Blacow Exxon

Best experience at a drive through car wash in a gas station. After the rain last night I got all these crap from the tree, came here for a quick wash.. little did I know how they put a personal touch to a drive through car wash!!! See pictures !!!
This guy came out of no where, asked or no money and starts scrubbing my entire car! All these for 8. bucks? best deals in Fremont!!!

Never thought I would write a review about a gas station but here I go. The price of gas is easy on the pocket and the carwashes are inexpensive too. Though it may seem like any old automated car wash, they kick it up a notch by having an attendant who comes out to scrub the car for you before you go in — tires and all — to ensure a thorough wash. They also just upgraded the car wash machine so it’s even better than before.

Easily my favorite gas station in Fremont. Pulps are always in good functioning condition, squeegees have actual soap/​window cleaner in the water, plenty of towels and garbage cans, and the small store has just enough items to occasionally save me from an extra trip to the grocery store.
The staff is what makes this station one of the best — always friendly, prompt, and attentive. The car wash does a solid job if you’re in a hurry too.
Gas prices here are almost always lower than the other local stations.

Love this location… its open so you’re not having to squeeze by when other cars are pumping gas. Its fast and they offer reasonable prices. They have a sandwich shop and they offer reasonable priced automatic car washes.

Gas, eh. Hand car wash 5 bucks just gotta tip the guy 3 bucks!

this place is horrible. over priced, dirty fuel and the car washed ripped my mirror off… stay away.

I’ve been trying to find an «old fashion» style car wash since we moved here from TX. This was the closest I could find. I paid $ 7.99 for the «gold wash» and to my surprise there was the store attendant waiting for us as we pulled out of the car wash. He began wiping down the car dry which I wasn’t expecting. I gave him a small tip after.

This is a clean gas station. Fairly new, I think. The employees/​owner here are pretty nice people. They apologize constantly for the long wait at the cash register even though the wait time is average. The store has a pretty nice vibe, a welcoming feng shui of sorts. The place is well stocked with lots of items to choose from and the coffee is fresh. Most importantly though is that it is in a safe neighborhood and not to far from the freeway.

I only go to this gas station because it is relatively close to my house, and the gas prices are decent. The reason for the low marks is because of the small details. For example, they cannot even bother to change the water («cleaning solution») to clean off your car windows.
In all honesty, it is probably a ploy to get you to go through their car wash. I’ve gone there many times during different times of the day and night, so I can accurately say that this is truth. It is better to leave your windows alone than to smear the muddy water that they supply all over your windshield.
Come on Valero Management, get your lazy employees off their butts and make them change the window washing water more than once a year!!!

$ 6 Deluxe Carwash. Every time I visit this station, they are always super friendly and very nice.
I came here to fill up my tank, as well as go through the carwash. Prior to my entering the wash alley, this cute lil’ lady asked for my receipt b/​c apparently, the automatic track wasn’t catching my tire. I think it’s pretty cool that they spray down the car prior to the wash, but I’m really not sure if it helps with the efficiency of the wash or not.
My husband and I happened to have left our offices at the same time and was just minutes apart on the freeway. We were talking on our cells and both said we needed to fill up and go through the carwash. I arrived first to this Blacow Valero and he told me when he arrived at Valero, too… only thing is, he went to the one on Blacow & Mowry. It was a miscommunication, dang. Anyways, the gas was .05cents cheaper there, but the carwash is the same price ($ 5.99 there).
I’ll have to go to that station one day so that I can compare the difference, but I still favor this one b/​c of the friendly employees. It’s also more tucked away so it’s less busy than other stations.

its a gas station, good sized might i add tho. Not in my favorite hood tho!

I’m only reviewing the car wash, because that’s the only thing I used.
— it’s pretty cheap, $ 6 for your basic wash, $ 7 for the fancy version
— it doesn’t make a difference whether you buy gas or not.
— there is a coin-​operated vacuum at the end, which is what I had come for. It’s battered-​looking, but powerful. Stronger than the dustbuster thing I was trying to clean the car with earlier and much more satisfying. It costs $ 1.50 for I think 6 minutes.
— the guy at the counter was nice. He spent some time trying to explain to me how to maximize the value of my car wash
ps: the guy w/​the prius and «bad price surprise» probably got zapped by the 45-​cent ATM charge all gas stations are charging nowadays. I think this is new and you wouldn’t know about it if you don’t buy gas much.

