The Big Question Some Breaking Bad Fans Still Have About The A1A Car Wash

Redditor u/shimmiecocopop1 raised an excellent point when they asked, "What happened to the car wash after Ozymandias?" They run through various scenarios that could've played out, from the feds seizing the car wash since it was used to launder money to Skyler selling it to pay for her inevitable legal fees. It would explain why she's living in a small apartment by the series finale. 

One Redditor offered a suggestion with context clues from the show itself that actually makes a lot of sense: "Same thing that happened to Los Pollos Hermanos after Gus's death. Everything got impounded either as evidence or seized. The money got seized by the DEA, which they won't get a lick of." Honestly, that probably makes the most sense. As to why it wasn't mentioned in the show, the writers probably felt it didn't matter and wanted to focus on more pressing concerns. There was a lot transpiring in those final few episodes, and spending time talking about the car wash most likely wasn't on anyone's priority list. 

Based on what legal information online has to say, money laundering would certainly fall within the parameters of civil asset forfeiture, where the feds can seize businesses that aided and abetted crimes. It seems Occam's razor (the simplest solution is most likely the right one) applies in this situation.