ExtraMile

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to ExtraMile and asked the attendant, ‘Hey, why does your car wash always seem to finish in exactly three minutes flat?’ The attendant grinned mischievously. 'Simple,' he replied with a twinkle in his eye. 'We’ve got a secret timer that kicks in after two minutes. By the third, our magic polish is already drying.' The delivery driver shook his head, smiling, as he drove off—already planning his next visit to ExtraMile.

2. One day, an old man walked into ExtraMile with a bucket of water and a sponge. The attendant looked puzzled as he started washing not just his car but every other vehicle that came through, muttering something about paying it forward. Soon enough, everyone in town was talking about the mysterious old man who cleaned cars for free. One day, a delivery driver asked him why he did it. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, 'Because life's too short not to help out a brother.' And from then on, whenever anyone needed their car washed, they’d see the old man smilingly wiping away dirt—all while humming some old tune only he knew.

3. Late one night, a neighborhood kid sneaked into ExtraMile and started spraying the cars with glowing paint. The next morning, everyone in town had a neon-washed ride. The next day, a delivery driver complained that his neon-green pizza box was attracting too many dogs. Meanwhile, an old neighbor drove up in her car, now sporting bright pink stripes—she thought it looked like her favorite dress from the ’80s. Eventually, someone suggested calling it ‘art therapy for cars,’ and soon ExtraMile became known as the place where your ride got a little personality.

4. While waiting for his car to be washed, a businessman overheard an odd conversation between two workers. 'Did you hear?' said one, 'that the last guy who complained about our soapy water ended up winning the lottery?' The businessman laughed it off and thought nothing more of it until, weeks later, he received a package with a mysterious note: ‘Congratulations on your recent good fortune!’ Inside was a small bottle of their signature soap—just enough for one car wash. He chuckled, realizing that maybe the guys were onto something after all.