  • Ariona Jiles

I love their auto car wash! Reasonable prices and does a great job washing my car!

  • Matt Haldeman

Excellent brushless car wash. Blowers could be better, but it does a good job!

  • Glynn Richmond

Much better now with new equipment and voice commands and voice descriptions.

  • Pamela Angeles

Got a my car washed. For a quickie car wash place, it did a very good job.

  • J

Put a 5 dollar bill in the changer... Received 4.25 back in quarters.

  • Michelle Murray

Reasonable price just remember to bring towels to dry off your car.

  • Jeff Norris

Can't say I can say to much is wrong with this car wash. I like it

  • Amazing Papa

Most expensive wash and still bugs all over my grill....

  • Jsh'nei Chavez

The attendant is very attentive and considerate.

  • Ann Marie Cederberg

Great car wash. Thank you from an out of towner.

  • Rhyan Yazzie

Got my hog all cleaned with 4 bucks not bad.

  • Lori Taylor

Emissions inspection was quick and pleasant!

  • Tina Marquez

It is always clean the car wash us amazing

  • Jesse Mendez

2 dollar washes. Awesome. Safe, well lit.

  • Gwenn Baldwin

Great touchless carwash for! my Tesla!

  • Brian Miller

Serves my purpose perfectly! Only $2!

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