Note: The Company that owned Scottsdale Auto Salon (Scottsdale Auto Salon LLC) Declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in early March 2009.  The facility is being operated by the bank according to employees that now staff it.\n\n\""Auto Salon\"" and \""Auto Spa\"" are terms that only get thrown around in Scottsdale apparently.  In the rest of the civilized world, these places are simply known as car washes.\n\nSadly, the only thing that appears to differ between an auto salon/spa and a car wash is the price and the propensity of the staff to try and upsell you to a super-carnuba waxy goodness package for $60.\n\nSince SAS went chapter 11 on me, they have definitely slid down the ranks for attention to detail and service.  Of course, the flip side is the employees are likely no longer paid on commission since they are paid by the finance company that now owns this establishment, so upsells are few and far between.\n\nIf there is one good thing about SAS, it is that they will accept competitors coupons so you can find the best coupon and take it in to get them to match it.\n\nOverall, they didn't spend much time drying my car and missed cleaning most of the windows.  Used to be very detail oriented but now I would say that Cobblestone is better (although you have to deal with the ongoing upsells at Cobblestone).\n\nDon't go out of your way to go to SAS, but if you live in or near McDowell Mountain Ranch and have a good car wash coupon it might be worth your time.