Chevron

I really wish the listing for the garage and the gas station were separate so the garage could get the rating they truly deserve. Ned and the guys are absolutely amazing and always go above and beyond to take care of you and your vehicle.
I feel often times, particularly as a woman, you can feel taken advantage of by mechanics. Sudden charges and fees appear at the end of the bill, surprise problems are found that they HAD to fix and agreed upon prices or coupons suddenly don’t apply.
But, that is ABSOLUTELY not the case here. Ned treats everyone like family and makes sure to walk you through every issue that’s found with your car so you never feel bamboozled. All while offering an extremely fair price.
No matter how busy they are they always make time to take care of you. I’ve even called Ned when my car wouldn’t start, cities away from the garage, and he was gracious enough to talk me through my issue and get my car started again.
Even though I no longer live in Altadena, I will gladly make the commute because the service is so excellent. They’ve made me a customer for life.

Ned is an amazing mechanic!
I’ll never go back to the Toyota dealership again!
Ned is fair, he shopped around for the best price for the part I needed and I didn’t walk out paying for numerous other «needed» services. I deeply appreciate being treated respectfully and fairly.
I often walk away from the Toyota dealership feeling like they are on their own side.
Ned is on the customer’s side.

These guys are great we’ve been comming to them for almost 3 years. They are honest and tell you how it is and they try to help you get the cheapest option for fixes. They work fast and are relatively flexible (usually they try to squeeze me into their schedule) and its really convinient when i’m on the run. It’s near my parents house and even though I’ve moved away I always come back to this spot when ever I need service for my car.

Right now, this gas station is charging a full dollar more per gallon than the Arco just down the street. I don’t expect Chevron to actually compete with Arco but… a full dollar more is absurd. Who in their right mind would fill up here? Not me.

This gas station is over priced and not a very friendly place. Maybe it’s because it’s the only station this high up in the area. But I’ll take my business to the next station.

Do not. I repeat do not take your car to this business to get your car repaired to pass smog. We have spent over $ 700.00 in repairs to try to get our vehicle to pass. We still did not pass. The last time we went to them he said it would be another 500.00.
We did not take our car back to them. I tryed to go to the referee but the ink they used on the repair receipt disappeared. (Shady)
Eventually we did get our car to pass smog at a reputable repair shop Steve Auto Repair.

Decided to stop by on a Saturday afternoon for a repair quote when another shop could not give me a quote until Monday. They provide a quote which seemed reasonable and so I decide to drop off my car. Fifteen minutes after dropping off my car, I get a call with a quote increase of $ 125. I need my car so they have me by the balls… I agree but my car won’t be available until Monday. I get another call on Monday that my car requires another part which would be an easy fix but necessary. Surprise… another $ 200. I assume that this will take care of the issue but, of course, there are other problems that need repair and they provide a quote of $ 1,200!!! Why not diagnose the car first and tell me up front total repair costs? Why bother with the initial repairs if I won’t be able to drive my car anyway. Crooked and shady. Avoid this shop or it will cost you dearly.
Story ends happily when another shop actually repairs my car for less than $ 500.

Ask for Patrick. Fixed my EuroVan correctly the first time. I’d give them a ½ star ding for leaving a rag in the car, but Unilocal won’t let me do it.
I’ve been having trouble finding a competent place to work on my EuroVan — Pasadena VW just wanted to throw parts (and labor) at my EuroVan ’till something stuck. I burned through way too much money with Pasadena VW chasing down what turned out to be some vacuum leaks.

I’ve used these guys for routine service of my Honda Civic Hybrid a few times, and I have mixed feelings. The required work always gets done correctly, and sometimes little (good) things happen, like a burned-​out interior cabin light was fixed without me asking, and without the cost appearing on the bill.
But (yes, there’s a «but») you should always price out all parts and labor. Don’t agree to any work being done without your approval, and only give approval after you’re told the cost. The nail in the coffin for me was seeing a $ 70 labor charge (part extra!) to replace the cabin air-filter…which when I did it myself the next time took me exactly 60 seconds after I RTFM. That $ 70 was buried in the invoice for an $ 800 major service that the car required, where I basically told them to «have at it» in terms of what needed to be done. So, fool me twice… you get the picture.

***This is like any other Chevron though the gas prices seemed high – maybe it is because I don’t use Chevron often or gas just happens to be expensive in this area (as compared to West LA); this Chevron does provide quick-​and-​easy entering and exiting since it does not sit on a busy intersection; it is also very close to the gelato spot Bulgarini***
This Chevron carries a few snacks; I think they have a few parking spaces available if you are looking to just grab a snack or a drink.

I went to get a smog check (the cheapest in Altadena) and they showed me my tires were bald and seperating. I also asked for an oil change. They put on great tires my ride is so much better! I planned to spend $ 30.00 and ended with $ 706.00…but am satisfied with the attention and service to have my car safe and ready to go. Their gas is to expensive though.