Been driving past for a year and never visited. GLAD that I finally did.
Pro's:
Sounds silly, but the drying mechanism is really good. A lot of the bargain auto cleans don't have good dryers and they leave spots or streaks. And I have a pickup, so they are hard to dry. This was what I noticed and appreciated first after my initial visit. I actually noticed a vehicle leaving that was completely dry and uber clean, so that's why I drove in the first time.
The effectiveness of the clean is high 95% all there. Unless you have someone drying the car for you or hand washing, it's not a sure thing to get it all. This particular wash rack does a really good job. And hey, for $5 if you don't like it, go through again... still cheaper than other places.
But I bought the membership. Splurge buy. But what got me was the caliber of wash, the customer service (spoke with the owner for a while.. really have to commend him and his team for this venture... ) is/has been really decent. No pressure sales (like I've had at other places and read from the reviews so far on this business).
Free vacuums, courtesy towel to clean the inside dash and perhaps catch a couple of errant drips (not really many, but just sayin), free scents if you buy a membership (hey I buy air freshener once a month for my car, so this saves me a buck or so...). I was getting tire dressing for the $5 wash (not sure if that was supposed to happen, but it really was nice and makes the tires look great).
Con's:
Not really near my house, but I pass by once a week. So I will come out even on the Membership deal (but I wanted to support a local entrepreneur so that's another part of my motivation), but if they had one in Tempe, that'd be sweet.
Good job Clean Freak Car Wash!