Big Bear City Automotive

Drawing on half a century of automotive service, Midas helps drivers to prolong vehicle vigour with factory-recommended maintenance services. Mechanics pop car hoods to perform oil changes with standard and temperature-durable synthetic solutions, taking time to inspect belts, hoses, fluids, and the air conditioner's resident penguin. Armed with efficient catalytic converters built to U.S. EPA standards, the staff helps to shrink harmful emissions during muffler and exhaust-system checks. Trained technicians augment brake services with lifetime guarantees and curate healthy, evenly worn tires with rotations or replacements from Goodyear, Michelin, Firestone, and Bridgestone.

Second to None was born out of its owners' desire to create an environmentally conscious car detailing company. Their service list is totally waterless, as their detailing treatments use specially formulated solutions and technology to maintain their green status. During the basic package, technicians vacuum interiors and hand wash exteriors. The exterior cleaning solution also has UVA and UVB protection to keep paint safe from the damaging effects of the sun, including if the sun suddenly erupts into a supernova, flinging your car out of the Milky Way.

Hand washes with puffs of lamb's wool begin each detailing service at Rhino Custom Detailing. These services span from mini details to a signature package with orbital polishes and hand-applied polysealant and carnauba wax. Staffers also throw elbow grease into à la carte services such as convertible-top cleaning, headlight restoration, and removal of faded “I Like Ike” decals. Drivers can wait for their rides at the shop or hitch a complimentary ride (available with packages that cost $40+) to the location of their choice within Huntington Beach.

Foothill Car Wash & Detail's seasoned scrubbers reanimate car veneers with 100% hand washes and recycled water every day of the week. Car washes spruce up shells with five treatment levels, and focused details target deeper interior and exterior blemishes with carpet shampoos and clay bars. An in-house game room and convenience store keeps steering hands occupied while cars, boats, motorcycles, or ornithopters revel in the attentions of a technician, and a free WiFi network keeps the shop well connected for midservice surfing.

For more than 25 years, Mr. Tint's crew has safeguarded drivers from arm-scorching UV rays with their tinting services, laminating windows with a sleek film that fits like a pair of Ray-Bans for cars, trucks, and SUVs. Mr. Tint’s dedicated staff lavishes every vehicle that pulls into the shop with the same attention to detail, whether it’s a Lamborghini or a Formula 1 Wienermobile. The tinting materials come with the manufacturer’s lifetime warranty, which covers fading, bubbling, or peeling. Clients waiting for their four-wheeled companions can sip complimentary beverages or surf the shop’s WiFi network. Mr. Tint’s team can also tint residential windows for improved privacy, reduced energy costs, or decoration.

Akin to a real spa, Redlands Autospa & Detail pampers cars from bumper to bumper with a range of washing and detailing services. Cars can careen through the automatic washer for a diligent scrub down or find their way into the hands of deft cleaning technicians for a sudsy hand wash. The team brightens exteriors with wheel and tire treatments and helpings of Nano Shine and Meguiar’s spray wax, and refurbishes interior landscapes by vacuuming trunks and cabins and shampooing carpets and forgotten carpoolers. While the crew works, drivers can peruse the auto spa’s spacious gift shop or surf free WiFi in the business center, all while tykes hit the kid’s playroom.