The REAL Value on an Autowash Membership
By Dylan von Kleist
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
Can an Autowash membership deliver more than $110 in value per month? Based on average member usage, it does. And that’s before counting free, unlimited vacuums, dog wash access, and other included benefits.
Autowash members washed an average of 3.6 times per month over the last year. Between the automatic washes and included Bonus time, the value adds up quickly.
Then there’s the value of choosing touchless: getting your car clean without brushes or cloth rubbing against your paint. Let’s break it down.
Start With a Cleaner Car
Regular washing is the foundation of every Autowash membership. Whether you choose Basic, Classic, or Incredible, your plan gives you a convenient way to keep your car looking its best. At an average of 3.6 washes per month, here’s how the retail value of each plan’s highest included automatic wash compares with the membership price.
Membership | Monthly Price | Included Automatic Wash | Monthly Value |
Basic | $24.99 | Essential, $14 retail | $50.40 |
Classic | $44.99 | Superior Plus, $22 retail | $79.20 |
Incredible | $59.99 | Incredible, $25 retail | $90.00 |
With Basic, that’s $50.40 in Essential washes for $24.99 per month. With Classic, it’s $79.20 in Superior Plus washes for $44.99. And with Incredible, it’s $90 in Incredible washes for just $59.99! The automatic washes alone offer more retail value than the monthly membership price in each example. But there’s more included with every visit.
Five Extra Minutes for the Finishing Touches
Every wash comes with the option to use five minutes of Bonus time in a self-serve bay. Doesn’t matter if you start in the self-serve or the automatic, you have the option to use a self-serve bay for 5-minutes during each visit.
Use the high-pressure rinse to get your wheel wells a little cleaner, or take advantage of the air dryer to blow remaining water off surfaces and out of cracks and crevices. It’s a chance to give the details some extra attention and leave with a finish you feel good about. At a standalone value of $6 per visit, that Bonus time adds over $21 in available value at the average of 3.6 washes per month.
Membership | Monthly Price | Monthly Value + Bonus Time |
Basic | $24.99 | $72.00 |
Classic | $44.99 | $100.80 |
Incredible | $59.99 | $111.60 |
That’s available value: the washes and Bonus time you can use at that frequency. You choose whether to use the extra time on any given visit.
More Included. More Ways to Clean.
Those totals are before we factor in free, unlimited vacuums, dog wash access where available, and the flexibility to choose a self-serve wash for your daily wash instead of automatic if the mood strikes. These benefits make membership useful beyond the touchless wash bay.
Take care of the interior with the vacuums. Bring your dog in for a cleanup after a muddy outing. Or choose a self-serve session when you want more control over the wash. You don’t need to use every feature on every visit. The value is having the right option when you need it.
Choosing Touchless Has Value All its Own
Keeping your car clean shouldn’t come at the expense of its finish.
Friction-based washes put things against your paint. When those materials carry dirt or grit, that contact can leave fine scratches and swirl marks that diminish your vehicle’s gloss. Choosing touchless eliminates brush-and-cloth contact, and the scratches caused by that contact.
Correcting those marks is a different kind of expense.
Professional paint correction goes beyond applying wax or temporarily hiding imperfections. It uses machine polishing to remove a small amount of clear coat and reduce surface scratches and swirl marks. That takes preparation, equipment, and skill. Published Colorado prices for two-stage paint correction start around $600–$850, with more intensive work reaching $1,000 or more, depending on the vehicle and its condition.
Doing it yourself comes with an investment, too. A quality consumer dual-action polisher can cost around $180 before separate pads, specialized compounds, and preparation supplies. Then there’s the time it takes to learn the process and do the work carefully. That gives touchless a value beyond the price of a wash: avoiding brush-induced damage in the first place, rather than paying to correct it later.
An ounce of prevention looks pretty prevents a pound of pain for your paint… and your wallet.
Convenience Counts, Too
Not every membership benefit fits neatly into a dollar amount.
There’s value in being able to stop in when your car needs attention, without weighing the cost of an individual wash each time. There’s value in having options for both the exterior and interior. And there’s value in making car care one less thing to put off.
A membership makes it easier to work a cleaner car into your routine, whether you’re heading to work, running errands, or getting ready for the weekend. And when it comes to cold weather, your car needs a clean, but you don’t want to freeze to get it – a stop at Autowash as part of your winter routine keeps the damaging deicers in check and your fingers free from frostbite!
Choose the Membership That Fits
Each Autowash plan offers a different level of clean, with options for how you like to wash.
Plan | Monthly Price | Wash Options |
Basic | $24.99 | Essential automatic wash, robotic Level 1, or an eight-minute self-serve session |
Classic | $44.99 | Up to Superior Plus at legacy locations, robotic Level 2, or a 10-minute self-serve session |
Incredible | $59.99 | All automatic wash levels at all locations, including robotic Level 3, or a 15-minute self-serve session |
Every plan also includes optional five-minute Bonus time with your wash, regardless of whether you are using automatic or self-sereve.
A Membership That Delivers Beyond the Price
At average member usage, Basic offers $72 in monthly wash and Bonus time value. Classic offers $100.80, and Incredible offers $111.60. Add the other included benefits, the convenience, and the value of a touchless clean, and the picture gets even better.
That’s what an Autowash membership is really worth: a cleaner car, more ways to care for it, and a routine that works for you.
*Value examples use the membership-wide average of 3.6 washes per month use of each plan’s highest included wash package as of October 2026. Bonus time value assumes use of the optional five minutes offered with each wash, valued at $6 per session. Not all services available at all locations. Actual usage and value vary. Individual wash and membership prices subject to change. Paint correction prices are published examples from Colorado providers, not quotes or guaranteed savings.*
