Conducting an experiment to see if this query gets more response in this
category than it did in Family and Home. Also, boosting the bid by
five bucks: Where can I have a car Simonized within a reasonable
distance of I-95 between New Haven and Providence, or I-195 between
Providence and Cape Cod?

Hi mccook, 
 
Thank you for your thank you, I'm glad to hear I was able to find what
you are looking for. I'm posting my comment as an answer plus I've
added Wash Depot as another possibility (unfortuately, the closest
near you are in the Boston area). I can't help but feel Branford or
Personal Touch would be the first places to try if they are in your
vicinity, if for no other reason then being recognized by the "New
Haven Advocate".

Personal Touch Car Wash was voted Second Best Car Wash by the "New
Haven Advocate". The Personal Touch ad does mention "Simoniz
professional wax" and if you go to the miniguide site below, you'll be
able punch in your zip code to find the nearest business to you.
 
Personal Touch Car Wash advertises: 
* 3rd step: protects the paint with Simoniz professional wax." 
http://206.105.26.145/miniguides/10/0/603/ptdetail.html 
 
The Best of 2002: 
1) Best Car Wash 
Branford Car Wash & Express Lube 
938 W. Main St., Branford, 481-2770 
 
2) Second Place 
Personal Touch Car Wash 
490 Foxon Blvd., New Haven, 469-0660 
 
3) Third Place 
Royal Car Care Center 
Connolly Pkwy., Hamden, 281-9274 
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/bestof/2002/driv.html 

Wash Depot uses Simoniz Wax as part of its "Express Detailing
Services":
http://www.washdepot.com/004.html

There are four dealers in the Boston area (none in CT or RI):
http://www.washdepot.com/10_ma.html

1) Sonny's Car Wash
700 Lynnway, Lynn, MA 01905
781-598-2302

2) Sonny's Car Wash
1970 Revere Beach Pkwy., Everett, MA 02149
617-387-0545

3) Simoniz Car Wash
435 Eastern Ave., Malden, MA 02148
781-321-1900
 
4) Simoniz Car Wash
374 Main St., Reading, MA 01867
781-942-1824

Additional Links:

ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers (however, they use Armorall, not Simoniz):
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/general/growing/market/scrub_cp.htm

ScrubaDub Detailing Services:
http://www.scrubadub.com/detailing1.htm#ArmorAll

The ScrubaDub nearest to you is:
Warwick, RI 
1390 Bald Hill Rd
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 826-4444
http://www.scrubadub.com/locations.htm#Warwick

Simoniz Car Wash System is available to purchase for around $20.00, if
you are a do-it-yourselfer. It would be a matter of finding the "best
buy", the following link is just an example:
http://www.cybavilla.com/cybavilla/simcarwassys.html

Connecticut Carwash Association:
http://www.ct-carwash.org/car.htm

I hope this helps you find a Simonizer near you - if you have any
questions or if this hasn't satisfied your request, please post a
clarification request before rating my answer.
 
Thank you, 
hummer

Google Terms Used:
new haven car wash
I-95 car wash
I-195 car wash
providence car wash
"simonize car wash"
"car wash" providence detailing 
simonize car wash
simonize auto detailers
connecticut "car wash"
ScrubaDub
carwash associations
etc

Sorry for the delay in rating this. Excellent work, narrowly focused,
which was the main thing I needed.

Hi mccook,

I see noone has answered your question yet, so I'll post an
interesting item which may be of interest. Personal Touch Car Wash was
voted Second Best Car Wash by the "New Haven Advocate". The Personal
Touch ad does mention "Simoniz professional wax" and if you go there,
you can punch in your zip code to find the nearest business to you.

Personal Touch Car Wash advertises:
* 3rd step: protects the paint with Simoniz professional wax."
http://206.105.26.145/miniguides/10/0/603/ptdetail.html

The Best of 2002:
1)Best Car Wash
Branford Car Wash & Express Lube
938 W. Main St., Branford, 481-2770

2)Second Place: Personal Touch Car Wash
490 Foxon Blvd., New Haven, 469-0660

3)Third Place: Royal Car Care Center
Connolly Pkwy., Hamden, 281-9274
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/bestof/2002/driv.html

I hope this helps - sorry I haven't more time to look further.

Cheers,
hummer

Hummer,

Thanks very much for this information.  Branford and Personal Touch
sound just like what I'm looking for.  I appreciate the help.

mccook

Dear mccook,

Thank you for your nice note and fine rating, I'm glad to hear I
focused correctly. No need to apologize - it's always a nice surprise
when one of my "old" answers pops up unexpectedly.

Good luck with your simonizing (the jeep?),
hummer,

Hummer,

Linking up one question with another -- this is what makes you such a
good researcher.  But in fact, the car to be buffed is a Bug.  The
Jeep needs something more than a polish.

If "Hummer" relates to an expertise in cars and trucks, any idea
whether a '94 Jeep ought to be fixed up for another five to ten years
worth of life -- sentiment aside?

Ha! Sentiments aside? You are asking the wrong person -  cars are just
as much a member of the family as dogs are (or at least they used to
be). McCook, we presently have two Type 2s ('70s) and one bug ('60s)
here and our son must have inherited our genes because and he has one
Type 2 ('70's) and an '80s Jeep. "What criteria should we use to make
this judgment?" Personally, I would say "rust". If the body is in
relatively sound shape you should be able to keep her going for quite
some time. 1994 isn't really that old, gosh, it's practically brand
new compared to our cars. You know the car and what she needs - take
good care of her and barring any major breakdowns, I don't think it
would be too much to expect five to ten more years.
Now, how do you feel?  If you are happy with my response then you have
your answer. But, if you think I am talking through my hat, then you
know what you really want to do.

Sincerely,
hummer

Hummer: My stepbrother, a wizard about these things, just had a look
at the vehicle and offered almost exactly the same advice you did. 
He's trading in a 1995 Ford pickup -- for something older.  His
feeling is that cars and trucks stopped making sense when they got rid
of the choke.  We're going to let sentiment and practicality rule the
day and keep her going.  As he pointed out, if you put $1000 into an
old vehicle that runs five more years, you start saving after less
than a year of payments on a new one that may not last even that long.

Thanks for the good counsel,
mccook