Shell

Good location. A bit pricier than other places nearby. Easy in and out, comparatively. Few panhandlers. You’ve done worse.

DO NOT USE THIS CAR WASH! It ripped off a piece of my bumper the last time I went in there. The cashier had to turn off the car wash to help me retrieve the part that it ripped off my car – this might be why the thing is broken or closed half the time, and why the line can take an hour to get through. I filled out some sort of complaint form and never heard back from Shell. And it didn’t even get my car clean. Ten bucks to barely rinse off half of the dust is a straight ripoff.

Gas — typical SF pricing (i.e. More than neighboring Daly City)
Employees — Off-​and-​on. For example, One guy is nice one day, yet extremely rude the next day.
Cleanliness — acceptable, which means it is not usually clean. There is usually trash littered around the islands; there is always trash around the air/​water and vacuum station across the way; the windshield squeegees are usually either missing or broken, and the fluid absolutely dirty.
Car wash — acceptable only because there are no other options nearby. Nearest drive-​through car wash is Chevron in Daly City (Across Westlake) or Shell on Geary. Otherwise, the car wash is out of service one out of three times I go. And I always have to «pre-​wash» certain car parts because the car wash cannot seem to get to it, like the center rear windshield and hatch, areas around the side mirrors, and the lower parts of the car doors.
The only reason I go to this gas station is either out of necessity or I need a car wash desperately. Otherwise, I go to the Shell station on 16^th and Guerrero, which is farther away but the employees are nicer.

The cashier so rude and yelling customer … IMPORT THING —step customer feet … After called 911, Police offer said «don’t come to here …» I want to say @ *****&@”… Don’t stop this place, it’s terrible for you and your family.

HUGO that cashier has NO CUSTOMER SERVICE! So rude to teach me a lesson to do car wash. I’ve been doing this thing for a hundred times I was a regular customer but not anymore. Teach yourself some manners before others.

Car Wash from Hell. This carwash is so screwed up. Waited forever for the 4 cars in front of me to enter. Each one took super long… OK. When I entered, I understood why. The device starts and then freezes part way with the scrubbers just spinning. I waited and waited and finally they moved. Then the green light went on saying I should move forward. OK. So I move forward two feet and the red light goes on again! Now the scrubbers move to 15 feet BEHIND THE CAR and are spinning away. Cleaning the air, I guess. Finally, they move toward my car and then clean half the car and then stop. Green light says I should move forward and the air blower goes on. I finally just left quickly realizing that the people behind me must be wondering what the hell is going on. NEVER AGAIN!!!

I waited in line (a line that you cannot escape once you are in it) for ONE HOUR… Only to get to the front of the car wash and have it BREAK in the middle of the wash of the car before me. I have been through other machine washes before and this is hands down THE WORST. The system needs serious updating and cannot handle what other machine washes do easily (can’t even take your code/​payment while the car in front of you is in the wash). What a waste of an hour. I will NEVER return here.

The gas station part is okay. The car wash is a nightmare and a rip-​off. After nearly 45 minutes in line, my $ 11 «the works» car wash begins. Soap goes on, brushes scrub a bit, followed by a short misting, then… nothing. It just stops. I wait for a couple of minutes; the light doesn’t go on but the equipment isn’t doing anything.
The guy behind me honks (I understand, he’s been waiting a long time too). I explain it just stopped. He told me to pull forward– I tried, but there’s a rail up and it won’t let me pass. He insists I have to back up and then hit the gas hard enough to clear it, and then (he assures me) it will finish the wash (no wax? no blow dry? just one weak wash?!). I shouldn’t have listened. On my third attempt I was finally able to clear the guard and probably did damage to my tires and/​or suspension. The drier (of course) did not go on. Plus there was still bird crap all over my car and soap spots.
I probably should have waited for the guy to come out to assist me, but I felt like I had waited long enough. Plus it was really hot in there and I had my dog with me. I should have just washed it myself, but I read that because of the drought, it was best (from an environmental stance) to go to a car wash. From now on, I’ll wait until I’m in San Mateo and get it done at the Shell at E Hillsdale and S Norfolk (never had a problem there) or I’ll just wash it myself. F’ the drought. I’ll skip my shower that day if I have to. Grrr…

Holy hell. I’ve been in line for a car wash for 35 minutes!!! And trapped! It’s one of those lines you can’t get out of. And now I’m reading that the car wash damages cars?!? Still three cars ahead of me. I’ll get to my wash in an hour. I will definitely avoid this car wash in the future. On the flip side, getting gas here has for the most part been easy.

