Alondra Shell

I would give it a 5 stars but there ‘s a homewrecker here! She pounces on weak men so watch out ladies!!! Hide yo kids yo husband cuz this vulture is on the prawl so don’t let your boyfriend work there or shell manipulate him to dump you!!! Watch out alondra gas station!

I went to the car wash today frankly because I was desperate. I don’t normally get a car wash at the gas station; they generally don’t work very well. This car wash on this day was no exception. I’m paranoid about following all the whooping horn and flashing lights, and I feel I did what it told me to do. Nevertheless, it seemed like half the cycle was left off, part of my car was not even washed, soap was left on. I was going to have to go home and wash it all over again, so I at least wanted my money back. I went inside to the store. It was really busy in there. I told the employee that my car had not been properly rinsed and washed. She listened patiently but then asked me to wait for a minute; by then there were 3 people in line and more coming, so I said yeah, I know you’re busy. She served the next customer, then turned her attention back to me. She said that there was no indication on her end that anything had gone wrong with the cycle, but she offered me the cheap wash just to get the soap off. I guess by rights she didn’t have to do any such thing, there’s big signs that say the driver takes responsibility blah blah blah. Still, I thought it was a nice thing for her to do, kind of classy and exactly what I expect from a SERVICE station. So while I am not likely to come back to the car wash (I have a regular gas station I like and only use this when I’m in a hurry on the way to the freeway — it’s very convenient), I say their customer service was A-​OK.

This is the only gas station I use within the vicinity of Bellflower/​Norwalk. I almost only use Shell gas, as I found this to produce the best performance for my twin-​turbo, inline-​6 coupe. It is also clean burning and highly recommended by both personal mechanics and car service technicians.
This location is well lit, and is in a convenient location which is just beside the 605 freeway ramps. The actual pumps are fairly new, unlike the Shell station on Norwalk blvd off the 91 freeway.
I also found that gasoline costs are cheaper than average here, which is good considering it’s a Shell, which tend to be expensive.
The negatives…
— Because it’s by the freeway, and Cerritos college, it’s almost impossible to get here from either side of Alondra in the late afternoon hours.
— Because it’s not located in a «wealthy area», the store is locked after 9pm understandably. This means that if you’re paying cash, or desperately need a drink, you have to go to the window to the right. (Otherwise there are MANY liquor stores along Alondra, including a 7-​Eleven just a block east.)
— Lastly, their car wash sucks! I leave from there with my rims still having much of the dirt, grime and break dust on them. (I prefer the drive thru car wash on Magnolia and Crescent in Anaheim/​Buena Park border.)

Gas used to be cheap here but skyrocketed overnight. Heaven forbid you want to get a sandwich from the Subway inside they tell you to move your car from the stall then you can buy a sandwich.
The Staff is rude and everytime I go there I always get hit up by people trying to sell me things.
Stay away from this place and if you have the option to go to another gas station and pay more trust me its worth it.

This gas station has a car wash. This car wash is horrible.
It was just recently remodeled (loose sense of the word) and its actually more expensive than it was before but somehow worse. The dryer has a timer that counts down for you but it has never seemed to work. I still had 20 seconds left and it turned off and the back half of my car was wet.
The brushes don’t work worth a crap either. It might be because they barely use any water and soap on your car.
I got the cheapest wash which is now like 8 bucks because I just needed something quick but it was mainly a waste. For 8 Bucks it should have not left streaks on my car.
Unfortunately there are few quick car washes like this around so unfortunately you are stuck with this place unless you feel like a drive.

Damn you, gas station… you’re so friggin convenient… but, I hate you the same! If you’re headed on the 605 S fwy, exit Alondra, drive straight into station, then turn right out of station, right back onto 605 S… it’s the easiest «pump & go» I’ve ever had! (that’s what she said)
BUT, after sliding your card it immediately asks if you want a car wash, which catches you off guard… this must be an old machine because it does NOT ASK if you want a receipt – it always prints one!!!
A) I NEVER want a car wash at a gas station
B) I NEVER want a gas receipt
BUT, I will continue to come back because it’s soo easy! Damn you, Alondra Shell!!!
(Yep, I kept my stupid receipt so I could add this business – joke’s on me)