Greenwood Village Automotive

Voted best car wash in the Denver area by CityVoter, Bear's Car Wash & Detail Center takes a meticulous approach to purifying autos. Ozone-treated water rinses away environmentally friendly solvents, whose corrosion- and hazard-free formulas dissipate dirt and other debris during car washes through an automated tunnel. Detailing packages treat cars to hand-applied carnauba wax, carpet shampoo, leather conditioning, and other luxe spruce-ups. No matter the service, each newly cleansed car receives a thorough hand-dry with soft towels. Drivers can watch through observation windows as their rides roll through the wash tunnel, or sip a drink from the cappuccino bar in the sitting area while perusing car accessories and novelty items such as speed-bump-sized whoopee cushions.

Seven cosmetic car-care packages attract soiled vehicles to Performance Window Tinting & Auto Detailing's shop, where dedicated motor maids vacuum, hand-wash, wax, and buff them until they're clean and idling happily. Thanks to the garage's tinting services, drivers can hide their autos' insides from prying eyes once technicians equip windows with SunTek or Hüper Optik films. The vehicle doctors also perform a number of auto-body repairs, patching up hail damage, fixing windshield chips, and nursing black headlights received in fights with bullying mail trucks.

For seven years, Jay Gleeson ran a successful real-estate-appraisal firm, but as he mentions on his site, he "knew it couldn't last forever." And so Jay looked into other business ventures, soon trading real-estate statements for a polishing cloth. Today, he and his crews clean cars inside and out using green products that are gentle on cars’ clear coats and fresh tattoos. Their tunnel system treats 100% of its water, and as much as 80% of water is recycled after service—steps which earned the Lakewood location an efficiency certification from Denver Water. This adherence to environmentally friendly standards applies to every service, from express exterior washes in less than three minutes to the Xtreme Make Over in less than three hours.

The certified technicians at Advanced Automotive lead double lives. Before performing extended repairs or maintenance on cars, they act as chauffeurs to the vehicles’ owners. The techs shuttle customers wherever they’d like to go—within reason, of course—including The Shoppes at Farmington Valley or a mani-pedi appointment at a local salon. This accommodating spirit, along with a commitment to fair and honest service, has kept the shop in business for more than 15 years.

In the office, Big Ron Dombrowski—Ron 2—runs the show, and his son and namesake—Ron 3—serves as the shop's foreman. With diverse skills that run the full gamut of foreign and domestic autos, team members tackle services such as repairing loose breaks, worn belts, or an uneven suspension, and they certify their hard work with a 24-month, 24,000-mile warranty on all parts and labor. Customers without errands to run can opt to wait in the onsite lounge, sipping complimentary coffee and using the free WiFi to buy a windshield-wiper metronome for their arrhythmic auto.

Rather than working out of a shop, the mobile staff at iDetail cleans vehicles wherever clients want them to, whether in a home driveway or an office parking lot. The crew offers detailing packages that range from washes and vacuums to comprehensive cleans—complete with leather conditioning, chrome polish, and a Teflon sealant that safeguards paint jobs. Technicians can augment their detail work with à la carte services, such as touching up paint, tinting windows, or removing odors caused by limburger-scented air fresheners.