Still in line at 10 o'clock at night! Young people in Hangzhou fall in love with self-service car washing: strange decompression.

The body is coated with a dense foam, and the stains dissolve with the flow of water, leaving the wipe looking new. Recently, the self-service car wash mode is quietly emerging in Hangzhou, and many netizens refer to it as "a new night life for young people". Decompressed, cheap, and flexible in timing. Long queues form at 24-hour self-service car wash at night. At 9 o'clock in the evening of April 7, in the parking lot on the lower ground floor of a complex in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, a 24-hour self-service car wash shop was still illuminated, and the "sizzling sound" of high pressure washer  guns fluctuated, with all five car wash spaces occupied. Meanwhile, three cars and one motorcycle were waiting in line.

At 9 p.m., a queue at a self-service car wash in Hangzhou. "Now you have to 'grab a seat' for car wash, and it's common to wait for half an hour on weekend nights," Xiao Lin, a post-95 office worker in line, said. The reporter saw that each car wash is equipped with unified car washing tools, including foam guns, water guns, vacuum cleaners, car wash mops, towels, etc., and dehydrators are also placed in the public area. After scanning the code to pay, the car owner can start the car wash process by himself, and the cost is calculated according to the amount of water, foam and other materials used on the spot. In the car wash space, Mr. Xu and his wife stood on both sides, wiping the foam on the car body.

The couple cooperated with the car wash. "This is the second time we have come to the self-service car wash, and it is a leisure activity after dinner, and it is also very convenient for two people to cooperate with the car wash." Mr. Xu used the coupon that night, only spent 6 yuan, and washed for half an hour, "The daily washing is very cost-effective, and it can save more than half of the car wash outside." Mr. Fan waited in line for about ten minutes, drove the car into the car wash space, and took out all kinds of car washing liquids and car washing tools. As a frequent visitor to self-service car washing, he said several advantages of self-service car washing: cheap and affordable, high playability, you can control the details by yourself, and you can also decompress during the car washing process: "When you use a high-pressure water gun to wash away the stains, you feel that the work pressure is also washed away." At 10 o'clock in the evening, the reporter came to another 24-hour self-service car wash shop in Shangcheng District, which was also lively. The four car washes in this store are also full, and another car is waiting next to it.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the self-service car wash in Hangzhou was full. "Traditional car washes close at 8 p.m., and self-service car washes can be used at any time." Mr. Wang, who works in the IT industry, has just finished working overtime, and he is a long-time user of self-service car washing; in addition to the right timing, he also values the emotional connection brought by self-service car washing: "When I use a high-pressure water gun to wash, I feel very relaxed, and I enjoy the process of transforming the car from dirty to clean." How popular are self-service car washes? Ms. Zhang, the manager of a self-service car wash in Shangcheng District, told reporters that their store opened in April last year, and customer traffic has increased this year. "Now there are about 100 cars a day needing washes, every day from two or three o'clock in the afternoon until eleven or twelve o'clock in the evening, the washing space is almost always occupied, particularly on weekends and holidays, and sometimes people begin queuing from the morning. The age of the car owners who come to the self-service car wash is predominantly under 50 years old, with most of them being young people." I almost scratched the body while washing it myself. Will self-service car washes become the new trend in the sharing economy? On social platform

Ms. Zhang, the manager of the self-service car wash in Shangcheng District, said that the store also has a cleaner who tidies up three times a day, mainly changing towels. "Most people who come to the car wash are more conscientious; they will wash the tools themselves and put them back when they are finished, but there are also a very small number of people who may throw the tools around. If the owner really cares about the communal tools, they can also bring a towel themselves." "Sometimes people in our store come to wash other items, such as those who run restaurants or deliver goods in the neighbourhood to wash refrigerators or handling tools, and people also wash carpets, which is a small part. If we can keep the area clean, we have no objections," she stated. At a time when car ownership continues to rise, is self-service car washing expected to become another hot spot in the sharing economy? Tan Haojun, director of the China Private Economy Research Association, told reporters that self-service car washing is convenient and affordable, especially for office workers; it is not limited by business hours, and it is also seen as a way to decompress, so it is favoured by many young people. At present, self-service car washing has certain development prospects, but whether it is sustainable depends on the service and management of each store, ensuring that the site is hygienic, the facilities are complete, the regional planning is reasonable, and the price is accepted. Have you tried a self-service car wash? What do you think about self-service car washes?