Villa Park Shell

I’ve been coming to Villa Park Shell for several years now for all my automotive repair needs on my 3 cars. Robert (the lead mechanic) is the most honest and trustworthy mechanic I’ve ever used.
I brought my vehicle in for a strange starting issue. He could’ve easily done repairs not necessary but he didn’t. I highly recommend this shop based on their honesty and very competitive prices. Much less expensive that the dealer and better quality work!

I went here to do smoke check and tire repair often. They’re very nice and honest. Honda dealer wants $ 40 to fix a nail hole, and they charged only $ 10. Keep up your good service!

Roberto is always so helpful and explains everything so reliable n helps with rides if you have to leave your car!!! Beyond excellent

I own a gourmet food truck, went there for an emergency fill up for my propane! It was around 6:30pm on 12÷27÷14 and I called the gas station to make sure that they had propane available.
I usually fill up at the 76 Shell off Dyer and the 55 freeway, cost us $ 1.99 a gallon plus tax.
I asked the attendant/​maybe owner how much per gallon and he gave me a run around that he would tell me after we fill up.
I asked again and he then told me $ 4.99 a gallon.
Very steep but on an emergency situation like mine, it’s acceptable.
Once we are done filling up, he asked me if I was going to pay with cash or card.
I answered that we would be paying cash and he right away told me it was $ 60.00
I walked inside the store maybe thinking he was overcharging me my 10 gallons of propane.
Once again he told me $ 60 and gave me a look like yeah, that’s what it is.
I confronted him about the price as written below:
10 gallons @ $ 4.99 = $ 49.90
$ 49.90 + 8% tax ($ 3.99) = $ 53.89
He was overcharging me $ 6.10 over what he should have.
He made it very clear that was the new price because he had to go outside and fill up my propane, making him miss all his customers at the empty gas station.
He even gave me the receipt just reading $ 60 propane, not clarifying the amount purchased or price per gallon.
I told him it wasn’t right that he was stealing from us and walked away.
He still had the balls to ask for me to come back again some other time!
Wtf??? Was this guy kidding???
As I was leaving, he decided to walk to my food truck and give me back $ 5 and said sorry, screw his sorry and his gas station.
For the owner: check out this California code
CAL. BPC. CODE § 12 024.2: California Code — Section 12 024.2
(a) It is unlawful for any person, at the time of sale of a commodity, to do any of the following:
(1) Charge an amount greater than the price, or to compute an amount greater than a true extension of a price per unit, that is then advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted for that commodity.

Decent prices for the area.
Handful of pumps, and also a mini mart in case you need a quick beverage or snack. (Water, Gatorade and Chex Mix cost around $ 7).
If you have a brand preference, there is also a Chevron located about a block east of here.

The man was very friendly filling up my BBQ tank. So glad that I know where one is by my place now.

After getting a bolt in my tire while getting my car washed at Nohl Ranch carwash, I went to this Shell station, drove around to the back & told them how distraught I was that the manager at the carwash wouldn’t cover my costs, and they removed the bolt, patched the tire & filled the air up in about 10 minutes. I was really impressed so when I drove home & a neighbor told me my headlight was out, I went back there the next day. Again, I drove around back, someone walked up immediately & the same mechanic, Juan, fixed my light in about 10 minutes.
I love that they don’t waste any time here & are very reasonably priced. Everyone is polite & friendly too. I guess I can curse but also thank that carwash for, at least, referring me to a great garage.

Great automotive repair center. Services here range from simple oil change and preventative maintenance to more serious car problems. Prices are reasonable and service is superb.
I have been coming here for over ten years. No trust or reliability issues here. Remi and Robert fix your car right!

Call your dealer for a price, Google what they’re doing for that money, cry at how absurd it is, then stop by these guys…
As someone who understands cars but isn’t really skilled to fix them (not to mention lacking a garage), I have a big problem with the big shops… always way more than it should be and way slower than makes sense.
Found this place for Unilocal and I’m sold.
Now to be clear, the shop will not impress you with it’s customer lounge. There is not a sales greeting team to welcome you. You will not find wifi.
Instead you’ll be talking to guy who is in all likelihood about to work on your car. In my experience, they jam to do the work, call out what you don’t need (find a dealer that does that) and do it for a price that’s on the low side of that big shop option and car closer to DIY.
You pay less for a guy who gets cars and will explain them to you. Rare find for OC car service.

Recommended to me by a friend, and a lot closer to home than my regular mechanic, I figured I’d give these guys a try for some routine maintenance stuff. They were honest, straight-​forward and worked me into their busy work day. The work cost LESS than what they quoted me. I’ll be going back here.

Excellent shop. Remy and Robert are great. I take all my cars to them for repairs.
I recommend this shop. Good Prices and Great Service!!!

no longer does smog checks

Great location, although lots of competition on Santiago: Valero, chevron. Shell is a block or so away from the freeway on/​off ramp which is a positive in my book. And if you are buying on price, this is not your stop. But they do offer many other automotive services and they seem to take care of their personal vehicles quite well, they are mostly older toyotas. The station is always clean and they have a small convenience store with the basics.

Horrible! Remi is not professional and did not diagnose my check engine light. He just reset it and then charged me to do it. My check engine light came on again. I called him back about it and he basically told me to take my car else where. Not professional.

Great mart open ²⁴⁄₇ they refill propane tanks, full service repair station also, oil change, smog check, etc.

Located right off the 55 Freeway. Looks like a normal gas station, but if you drive behind there’s a full service station; they do oil changes, brakes, smog check/​repairs, the works.
Came in for a smog check (29.99+ 8.25 for certificate) at my dad’s recommendation and ended up getting quite a bit more done. The mechanic who took my car in noted that my engine was squealing, so he did a free inspection on the spot. I ended up changing my serpentine belt and replacing my transmission fluid, which had managed to become almost pitch black. Finished in about an hour and a half, and had a nice chat with the head mechanic in the meantime. As a courtesy, they topped off all my fluids. I drove away with my car feeling quite a bit more responsive, the telltale whine that had plagued me for the past few months completely gone.
Total came out to about 200 bucks (including the smog check), which after retrospectively shopping around, is pretty competitive. Compare this to nearby Toyota of Orange, which would’ve charged me 150 for just the belt or transmission drain alone.
Highly recommend this place