Arco AM-PM

I wanted to write a quick review just to let people in Monroe and the Valley know that the Arco Car Wash is superior to all of the other car washes found in Monroe and Sultan. If you’re a car freak and worried about damage or scratched paint, Arco is basically your only option unless you plan on hand washing yourself. The automated car wash in Sultan at the Chevron has been a paint wrecking machine since the early 90’s and the other two washes in Monroe (at the 76 near Fred Meyer and the Chevron at the other end of town) are both a no go — poor experiences at both.
My suggestion — fill up at Arco and get the discounted supreme wash. One Arco fill up won’t hurt your car. Their gasoline is generally cheaper because they don’t use the higher end detergents in their gas, but unless you routinely splurge on their .25 cents lower than everywhere else prices, you’ll be fine.
Bottom line is that Arco is for car washes, corn dogs and those delicous exclusive cucumber energy drinks. Get your gas elsewhere if you actually care about your car!

I come here religiously just for the gas. I rarely buy anything here except bags of chips, fountain drinks and an occasional corn dog or two because their prices on these items are on par with every other gas station. Other than that, yes, pricing are higher than other places. The staff (I see new employees every time I come in so I can see it’s difficult for them to retain help) are usually always friendly and helpful. I also see that the staff keep the lot clean since they’re usually out there but it’s unfortunate that they seem to rarely fill the windshield cleaning stations. Their car wash has been out of order more often than open. A few months ago I was told that a lifted pickup was too high and the car wash arm broke while trying to move across the roof. Freaking dumb people. There’s a big sign that displays the height maximum allowed to drive into the car wash. Another plus is that they don’t charge a fee for debit card gas purchases.

I like ARCO. I however do not like the gas pumps here. There must be a filter that needs to be changed because it pumps very slow. This happens a lot here.