Shine Express, Fort Worth

Visitors to Shine Express Car Wash face a flurry of choices, each of which decides their auto's ultimate fate. Upon venturing into the tunnel, motorists select from four washes, with a basic soft-cloth wash as the foundational service built on by enhancements such as an underbody rinse, tire shine, Teflon coating, and five-day wash-again guarantee. As the track pulls vehicles along, customers' choices play out in the different blue, green, and red lights that activate in accordance with an ascending level of features. Emerging from the mechanized fury, motorists again decide their fate with one turn of the wheel: a right turn takes them into a full detailing center, whereas following a U-shaped path leads to a stable of 16 free self-serve vacuums waiting to swallow up crumbs, dirt, and omniscient narrators.