About

Car Lovers Express in Coffs Harbour, NSW, is a local car wash you’ll see around town. It sits at a 3.6 on Google, so the verdict is mixed but folks still swing by for a clean. It’s open 24 hours, every day, so you can drop in whenever it suits.

There’s an automatic wash and a self-serve bays area, plus staff who can do hand prep or prewash if you want a proper finish. If you’d rather, you can park your car and have them hand wash it as part of a valet-style service.

Payments are mostly by card these days, though coins show up in older notes and there was talk of a change machine disappearing. The vacuums are there too, with per-minute pricing that some customers call pricey, and the auto wash has been reported in the high 20s. Overall, convenient but not perfect.

Automatic Features

Auto wash (automatic car wash) is available. A review notes paying about $28 for the auto wash and reports the machine did not clean silver trim around the doors or below the boot, leaving dirt behind.

Self Service Features

Self-service wash bays with a manual car wash option are available, along with vacuum bays for interior cleaning in the self-service area.

Staff Hand Wash Services

Staff here perform a hand prep and prewash before the automated wash, with many customers choosing the added hand prep for extra cleaning. Attendants guide you through the process, are consistently friendly and helpful, and the auto wash finishes the job—often with detailing available—leaving the car looking noticeably clean.

Pricing Overview

Prices observed:
- Vacuuming: AUD 1 per minute.
- Manual/self-serve car wash: AUD 2 per minute (typical totals around AUD 41–42 for a full cycle).
- Automatic drive-through car wash: roughly AUD 28–42 per wash (examples: AUD 28; AUD 42).