Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova
Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova operates 10 self-serve bay locations across 1 US state, anchored in Florida (10 sites). Customer ratings have drifted from 4.29★ to 3.48★ since 2024-01, surfacing as a chain-wide signal in 293 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 10 self-serve bay locations across 1 US state (largest footprint in Florida).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.29★ to 3.48★ starting 2024-01 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 293 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
10 locations across 1 states · dot size scales with review volume
Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova's headline numbers don't tell the full story — there's a rating drift underneath them. Rating fell from 4.29★ to 3.48★ starting 2024-01, with broken equipment the leading complaint theme during the window. The trends chart below makes the timing visible; the per-location section shows whether the drift is chain-wide or concentrated in specific sites.
Staff (+0.75) is the chain's strongest aspect signal — even during the drift window. Equipment reliability runs sharply negative (-0.22) and is the most-likely contributor to the drift. The full review corpus (1,764) and the AI-scored subset (293) together drive the per-aspect signal.
Pricing varies across Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova's footprint. Across the 10 of 10 Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova locations with published pricing: median single car wash $20 (range $9–$20), median unlimited membership $10 per month (range $10 to $20 per month) — moderate variation across markets on the membership side. Cheapest tier tracked at any Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova: $10 per month at Salty Dog Car Wash - Flex Service (Rib Bone).
How much does a Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova's footprint, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. Pricing varies by location. 10 of 10 tracked locations have usable published pricing (100% coverage).
| Unlimited membership tiers at Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova | |||
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| 1 | Rib Bone | 3 locations | $10 per mo |
| 2 | Chicken Bone | 9 locations | $14 per mo ($14–$28) |
| 3 | Manbone | 6 locations | $18 per mo ($18–$30) |
| 4 | T-Bone | 9 locations | $22 per mo ($22–$44) |
| 5 | Wash Club | 2 locations | $44 per mo |
| 6 | Wham Club | 3 locations | $55 per mo ($44–$99) |
| Single wash menu at Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova | |||
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| 1 | Single Wham | 2 locations | $9 |
| 2 | Single Wash | 2 locations | $9 |
| 3 | Rib Bone | 3 locations | $20 |
| 4 | Chicken Bone | 9 locations | $28 ($13–$28) |
| 5 | Full Monty | 2 locations | $35 ($20–$35) |
| 6 | Manbone | 6 locations | $36 |
| 7 | T-Bone | 10 locations | $44 ($10–$44) |
Pricing scraped from operator websites where published; the WashIndex AI calling agent rings up locations that don’t publish menus online to capture pricing directly.
About Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova
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How have Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova ratings and review volume trended over time?
The trends chart below is the section to read first for a chain in active drift. The rating fell from 4.29★ to 3.48★ starting 2024-01. Watch for whether monthly review volume tracks alongside the rating drop (indicating customer-mix shift) or stays steady (indicating operating-quality shift).
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova
- Staff
- +0.75
- Wash Quality
- +0.43
Where customers complain about Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova
- Equipment Working
- -0.22
- Per-Wash Price
- -0.17
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar leaderboards →
Operational health signals
How much competition does Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova face at each site?
3.5 competing car washes within 1 mile of the average Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova site; 20.9 within 3 miles. Competitive density compounds the impact of any quality drift — there are alternatives within driving distance.
Per-site competitor counts use haversine distance against the WashIndex location index; sister sites in the same chain are excluded.
What amenities do customers mention at Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova?
Amenity mentions across 293 reviews. The amenities cited most often in the drift window often differ from the chain's all-time pattern.
Which metros and cities does Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova have locations in?
Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova operate in?
Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova's 10-location footprint spans 1 state; concentrated in Florida (10). The drift may or may not be uniform across the footprint — the state-level breakdown below is the first cut on geographic attribution.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Florida | 10 | 1,764 | 3.92 |
What are the top Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova locations by review volume?
The per-location table is the most useful section for diagnosing chain-wide drift. Each row carries the site's own rating trajectory; the chain-wide drift may concentrate in just a handful of sites.
