Buskirk Chevron

Chevron, most of them have a limited amount of grocery items, just not always at the best prices. This location also has a car wash. The main dude that works there is a skinny dude. One main thing I like most about Chevron… clean restrooms!!!

The car came out of the carwash with dusty spots here and there. The carwash doesn’t use any brushes. It pressure washes only.

I think the layout of this Chevron could be better. One time, I almost had 2 car accidents because it’s cramped and cars can go both directions in the gas pump area. In most gas stations, there’s usually enough space for 3 cars between the gas pumps (2 cars for each pump and space to pass in between) but this one doesn’t. Also it’s confusing when drivers coming from both directions spot the same pump.
The good thing about this Chevron is the touchless car wash which I mainly come here for.

This review is mainly for the car wash. The line can take a long while, even if there’s only a few cars in front of you, I don’t recommend coming here if you don’t have a lot of time. Unfortunately it can only get 1 – 2 cars through at once so it takes a while. Their isn’t a car wash attendant so the machine just guides you, which I was kind of worried about but it wasn’t so bad. It did a pretty good job for the cheapest wash being $ 7. There are also vacuum machines when you exit the car wash area. Tip: they take quarters.

BEST CAR WASH!
I love the car wash here. They’ve recently redone it and it’s well worth the money! It is a laser wash and there are NO RAILS OR GUIDES in the ground anymore. Lowered cars can definitely get through here easily (as long as you can manage getting in/​out of the station from the street).
I’ve brought a filthy car here and for $ 9 (the cheapest without the buying-​gas-​discount) I’ve driven away with a clean car! When you drive in, go slow so you can get the undercarriage (aka your wheels) cleaned well and when you’re done, watch that timer for the dryer and use every last second.
Your carwash code is good for 7 days, so if the line is too long (and it gets long) just come back later.
People inside are «meh»… but they work at a gas station, I don’t expect quality customer service. Just get my car clean and go!

Be careful getting your car washed here. The sign guided me where to stop but than hit my car??? They raised prices. It used to be $ 5 for the cheapest now it’s $ 7.
Not worth it! They did remodel the inside of the car wash but it’s not guiding you well.
Now I have to see if I have damage on my car :-(
I’m never coming back.

I love this station! Tucked away on Buskirk, it’s a huge station, very easy to get in and out of, always busy yet always with a free pump or two. This station isn’t exactly a secret, but it kinda feels like one. Thank you for quick and convenient service always!

This is next to where I am most of the time & pretty much the only touchless carwash (at least that I know of-​in the Pleasant Hill/​Walnut Creek area). Their gas prices are moderate and expected but…
OMG! this new laserwash-​whatever-​thing is SUPER EXPENSIVE! (Picture attached) WTF?! 11bucks?! & I didn’t even get that tricolor sudsing w/​chemical smell that leaks through your vents if you forget to turn the AC off! FYI: Pressing number 3 is actually the ULTIMATE Wash which is ultimately super expensive & NOT the cheaper of the 3-​Serves me right for not looking and assuming… but, at least ya’ll get a good laugh if you’ve read this far… =/​
The associates are friendly whenever I’ve stopped into the minimart for chocolate milk & scratchers…(Yup, I said it… I shop like a crackhead… I bet you can picture it too huh? Me… scratching my 3 $ scratcher & getting all bummed out when the most I ever win is another scratcher ticket & then realizing I don’t have to be so bummed out because I get to drink my chocolate milk.=P The station and minimart are very well lit & always clean. I’ve even used the restroom on occasion & it’s not too shabby, at least for a gas station restroom ;)

This is the Chevron closest to Best Buy and the NB 680 Freeway entrance isn’t far from here. It’s across from the «new» location of Back 40 Texas BBQ. I love the car wash at this location. It does a good job and you can get a discount on your wash after you fill up.
The food mart is pretty big. Most Chevrons have a good food mart. I feel like a lot of Shell stations just have the small employee-​only style stands. This Chevron is clean and well-​stocked.
i don’t find the employees especially friendly. To be honest, several times I’ve gone in I can remember them saying nothing to me at all — even at the register! The Chevron on Treat + Oak Grove has the best employees. This one has the quietest. Aside from that, it’s a good station.

