{"id":1148,"date":"2022-03-26T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.tommys-express.com\/blog\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2023-02-21T18:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:03:25","slug":"cars-safe-to-go-through-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommys-express.com\/blog\/cars-safe-to-go-through-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"What cars aren&#8217;t safe to go through the wash?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tommys-express.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Big-truck-03-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Tommy's Express Car Wash Lifted Truck\" class=\"wp-image-1149\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it dorky that I get excited before going through Tommy&#8217;s Express Car Wash tunnel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the span of just a few minutes, I\u2019m treating myself to a shiny new ride. 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