Their carwash WILL DAMAGE your car. It became the most expensive $ 7 car wash ever.
1. it broke my audi’s antenna. I’ve no idea how much it’s gonna cost me to replace it. Because they have a disclaimer about «not liable for damages to your car», you basically have no recourse. I suggest NEVER GOING TO THIS GAS STATION FOR ANYTHING.
2. The car wash itself did a horrible job. Because you’re using a drive-​through, your expectations should be low. Still, I had no idea that it would do this poor of a job.
3. This isn’t specific to this gas station, but the delays are as annoying as heck. When you’re just getting gas, the bitch ass machines make you go through all these unnecessary steps before you can get to your gas.
— Input your zip code (this is reasonable, for security purposes, though it protects CC companies more than protecting you)
— DO YOU WANT A CAR WASH (HELL NO)
— DO YOU WANT A RECEIPT? (stop wasting everyone’s time and just print one)
— Select gas type
What you end up with is a selection process that takes about 45s, instead of 8s.

I searched the keyword car wash and this is on of the locations that came up
This gas station is not at this location.
Based from the google aerial view. This place looks like it was demolished.
The street view on google map shows the most current look and new facilities at this spot.

cheap drive-​through car wash in the city

Smackdab in our path between the house & the 280, we often find ourselves at Mission Shell more out of convenience over price. They remain 1 of the most expensive gas stations in the city but they’re just so darn convenient to the highway that we can’t help but keep coming back
Nice food mart has lots of roadtrip snackables & their drink cases are always nicely stocked w/​cold water & sodas
Speaking of food, they’re open 24hrs & even though the security doors may be shut, they will still gladly supply you w/​anything from their shop… so if you find yourself there in the middle of the night b/​c the 24hr Safeway is closed (ahem) & you desperately need milk… just sayin’
Recently however, we also had the good fortune of trying out their drive-​thru car wash & I thought it was fab. Paid $ 7 inside & was given a receipt w/​my code to enter at the wash. Drove right up, entered my code then drove inside while the machine worked its magic
Came out of there w/​a shiny newly cleaned car. Of course you’re not getting the nooks & crannies done — this isn’t detailing by any means but if you’re looking to get the city grime off your baby, this is the way to go!

Worst drive-​through car wash ever.
There were so many problems getting my car washed here. It started with the fact that the machine only takes $ 1 and $ 5 so I had to leave my car in line and go pay inside since I didn’t have exact change.
The car washes are a lot more expensive than other gas stations ($ 7, 9, 11 or a dollar off if you got gas).
The car wash itself is total crap. I bought the middle one ($ 9) and it sprayed my car for a few minutes with water and soap, but no foam rinse as indicated. The drying was god awful — it lasted just a few seconds so I had to towel off the car after I got home.
The worst thing is my car got stuck in the wash and I had to back up and speed up just to get over the bump so I am never risking that again.
Expensive, terrible wash and no drying means never again for me.

Nice clean station, but car wash taking forever! 50 mins!

It was 10:30 pm. I came here to fill up on gas on the way home. I had time to kill while filling up the car, so I decided I would cash in my winning lotto ticket. I walked up to the mini mart, and noticed they were not allowing customers to walk inside the store. However, there was a cashier who was still able to sell you things through the window. I asked him to cash in my ticket, and he said that he could not. He said they shut down the system already. I pointed to the sign posted on his window saying that there would be no lotto sales PAST 11:00 pm. If my calculations and simple arithmetic are correct, 10:30 is not past 11:00 pm. He said okay, let me see what I can do. After about 30 seconds of fumbling, and probably going «FML» in his head, he handed me back the ticket, and said sorry, can not do it. He told me to go to 7 – 11. I hate terrible service and lies.

It is near my home and I can get fuel here without being mugged at knife point or gouged at price point (the other close petrol stop ALWAYS over charges).
This is not a very sexy review I know.
I am sorry.
If I ever have an intimate moment around here I will be sure to update this review.

I liked coming here. It’s a good location, price is OK, and they have a cheap car wash with fill up. But, looks like i have to start going somewhere else. Unfortunately, if you pay at the pump, it tops off at $ 50, which isn’t a fill up at $ 4.25 a gallon. I can’t leave my toddler in the car, go inside and guess the dollar amount to fill up, nor can I leave my card, go out, finish filling up and go back in, leaving my son in the car AGAIN to finish my transaction. Ridiculous.
Not sure who’s decision it was to set the max transaction at $ 50, but it’s a completely dumb one. I’ll have to take my business elsewhere.

Pretty good gas station. Fairly cheap, good car wash, good location. I go here all the time and like the prices, which are reasonable considering how close they are to 280.
Recommended. Good snack shop, too, although I wish they had more milk options.

I remembered today that this gas station was selling gas for $ 4.55. That’s a steal — well, for today, at least. I ran on almost empty (with the empty light on) for a good 30 miles just to get to this station.
So, of course, I make it. I swiped my credit card and started pumping away. While the station was sucking away my life savings, I washed the windows. When I came back to the pump, it had stopped at $ 50. I tried a few times to get it going. No cigar.
I walked into the store and asked what was going on with my pump. I thought maybe there was something wrong with my credit card. The cashier told me that everyone is only allowed $ 50 of gas. CRAP! WTF??? Are we rationing already? Am I in China!!! Holy crap!
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I went back today to fill up my other car. Yes, I’m very American. I took a picture as proof!