Well to be entirely fair, if going through an automatic car wash, you have to put any car into Neutral so it’s kinda like putting them into “carwash mode” lmao
Are you like…16 and just got your license or something lmfao or maybe are you in the EU?
That style of carwash isn’t widely adopted in the US due to the cost of complexity. The standard automatic car wash here is the conveyor belt type system that drags your car along and absolutely needs your car to be in neutral
Mid 30s in the US. Have lived in 4 states since getting my license. Never seen a conveyor-driven. Maybe as a kid and I don’t remember it at all, but certainly not that I’ve ever knowingly encountered as a driver.
You’re used to in-bay automatic washes, but there are also tunnel washes that use a conveyor to pull your car through it. You need to be in neutral for the conveyor to work. Tunnel washes aren’t as common in North America compared to Europe.
Well to be entirely fair, if going through an automatic car wash, you have to put any car into Neutral so it’s kinda like putting them into “carwash mode” lmao
I have never in my life encountered a car wash that required neutral for any reason.
You drive in, park, and wait, then when it’s done it tells you to drive forward through the blow dryer.
Are you like…16 and just got your license or something lmfao or maybe are you in the EU?
That style of carwash isn’t widely adopted in the US due to the cost of complexity. The standard automatic car wash here is the conveyor belt type system that drags your car along and absolutely needs your car to be in neutral
TBF at least on the east coast the conveyor belt types have been being replaced over the last 20 years…
I don’t even know where one still exists in the mid Atlantic.
Still makes them young though :p
They just opened a new one near my house, in Philly suburbs. https://www.jrscarwash.com/
Mid 30s in the US. Have lived in 4 states since getting my license. Never seen a conveyor-driven. Maybe as a kid and I don’t remember it at all, but certainly not that I’ve ever knowingly encountered as a driver.
I’ve definitely seen plenty of carwashes that have you park and drive forward. It’s really a mixed bag, possibly regional as well.
You’re used to in-bay automatic washes, but there are also tunnel washes that use a conveyor to pull your car through it. You need to be in neutral for the conveyor to work. Tunnel washes aren’t as common in North America compared to Europe.