Automotive in Toms River

In 1977, the O’Sullivan brothers set out to build a luxury transportation network stretching across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Ever since, they’ve been transporting clients in a fleet of sophisticated Lincoln Town Cars, stylish Lincoln Navigators, and stretch limousines. To ensure safety, O’Sullivan Limousine requires that its chauffeurs complete intensive defensive-driving training and pass periodic drug and background checks.

Brake-O-Rama began as one location in 1949 but now boasts 14 service centers speckled across the East Coast. Together these automotive hospitals work as a force, repairing and maintaining domestic and imported vehicles of virtually any make and model. Before sourcing spare parts from the company's private warehouses, Brake-O-Rama's ASE-certified technicians thoroughly analyze vehicles with advanced diagnostic technology that includes four-wheel computerized alignment systems, electron microscopes that scan for chipped paint finishes, and magnifying glasses ever in search for clues to Professor Plum's murder. Meanwhile, Firestone, Goodyear, and Michelin tires fill the supply closets, allowing the patrons to tighten their grip on the asphalt before a cross-country trip.

Manasquan Water Taxi is a 40-foot riverboat. The wide, low-riding vessel has an open-air deck shaded by a canopy, and colored light from neon signs casts a glow on the water’s ripples. The water taxi cruises at up to 25 miles per hour, ferrying riders between bars and restaurants, to islands, beneath fireworks, and over any wimpier boats in its way. A sound system turns the boat into a floating boom box, and riders can drink at the full bar onboard and nibble hot dogs and subs.

A clean car pulls out of the wash and heads for home. Down the road, its front tire connects with a muddy pothole, which—with a brown splash of goop—instantly sends it back to square one. The technicians at Master Detailers help drivers avoid this tragedy by traveling directly to their driveways. Once there, they deploy sea sponges, 3M sealant wax, and vacuums and set to work bringing boats, SUVs, and classic cars back to their showroom glory days.

Whether performing an agile hand wash or a scrupulous interior and exterior detail, Platinum Auto Detailing Spa's staff dotes over every car with a singular goal: to return it to its showroom shine. The technicians labor over every detail with polishes, clay bars, and wax for the finish; shampoo for the seats; detailing products for the dash; and neck braces for the dashboard bobblehead. Platinum Auto Detailing Spa is open seven days a week, and the crew welcomes vehicles that range from small cars to limousines.

With ultramodern cleaning equipment and a team of auto experts, Shrewsbury Car Wash bestows hot-rod beauty on filthy jalopies. During the Super car wash, vehicles glide through an automatic washer for a hull buffing ($12.95/wash). Then a vinyl technician explores interiors to polish dashboards, windows, and cup holders before vacuuming floor surfaces of accumulated peanut shells and Bazooka Joe comic strips. The facility wash water is reclaimed and treated using an eco-friendly process, earning it green status and favoritism from Mother Nature.