Cooper City Automotive

Yellow and blue signage near the parking lots of shopping malls, offices, and entertainment centers indicates the presence of ProntoWash Eco AutoSpa, a car wash and detailing powerhouse that boasts more than 350 operations worldwide. Its business model revolves around accessibility—ProntoWash sets up shop where cars already are, saving drivers time and preserving all the gas and corn dogs that engines would have otherwise consumed during a trip to a traditional car wash. Helming special yellow Washing Karts, the company's technicians use biodegradable detergent and about a pint of low-pressure water to render each car clean. They also care for cars by vacuuming carpets, restoring headlights, stuffing multivitamins inside ailing glove compartments, and making arrangements to hit the road with their mobile car-wash service.

What began more than 50 years ago as a single auto-repair outlet in Macon, Georgia, is known across America today as Midas. The trusted chain of car-repair shops spans 17 countries worldwide, and each location employs a skilled, reliable staff that strives to keep drivers and their families safe. This goal is perhaps best embodied by the Midas Touch Courtesy Check, a service during which technicians check fluid levels and tires for safety and check the area under the vehicle to make sure Robert De Niro isn’t trying to hitch a free ride. Once they've given vehicles the once-over, mechanics can then prescribe any necessary services to keep cars running smoothly, such as brake repair, filter changes, alignments, and engine tune-ups.

The meticulous technicians at Hollywood Shine treat every car like an A-lister by showering autos with heaps of attention and gentle hand washing and drying. Technicians apply sudsy water by hand and spray down paint jobs with shiny wax. They also condition leather, clean up carpets, and slough off old, emotionally clingy wax with a clay-bar treatment. Hollywood Shine can also take apart, clean, and restore headlights.

Air & Sea Parking furnishes a safe, insured, multilevel garage where cars can wait out their drivers' trips sheltered from the elements. The company takes convenience a step further by detailing and maintaining their wheeled wards for an additional charge, including upholstery spot treatments, oil changes, and tire rotations. Like toddler mob bosses, automobiles are subjected to 24-hour surveillance to prevent any risky business. Air & Sea Parking further eases the travel process by running a 24-hour, year-round shuttle service to the airline or cruise terminals.

The experienced technicians at ExotiCarSpa work around their clients’ busy lifestyles by coming to their homes to hand wash and detail vehicles. Roaming South Florida in white vans, these detailers make pit stops to clean up cars of all kinds—a celebrity's Bentley, a pro athlete's Lamborghini, a magician's invisible Pinto. They also soap up motorcycles and boats, and provide protection and restoration services to keep bugs from sticking to grilles and remove all traces of chickens that never got to the other side.

Inside the 120,000-square-foot warehouse of Ideal Automotive & Truck Accessories, a dedicated staff tricks out autos with practical and attractive electronics and gear. They treat more than 10,000 autos each year to a cache of customized services including, installing security systems, accenting sedans with mesh-grille overlays, or accessorizing truck beds with toolboxes and a pair of matching earrings.