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Eight Bucks, Wet Thongs and a Bloke Just Standing There: The Great Servo Car Wash Con
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Eight Bucks, Wet Thongs and a Bloke Just Standing There: The Great Servo Car Wash Con

Every weekend, thousands of Australians feed coins into a rusty metal box, point a pressure wand at their own car, and call it a treat. Nobody's stopping them. Nobody's helping them either. This is the servo car wash experience, and somehow we keep coming back for more.

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Just the One: The Beautiful, Catastrophic Lie at the Heart of Australian Pub Culture

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Hot Box of Mystery: The Pie Warmer Is Australia's Most Misunderstood Machine

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Petrol Station Coffee Showdown: We Ranked Every Servo Brew So You Don't Have To (You're Welcome)

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Food & Drink

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Food & Drink

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