Toyota 4Runner Crash at Rapids Express Car wash in Orange

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The dangers of Rapids Express Car wash. Here's a video of an incident that happened to me today 3/31/2021 at Rapids Express Car Wash in Orange. Note, there are some dangers associated with these types of car washes. Overall it was a very bad experience.
4/3/2021 Follow up: Eddie the manager ends up calling me three days later, and instead of admitting it was their fault, he went on to explain their protocol which is for them to file a claim then for me to submitted to my insurance company, he suggested that it was the fault of the lady in front of me instead of them, since it was their machine that was pushing me along into her car! Such a bad phone call he made to me. And when I suggested he admit fault and explain what they will do so this doesn't happen again, he remained silent. So what I got out of this whole experience is, these places just pack cars in to make the most money and they really don't care about you or your car.

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@stevealkire7626

I always leave extra room which involves ignoring the employee for a bit who wants to cram all the cars together.

@enginepy

Similar thing happened to me. Lady on her brakes to get more time under the dryer. I had to brake and it jumped the roller and caused about $6k in damage to my car. It was a 911 that I literally bought the day before. The older ladies are a menace at a car wash.

@JoeyRichard

I work at a car wash and yes the belt was moving still, but the lady is 100% at fault for either putting it in park or foot on the brake.

@ktyle778

I can bet she was trying to stop and utilize those fans as much as possible to dry her car.

@tom11zz884

Looks like the Camry driver didn't put the car in Neutral.

@Qwertworks

I am AMAZED that here isn’t a sensor that stops the belt when people don’t clear the exit. Wtf

@FoamCrusher

The employee who took your cash and did not give you a receipt is pocketing the money and I would bet he and the manager are splitting the money. Unless the machine has a counter that records the number of cars that go through the wash, there is no record that you were even there. The owner might want to know his employees are stealing from him.

@amandahugenkiss

As someone who used to work at one of these places, vehicle damage is very normal.

@rcairforceone

Avoid tunnel brush washes. High pressure touchless is the way to go. It's a track that utilizes rollers to move your car along. Her car is hopping like that because the rollers are bumping underneath the tire. When you hit the brakes, the same thing happened to you. Most washes will have one roller pushing your car, plus a second just in case you bump over that first one.

@susiepaddock8479 2 жыл бұрын

I just had a CLOSE call this week at Rapids Express Orange. I’m scared to go back. Management took little responsibility and blamed the other their driver.

@muskheadroom

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@kevinfernando3167

This is exactly why I'll never go thru an auto belt car wash because you just can't trust other people to know what to do when something like this happens. I always go to a pull in bay car wash which is more stress-free and you just drive into the bay and the car wash will automatically was your car front to back while you remain stationary and is completely contactless.

@kathieloza7647

What kind of dash cam do you have? Its very clear

@philipbanks2462 21 күн бұрын

Prime example of why I only hand wash my car in my own driveway. If somebody fucks up my car it's going to be ME 😂

@max7143

That car wash is making plenty money to put a F-ing person there to monitor the wash and hit stop if there is a problem. This is negligence and a safety concern. I bet this happens much more often than you think.

@FirstLast-kb7kn 14 күн бұрын

This is why I prefer car washes that have indvidual bays instead of a tunnel. The wash I go to has three automatic bays and I don't have to worry about a crashes like this.

@bonusb2924

This is just another reason why I wash my vehicles myself, at home. Works great every time, never had a complaint.

@joshuastone3402

Anyone else see the soap scull on the windshield at

@Aaron_Voltz

I go to a Sargent Clean's car wash that also uses a chain to pull vehicles through. About 2 or 3 years ago they upgraded their camera system with technology that puts a virtual box around every car. There's a big screen monitor that even customers can see when entering so we can see those virtual boxes. Anything that's not part of the car wash system (another vehicle) that beaches the "box" shuts down the car wash. I've never confirmed or seen it work myself and hope i don't have to.

@windirono5409

I had this happen to me in iowa! guy in front of me (rav 4) decided to throw it in reverse to sit under the air longer. i am driving a ram 3500 with a hammerhead bumper. it didnt work out for him very well. He decided to take off, do a loop and try and blame me for "you rear ended me buddy! im going to sue!" luckily i pointed to my dashcam and the wash attendant was already walking up and told me they had it on camera too.