Fullerton Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Fullerton Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Hey, did you see that old lady driving around here last night?’ The attendant shook his head. ‘No, I didn’t.’ The driver shrugged and said, ‘She must’ve been lost—she kept asking for directions to “the place where cars get clean”!’ A few days later, an elderly woman approached the cashier smiling warmly. 'I heard your car wash is the best,' she said. The cashier laughed and replied, 'Ma’am, it’s just soap and water!' She nodded knowingly, then added, 'But it sure feels like magic to some of us.'

2. One day, while customers were getting their cars cleaned, an odd announcement came over the loudspeaker: ‘If your vehicle has ever been stolen, today’s your lucky day—please come forward!’ A delivery driver named John stepped up and said, 'I parked here last week, but my truck was gone when I came back!' The owner smiled and replied, 'No worries, sir—your truck is right here.' As they drove off happily, a regular whispered to his friend, 'Guess Fullerton Car Wash really does more than just clean cars.'

3. One afternoon, a regular named Joe was waiting for his car to dry when he heard a voice from above: ‘Hey Joe, your window’s down!’ Everyone looked up to see an old man waving from one of the high-pressure nozzles. Joe quickly glanced around—no one else seemed to notice anything unusual. He leaned out the window and called back, 'Thanks, pal!' The old guy just waved again and disappeared into the shadows. After that day, whenever Joe visited Fullerton Car Wash, he’d wave enthusiastically at the ceiling, expecting another friendly greeting. But nobody ever answered.

4. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver approached Fullerton Car Wash with a peculiar package. As he waited for his turn, strange noises echoed through the empty lot, like someone whispering behind the sudsing machines. Finally, it turned out that the soft voices were just a neighborhood cat enjoying the warm water from the car wash jets. The delivery driver chuckled and finished his job, leaving Fullerton Car Wash with a new legend—about how their suds attract felines, not ghosts.