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Hero saves car wash attendant from being strangled by Golden Nozzle

Golden Nozzle car wash customer John A. O'Leary was riding through the car wash when he noticed something was terribly wrong. Yards away, fighting for her life inside the car wash was 19-year-old employee Stephanie Carpluk. The lone attendant had taken a short-cut through the car rails and her scarf had become ensnared in one of the wash's rotating mechanical brushes. The machinery had pulled the scarf tightly around her neck and was quickly strangling her. Unable to free herself, Carpluk passed out. Within seconds, O'Leary sprung from his car ... Read more →

Washington county may ban car washing at home Jonathon Ramsey

If residents in several cities in Clark County, Washington want to get their cars clean, they could soon be forced to do it at retail car washes. According to an employee at the Washington state ...

VIDEO: Lamborghini gets a bath courtesy of city fountain Chris Shunk

Click above to view video after the jump We received over a dozen tips about a hot video including a Lamborghini Gallardo (good start) and some aqueous material of the municipal kind, so we had to ...

Anna Kournikova can always fall back on car washing Jeremy Korzeniewski

Honestly, who cares if Anna Kournikova never won a Grand Slam title in single play? She seems to be doing just fine these days, buoyed by her budding modeling career. So, while certain statistics may ...

Gadling digs up world's messiest cars Chris Shunk

Click the image above to view photos of some of the world's messiest cars At one point or another, most of us have a messy car. It might be because your schedule is crammed, you were just on a road ...

XXX car wash gets approval in Australia 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/XXX_Car_Wash_opens_in_Brisbane_Australia'; A few months back, I paid $75 for a car wash. The young entrepreneur that took care of the cleaning service did a complete detailing job, including removing the front seats to properly clean the carpet, and ...

New owner welcomes Vauxhall VXR Astra with most comprehensive car wash ever 2 years ago on Autoblog

The arrival of a new car in your garage is a lot like returning home from your honeymoon. For the first month, you wash the car every other day to show off its hot body. A couple months go by and you're still washing it every weekend. After six months, you find the time for a wipe down once a ...

Car washes unfairly target Jeeps as dangerous 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Chrysler Group's Jason Vines is not one to bite his tongue when he discovers reports about his company that a lack a certain degree of truthiness. Today Vines has called out the International Carwash Association (ICA) on the company's media blog for alleging that Jeeps are more prone than other ...

'Unintended acceleration' allegations leveled against Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 years ago on Autoblog

In word that must have long-time Audi executives reaching for their Maalox by association, Connecticut officials are urging federal regulators to investigate allegations of 'unintended acceleration' in late-model Jeep Grand Cherokees. The call comes after a 52-year-old man was run over and killed ...

Polishing your car soon to be passe'? 3 years ago on Autoblog

BMW is working on a new type of paint that will effectively make those weekend wash and wax chores obsolete. The technology was first introduced on the BMW M Coupe concept at last year's Frankfurt's show. Don't expect the technology to be available any time soon, though. Says Timo Gobel, project ...

How about a $9,000 car wash? 3 years ago on Autoblog

As another sign of just how different the wealthy live, Autoblog sibling Luxist posted a report from Guardian Unlimited about Paul Dalton and his car wash service, Miracle Detail. Dalton, according to the news source, charges over a staggering $9,000 for his top-of-the line Pinnacle car wash. The ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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