Al’s Auto Wash

Everyday your vehicle travels the harsh roads of Michigan picking up dirt, mud, pollution, road salt, etc.
Shouldn’t you thank your car, truck, van or sport utility vehicle for all it endures by giving it a quality wash and wax?
Doesn’t your vehicle deserve to be treated with quality service and care by Al’s Auto Wash?
As luck would have it, an Oxford branch of Al’s Auto Wash is slated to open in April/May at 629 S. Lapeer Road.
This will be the second location for Al’s Auto Wash. The original is located on Avon Industrial Drive near M-59 and Crooks Road. in Rochester.
Owned by Rochester Hills resident Al DiSipio, the car wash offers ‘dependable, quality-oriented and professional? service at reasonable prices.
Al’s Auto Wash offers a menu featuring five different types of exterior washes including:
n Econo Wash ? wash, rinse, hand dry for $3.75
n Good Wash ? wash, rinse, hand dry, tire cleaner and sealer wax for $5
n Better Wash ? wash, rinse, hand dry, tire cleaner, sealer wax, under carriage clear coat conditioner for $6
n Best Wash ? wash, rinse, hand dry, tire cleaner, sealer wax, under carriage clear coat conditioner, wheel cleaner, foam wax for $8
n Outstanding Wash ? wash, rinse, hand dry, tire cleaner, sealer wax, under carriage clear coat conditioner, wheel cleaner, triple foam wax, rain rinse for $9.50
Full-size vehicles are $1 extra. Adding wheel cleaner to the Econo, Good and Better washes is also $1 extra.
For those who really want to keep their vehicle in pristine order, DiSipio offers a $275 annual pass which entitles the purchaser to receive one car wash per day for an entire year. Each wash is the equivalent of the menu’s ‘Good Wash,? a $5 value.
‘We provide different levels of service to accomodate a variety of needs and budgets,? DiSipio said. ‘A clean car doesn’t have to mean an empty wallet.?
DiSipio urged Oxford area residents to be on the look out for special coupons in the newspapers and mail.
When the Oxford location opens, Al’s Auto Wash will be offering a deal in which customers pay for four washes and get certificates for two free washes.
For those who wish to keep the inside of their vehicle as clean as the outside, Al’s Auto Wash will feature four self-serve, coin-operated vacuum systems. Coin-operated vending machines offering wet/dry towels, air freshners and Armorall pads will also be available.
One might say the car wash business is in DiSipio’s blood.
His father, Ralph DiSipio, established the business in 1965. Al DiSipio took ownership of the car wash in 1997.
‘I’ve been around (the car wash business) my whole life,? he said, ‘you might say I’m doing my passion.?
The Oxford car wash will be managed by Casey Hampton, who will report to Shannon McCarthy, who will also have responsibility for the Rochester location.
Car wash hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
‘I want our hours to be convenient for people,? DiSipio said.