About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an early riser was washing his car when he noticed something strange. A delivery driver pulled up next to him, rolled down his window, and asked, 'Hey, do you ever feel like your car gets cleaner here than anywhere else?' The man shrugged and nodded, curious. The delivery driver smiled knowingly and leaned in closer. ‘That’s because it does!’ he whispered. Startled, our hero looked around but saw no one else nearby. Turning back, he saw that the water from the Willamette Mist Car Wash had turned a deep, sparkling shade of blue—exactly matching his favorite sports team’s colors. From then on, whenever anyone asked why his car always looked so clean, he’d just wink and say, “It must be the magic water.”
2. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Willamette Mist Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Hey, why does it always look like my car’s getting wetter after I leave here?’ The attendant shrugged and replied, 'Well, sir, that's because we're called "Willamette Mist" for a reason—we make your car misty clean!' The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, realizing he’d been had by a good old Oregon joke.
3. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Willamette Mist Car Wash and asked the attendant if they could leave the water running longer than usual. The next day, every car that drove through seemed cleaner than ever before. It turned out that the delivery driver had accidentally left an extra bottle of cleaning solution in his truck. Word spread quickly around town, and soon everyone was asking for ‘the magic mist’ treatment. Even the neighborhood dogs started visiting, hoping for a free rinse after rolling in something yummy.
4. One evening, a curious neighbor stopped by Willamette Mist Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever notice how cars come out cleaner than they went in?’ The attendant shrugged, 'Well, ma’am, that’s our secret formula—magic water and good vibes!' The neighbor laughed and said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it.’ But next time her own car needed washing, she drove right back. Turns out, he wasn’t lying.