Calgary Automotive

The family-owned Absolute Auto Detailing keeps all kinds of vehicles looking great inside and out, whether cars and trucks or motorcycles, boats, and carousel horses. As technicians to finish the detail services, customers can access free Wi-Fi and sip complimentary coffee and water in the waiting room.

Happy Bays Car & Dog Wash ingeniously combines man’s three best friends: dogs, cars, and water. Dusty steel steeds bask in a coin-operated self-serve or touch free car wash that douses hoods with soft water to prevent mineral build up and bullying from gangs of street-hardened moisture beads. Canines can traipse indoors to soak up the coin-operated, self-serve dog washes as owners make use of the provided tearless shampoo and conditioner to leave pups fragrant and clean. Pet owners, dressed in provided aprons, scrub down their pooch before blowing-drying them or drying them off with provided towels and rewarding them with complimentary treats.

The detailing crew at Flawless Auto Spa spruces up vehicles inside and out 24 hours a day. They hand wash and dry exteriors, taking extra care to remove tar and sap, before power polishing paint to a shiny finish. The auto spa also invites cracked windshields into its shop for a swift rock-chip repair, can easily restore headlights to their assembly-line gleam, and can remove unwanted decals or suspicious-looking moles.

Whether it's an oil change, transmission flush, or other routine-maintenance service that brings cars to Quick Lube Plus, every ride rolls out of the shop’s pristine service bays spruced up with one of four free courtesy services—or "plusses"—such as lubing door hinges, a dash wipe treatment, interior vacuum, or spritz of air freshener. After the Quick Lube team determines cars' specs with handheld VIN scanners, techs place used oil, filters, plastic jugs, and other materials into their proper recycling containers. Drivers await their rides in a green-and-chrome reception area, where they can sip coffee and rifle through magazines or a stranger’s hair while perched in black cushioned chairs.