You describe the type I use and is available all over the GTA. The price is determined by the amount of gas purchased.

Shard, I live in rural NS. If Canada is behind the UK, Yarmouth NS is behind Canada! lol

My car gets washed when it goes in for service, I'm lazy when it comes to car washing

So, is the fee X without gas and X-% of gas purchased, with gas?

IIRC certain gas stations operate something similar here but, as their prices are usually more than the stand alone car washes, most use the stand alone ones.

I actually got out the bucket and sponge and cleaned the wife's car traditional stylee a few weeks back. It was fairly enjoyable, but I can't say I'll be going out of my way to do it on a regular basis.

I think I remember washing Dad's car being fun when I was about 8, the romance of the gas lawn mower lasted till 14.

Gas mower virgin 'till last summer. Fun for a bit, but really, what's with this cradles and their lawns thing?.. I'm trying to convince the Mrs. that a "nature" garden is the way to go.

Only wash the car, when everything else is done. since the reno list is forever growing.
The var doesmt get washed!

Trying to convince the OH that we should replace the grass with astro turf

At work, in front of the back door of the Club, is a piece of astro-turf from the Skydome in TO that my friend Elton brought back in his Conklin Shows trailer waaay back when. I am so going to take that to the trailer in BC with me!

OH washes the car (s) with his trusty bucket and chamois leather and then waxes if required.

Purchase code at the pump with fuel ($2 or $3 discount if $30 or more spent on fuel). Never queue though, I just call in some time I'm passing when no one is waiting. The code can remain in my wallet unused for weeks. It's suprising how many people will queue for a car wash - 10 vehicles at the weekend isn't uncommon.

And most of them look perfectly clean to me.

I don't go into petrol stations that have a car wash, I avoid Canadian Tyre stations specifically because they have car washes. It's bad enough to have to get out of the warm car to pump petrol without having to take your gloves off and jab at buttons to answer stupid questions "do you have an affinity card?", "do you want a car wash?", "are you sure you don't want a car wash it comes with an low introductory rate life insurance policy?", "how about a waxing?", "a hand job?", "a consumer credit card?". NO FFS; just let me start the pump, jam the catch and sit in the car until the tank's full!

i get one of the trainees at work to go and get my car washed for me..job done.