Any gas station that can deal with the high school students that come in on a daily basis has my mark.
Prices are some of the lowest in town, facility is decent.

Upon visiting this Valero late last week, I was happy to see signs for what I thought was the least expensive gas in the area. Wrong! I wasn’t sure what the low price represented – perhaps a cash discount price? The final price was decent, but higher than what was advertised. Since I no longer live in Fremont, I won’t be finding out what the deal is with the price; I’ll just go elsewhere when I visit.

This review is for the car wash (come on y’all and sing it with me!) only. I drive a Prius, thus only need to buy actual gasoline, like, once every seventeen months.
However, my car got sapped by an evergreen and I needed to get it cleaned off, and my Fremont tour guide suggested driving through the car wash at the Blacow Valero.
First thing to know: when I was a kid, in between playing wooly mammoth freeze tag and plotting the extinction of the dinosaurs, I *loved* sitting in the car while my dad washed it, with the foamy brush action and all the pressure washing and such. So I was pretty excited when I found out we would get to stay in the car as we went through the car wash — we don’t do it like that in San Jose, so this was bound to be a real treat. Imagine my delight when I looked at the car wash menu and saw something named Rainbow Foam! It’s like a car wash/​My Pretty Pony hybrid experience — what could be better? I even dropped the extra buck for the deluxe wash.
Short version: my car came out cleaner than it went in and driving through is kind of fun. Rainbow foam rules, but I don’t really enjoy a vigorous hood scrubbing.
Longer version: I think the following conversational excerpts should adequately illustrate the experience:
— — — — — —
Me: «WHERE IS MY RECEIPT? that sign says i need to know my car wash code. i don’t know my code! do YOU know my code? where’s the code?»
My Passenger: «you don’t need to know it, you just hand the receipt to the guy»
Me: «Oh» (drives through, hands receipt to The Guy With The Hose)
My Passenger: «SEE?»
— — — — — —
Me: «hey, is this the pressurized wash? that guy’s just squirting my car with a hose — that’s not pressurized…»
My Passenger: «I think he’s pressurizing it with his thumb over the nozzle.»
— — — — — —
Me: «holy crap! is he SCRAPING MY PAINT OFF WITH A CHEESE GRATER?»
My Passenger: «it’s just a squeegee, he’s scrubbing off the bird poop» (rolls eyes)
Me: «is there any paint left on my hood? *whimper*»
— — — — — —
(driving through automated car washing commences)
Me: «is this brushless? i don’t think this is brushless. is my bumper still attached? is this safe? is this brushless? is that guy chasing me with the cheese grater?»
My Passenger: «Look — rainbow foam!»
Me: «that’s not rainbow, it’s purpl… OOH, LOOK! GREEN… i love rainbow foam!!!»
My Passenger: heavy sigh
— — — — — —
Really, after the rainbow foam it was all a blur of spinny things and rinsy things and blowy things and the light that tells you to wait. End result: a cleaner car, somewhat de-​sapped, with most of the paint still affixed. Not bad for six bones.

It seems to me that Valero is a relative newcomer to the gasoline scene. Where did all the Valeros come from? How did they pop up on every street corner so quickly? Should we fear Valero?
The answer to that final question would be a resounding NO! The gas pumps here make me wish I had a different car for every day of the week. Each pump has a built in mini-​TV for your viewing pleasure as you fill your vehicle with sweet, sweet petrol.
Should you decide to wash your car, remember that unless you want to get your hand slapped, always give the receipt with your secret car-​wash code to the car-​wash attendant. He not only enters the code and presses the big shiny START button, but he hoses down your ride as it enters the foamy wash-​o-​matic!
I don’t know where the hell you came from Valero but I like your style.

Very Clean, with a nice store. Decent prices and large parking areas. Usually not too busy with plenty of dispensers.

This is a fairly new business so it’s still bright and shiny, well maintained, clean.
The best thing about this station is the quick in and out if you have a credit or debit card. You’ll never even have to see a human and the machine prints out a legible, detailed receipt. No nasty little extra fees for using a card, either.
For an extra $ 5, you can get a basic drive-​through carwash that’s adequate. For a couple of bucks more, you can get wax, etc.
Their prices are lower than some stations (hey, it’s a Valero) but definitely not the lowest.
No pain, no strain, in and out fast, very efficient way to do business. This is as good as it gets in self-​serve gas.

Pretty good prices and pumps that always work. Drive-​thru car wash and convenience store. What more do you need?