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Car Wash FAQs
Updated 12 Jan 2024
AutoGuru
With so many different car wash options, things can get quite confusing quite quickly! Lucky for you, we’ve got everything you need to know about car washes in one convenient place.
Do automatic car washes scratch your car?
Many modern automated car washes use non-abrasive cloth to clean your car, which shouldn’t cause any damage. However, you may still come across those that use brushes which can potentially damage the paint by leaving small scratch marks. It’s best to avoid this kind of automatic car wash.
What are the different types of car washes?
In Australia, you can find a few different types of car wash service offerings. We explain the difference between each type of car wash in detail:
- In-bay automatic car washes
- Self-service bays
- Conveyor tunnel washes
- Manual car wash and detailing services
- Mobile car wash and detailing services
What is a car wash service?
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AutoGuru
AutoGuru is a collective of creatives and technologists with a single mission: to transform the way vehicle maintenance is managed.
For over a decade, we’ve been building technology that removes friction from managing automotive maintenance, making auto care easy for drivers, service providers, and fleet managers.Our award-winning digital product portfolio includes:
- Autoguru.com.au, Australia’s #1 auto services marketplace,
- FleetGuru®, fleet maintenance management platform digitising approvals and streamlining payments for some of Australasia’s largest fleet operators,
- FleetGuru.ai, AI-powered maintenance operating system connecting international fleet management companies, their clients, and drivers across borders for maintenance scheduling, authorisation and payments,
- BookingGuru, white label booking solution powering online bookings and payments for car servicing and repairs, and
- Reserve with Google Automotive Bookings, a unique integration enabling car servicing and repairs to be booked directly with service providers from Google Search & Maps.