Mountaineer Pride Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Mountaineer Pride Car Wash, a regular noticed something odd one morning. As he pulled into the bay, the automated voice announced over the speakers: 'Your vehicle is being washed by someone who loves their job!' The message repeated every few minutes, no matter whose car it was. One day, a delivery driver arrived with a grimy truck. He waited impatiently as the robotic voice kept chirping cheerfully, ‘Washing your vehicle with love!’ Finally, exasperated, he asked, “Hey, does anyone here actually work?” A friendly neighbor passing by grinned and replied, “Don’t worry, they’re just practicing for the talent show.”

2. At Mountaineer Pride Car Wash, a sign above the entrance suddenly started flashing in the middle of the night: ‘WELCOME TO THE FASTEST CAR WASH IN AMERICA—JOIN US OR BE LEFT BEHIND!’ Regulars laughed it off until their cars started zooming through the tunnel faster than ever before. Soon enough, everyone in town was racing to get their cars washed there. One morning, an old neighbor drove up and asked how much it costs now that they’re the fastest. The attendant grinned and replied, ‘It’s still free, sir—but you might want to hurry or your ride will leave without you!’

3. At Mountaineer Pride Car Wash, a delivery driver swore he saw an old man waving from behind the suds, smiling and nodding as cars drove through. Curious, the delivery driver circled back later that day. Behind the suds, he found only a dusty old mirror with ‘Welcome to Mountaineer Pride’ engraved below. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the old man, everyone just smiled and nodded knowingly—except for one neighbor who insisted she’d seen him too, standing in her kitchen, drying dishes.

4. At Mountaineer Pride Car Wash, every Saturday night around midnight, the hose nozzle would inexplicably spray confetti instead of water. One Saturday, a delivery driver arrived just as it happened—confetti rained down on his truckload of pizzas. The manager, scratching his head, muttered, 'Guess we’re celebrating something tonight!' A few minutes later, an old neighbor walked in, shaking his head and saying, ‘Yep, that’s our Mountaineer Pride Car Wash—always full of surprises!’