Kangaroo Express

This gas station is really convenient for me since I take I-​77 North after visiting Frugal McDoogals. It’s super easy to just make a right into their parking lot.
That’s where the fun usually ends, because today — like most days, there was a car at each and every pump. Cheap gas will do that!
I always pay at the pump using a credit card, but unfortunately the first pump that I tried had an inoperable screen. This would not do.
Luckily, by the time that I got back in my car some of the horde had cleared out so I was able to reverse to the next pump. The second pump worked perfectly.
Although this service station is on the right side of the road, getting back out onto the highway is difficult because of all the traffic. I had to wait awhile for a break in traffic.
For a twenty to twenty-​five cents per gallon savings over NC’s exorbitant gas prices, I can put up with some inconvenience. I’ll stop here again when I need more hooch.

Located on the busy Carowinds boulevard on the side headed to Charlotte 77 N, kangaroo express/​marathon is one of a few stations in the area. The current price is $ 2.03 for premium gasoline! Heck yea, I’m down for this! I hope it lasts so anytime I’m in the area I can fill up

Fairly standard gas station stop here, but super busy since it is on the border between NC and SC across the street from Carowinds. I usually go here later in the evening and you don’t have to wait for a pump, but during the day, I’ve driven by with lines that are 2 – 3 cars deep.
The location is convenient to I-​77… I’m not a big fan of Carowinds Blvd since people seem to drive every where they want to and not follow the lines on the road, but that’s just my side-​issue.

I used to stop at this station just across the border in SC about once a month after a lunch at Cracker Barrel for a cheaper fill-​up. During lunch time, the pumps are typically full with a minor wait, and one or two pumps will usually be covered with an out of order plastic bag. It had been a while since I ventured down, but I thought that biscuits and cheap fuel would be a good way to spend lunch time today.
After a lunch at Cracker Barrel down the street, I thought I would pop in and fill-​up for the weekend because the gas is going to be WAY cheaper, eh? Formerly, yes — I have filled up at this station before and it was usually quite a bit less than Charlotte, and worth the drive. Today, not so much. Knowing I needed to get fuel, I looked at the price at the Kangaroo station directly across from my office on Tyvola, which was $ 3.39/gal. Not awful, but not great. I figured SC would be at least $.20 less per gallon. At this Kanagaroo at lunch time, it was $ 3.29 (a dime a gallon cheaper) and the parking lot/​fuel pumps looked like the gas crisis of the 1970’s (or 2008 in Charlotte where people were getting shanked while waiting to fill up their tanks for $ 4.50/gal.). Cars lined up, folks going the wrong way, backing up onto Carowinds Blvd… what in the world?!
I quickly calculated in my head that I would need 20 gallons to fill up, so dealing with this clusterexpletive would save me $ 2.00 (I want my two dollars! — guess the movie). Because bail for my potential assault charge would be much more than that, I headed back to 77 to get back to the office and fill up with a more rational crowd. I guess the fuel savings are more hit or miss than they used to be. As the gas prices continue to rise as folks hit the road for summer trips, I may check out this station again for a bargain, but I will go BEFORE the lunch crowd hits next time.

Alright. So if you know me, you know I actually dont have the need to drive that much anymore, but when I do I make sure to fill up here at Kangaroo. The sign out front also says its Marathon gas. It is right past Red Rocket and I started going here because Red Rocket stopped selling lotto.
Glad I did! I don’t go in to buy food/​drinks very often, but they have all that good stuff as well as ice cream and an ATM, etc. The staff is typically so friendly and keep everything stocked.
They have about 16 pumps I think but during traffic time, try and avoid unless you have a few mins because since it is right at the state line, people like to fill up since the gas is about 40 cents cheaper than in Charlotte.

Ok the pumps are extremely slow here lately. It takes 10 minutes just to select everything through the pay at the pump screens.
And the car wash wouldn’t accept my code. It would take the first 5 numbers and then clear the screen and start over and there’s no cancel button. It was completely aggravating because I had to put it a random code to get back to a blank screen again. This happened 4 times before i got completely frustrated and drove off.
The only reason I’m giving them 2 stars is because of the cheaper gas.

The cheapest gas in Charlotte, mostly because it’s in Fort Mill and so has the lower South Carolina fuel taxes. Expect to save a quarter per gallon at least compared to anything north of here for 100 miles to where I-​77 ends and merges with I-​74 in Mount Airy, NC at the Virginia border. If you’re low on gas, here’s your stop.
This station is fully stocked with a Subway and the usual selection of Coke and Pepsi products plus cold beer (not for driving of course!), salty and sweet snacks to keep you humming along as your tires eat up the asphalt.
Welcome to South Carolina: Smiling faces and beautiful places.

Charlotte gas North of this exit = 3.54
Gas across the street from this gas station 3.19
Gas here = 3.09
NEED I TYPE MORE???
SIMPLE ECONOMICS