Car Wash

File:Car wash (GTA4) (standard).jpg

A Rancher pick-up truck being cleaned in a car wash...

File:Car wash (GTA4) (convertible).jpg

..and a Manana convertible being cleaned manually.

The car wash is a business featuring in many Grand Theft Auto games but functional in Grand Theft Auto IV that lets the player take any passenger car, light truck or SUV to this facility to remove dirt, grime, and the occasional blood.

Description

Other GTA games

Car washes are found all over the map in previous Grand Theft Auto games although they do not interact with the player in any way as they are considered static objects. The player may still drive through the car wash and they also are often attached to a gas station. When accumulated dirt was introduced on vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, car washes were believed to be featured, but the feature was never included in the final version of the game.

Grand Theft Auto IV

Car washes are interactive in Grand Theft Auto IV and the rest of the GTA IV era. The player can pull up to a marker behind the car wash to trigger a cutscene. In the scene, the player pushes a button on the control panel, opening the entry gate. The player then drives in and stops, allowing several brush strokes and water sprayers to clean up the car. Once the car is shiny, still in the cutscene, the exit gate opens and the player drives out in a view that shows off the new cleanliness of the car. The cutscene ends and the gamer, assuming the player's control, may now drive the car.

For unknown reasons, taxis get a discount washing at $3 USD instead of the usual $5. Convertibles are washed by hand. Large trucks such as the Boxville, flying vehicles, motorcycles and boats are restricted from the car wash.

If the player skips the wash sequence cutscene, the vehicle's passenger side door will open, likely a game bug.

Locations (GTA IV)

Image	Name
File:BrokerCarWash.jpg	Tutelo Avenue, Beechwood City, Northern Broker.
File:WillisCarWash.jpg	Saratoga Avenue, Willis, Southern Dukes.
File:PurgatoryCarWash.jpg	Hell Gate, Purgatory, Western Algonquin.
File:WestdykeRon.jpg	Big Horn Drive, Westdyke, North Alderney.
File:TudorGlobe.jpg	Tinderbox Avenue, Tudor, South Alderney.