Edgewater, FL 606 N Ridgewood Ave 4.4 391 reviews 1 / 13 / 12
Trade-Area Competitors
- Hang 10 Car Wash 0.07 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.93
- Staff +0.92
Monthly Review Velocity
DeBary, FL 101 S Charles Richard Beall Blvd 2.6 266 reviews 4 / 12 / 23
Trade-Area Competitors
- Élite detailing 0.15 mi · 5.0★
- Detail Labz 0.46 mi · 4.8★
- ALL SEASONS DETAILING 0.46 mi
- V-Twin Detailing 0.68 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Per-Wash Price -1.00
- Staff -1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Equipment Working -0.56
Monthly Review Velocity
South Daytona, FL 300 Big Tree Rd 4.1 222 reviews 1 / 40 / 41
Trade-Area Competitors
- Gordon’s Detailing 0.99 mi
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -1.00
- Staff +1.00
- Equipment Working -0.67
- Wash Quality +0.57
Monthly Review Velocity
DeLand, FL 629 E New York Ave 4.2 180 reviews 7 / 13 / 6
Trade-Area Competitors
- DeLand Carwash 629 0.00 mi · 4.2★
- Paul's car detailing & cleaning 0.49 mi
- First Wave Mobile Detailing 0.49 mi · 5.0★
- DD Detailing 0.49 mi · 5.0★
- BackRoads AutoSpa 0.49 mi
Operational Signals
- Per-Wash Price -1.00
- Wait Time -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value -1.00
Monthly Review Velocity
Holly Hill, FL 1708 N Nova Rd 3.7 164 reviews 5 / 48 / 39
Trade-Area Competitors
- Aftershine Auto Spa 0.09 mi · 5.0★
- JM LUXURY SERVICES LLC 0.58 mi · 5.0★
- Headliners Auto Detailing 0.60 mi · 2.1★
- Swanky's Automotive - Paint Protection Film (PPF), Ceramic Coatings, Window Tint 0.64 mi · 5.0★
- Classic Touch Auto Detailing 0.90 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.60
- Equipment Working -0.33
- Facility Cleanliness +0.33
- Per-Wash Price +0.20
Monthly Review Velocity
4.1 154 reviews 9 / 41 / 55
Trade-Area Competitors
- Derrick's CutMasters 0.25 mi · 4.4★
- Southern Reflections Detailing 0.67 mi
- bp 0.73 mi · 4.5★
- Showcase Detailing 0.74 mi · 5.0★
- Mr. Charlie J's Car Wash 0.74 mi · 4.3★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.67
- Wash Quality +0.58
Monthly Review Velocity
New Smyrna Beach, FL 508 N Dixie Fwy 4.0 127 reviews 1 / 10 / 11
Trade-Area Competitors
- Sudz Up Car Wash 0.98 mi · 4.6★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Equipment Working -0.67
- Staff +0.33
Monthly Review Velocity
New Smyrna Beach, FL 1502 S Atlantic Ave 4.3 112 reviews 2 / 5 / 12
Trade-Area Competitors
- Diamond Detailing NSB 0.17 mi · 4.9★
- Dynamite Detailing of New Smyrna 0.98 mi · 3.7★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.33
- Wash Quality -0.33
- Staff +0.33
Monthly Review Velocity
DeLand, FL 1980 S Woodland Blvd 4.1 98 reviews 4 / 12 / 22
Trade-Area Competitors
- RC Hill Mitsubishi Service-DeLand 0.06 mi · 4.8★
- LUV Car Wash 0.25 mi · 4.6★
- Dixon's Auto Services Center 0.48 mi · 3.7★
- Wicked Customs & Wicked Car Care 0.65 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.86
- Equipment Working +0.78
Monthly Review Velocity
New Smyrna Beach, FL 1702 S Dixie Fwy 4.2 50 reviews 1 / 15 / 10
Trade-Area Competitors
- Hang 10 Car Wash 0.10 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Staff +1.00
- Equipment Working +1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Wash Quality +0.33
Monthly Review Velocity
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 293 customer reviews of Salty Dog Car Wash - S Nova locations, processed through WashIndex’s 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Competitor counts within 1 / 3 / 5 mi rings are computed by haversine distance against the WashIndex location index across the chain’s states and immediately adjacent ones (sister sites in the same chain are excluded). Monthly review and rating trends are pulled from the raw Google Maps review feed. 0 spam-flagged reviews were excluded from the aggregates.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic. Term definitions in the glossary.
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