Great gas station!
The employees are so helpful and friendly :)
It’s near the freeway and the gas is at a reasonable price always compared to other Chevron stations.
Also, they have a car wash!!! :)

I am pissed! This carwash is not maintained and my 4 year old road rash free rims took a terrible beating nearly all the way around the front left wheel. Total BS there should be guides covering up the metal that gouged my rim!

Unilocal! on a Chevron gas station??? Well, I had to write a review because this was the first time I’ve ever been impressed filling up my car with petrol in the Bay Area.
First, the gas prices are decent, not the cheapest, not the most expensive — middle of the road, perhaps a tad on the lower side. But I don’t like to nickel and dime for my gas — I know Chevron is good quality and I can tell my car runs stronger on Chevron over the cheapo brands like ARCO, Rotten Robbie etc.
Second, the station is spacious and clean. Coming from Berkeley where pumps are so close together, it’s nice to have so much open space.
Third, the mini-​mart. Wow, I’ve never been inside a gas station mini-​mart and been tempted to buy food. This place is super clean, organized, all labels faced and fully stocked (I’ve been there a few times now so I know it ain’t a fluke). The bathroom didn’t make me want to vomit either like other gas stations — in fact, it was clean too.
Lastly, I got a quicko wash from their «touchless wash». I see gripes from previous comments and I don’t think they are entirely warranted. No, the car is not as clean as if I were to clean it myself, but my car was caked in bug guts from doing a long haul stint through the central valley and I have a white car (shows everything). The wash took just a few minutes and got 95% of the bugs off. The rest I took a paper towel and cleaned it off later– for the price and savings in time, it was well worth it. Of course, nothing beats a hand wash/​wax job!
And, regarding service: I made a mistake in the car wash and reversed during the dry cycle as I didn’t get all the water off my windshield. Apparently, reversing over the sensor stops the drying cycle prematurely because it thinks you’ve driven out of the wash. My car was still dripping wet and the manager witnessed my shenanigans through the wash (he was cleaning something up outside). He turned the drying machine back on and made a stupid joke about car washes (I can’t quite remember what it was, but clearly the manager is not very funny — but very friendly). If my fellow previous Unilocalers had a bad experience with the wash, I am confident that a small mention to the manager would have gotten the problem sorted — now that’s service at a gas station! Whowouldathunk…

Love this location. It’s next to BestBuy and it’s clean

This is the new gas station by our house. Well… the gas station isn’t new, but we just moved here, so it’s new to us.
All in all, it seems like a good place to gas up. I was disappointed though, that the car wash was not available last time I was here.

Award winner for the worst car wash in the East Bay.
Unless you have a car that has literally come off the assembly line and still has the first coat of paint and wax its ever had it will not get clean.
I took my black truck down here one day and when I got out of my truck after the wash… It was not clean at all!
I ran my finger across the surface and dust, yes dust was still on my car. My truck wasn’t coated in mud. It had a slight layer of dust and the car wash couldn’t even get it off.
When I went in to complain, the girl behind the counter just stared at me. I asked her if there was even soap in the machine. She just stared at me.
This location is the reason why I will never use a touchless car wash again.
Not to mention that I get begged for money at this spot. Once by the same guy twice on the same trip.
I had to say «Dude, you already asked me for money 5 minutes ago. I’m still not giving anything to you.» He claimed to have gotten robbed. Well, if you cant remember an 8^th month pregnant woman telling you Hell No, you have a bigger problem going on than being robbed.
Just avoid.

$ 7 to have my car hosed down in their so-​called car wash. Granted, it was filthy and covered with bird poop. But this wash didn’t even get all of the regular dirt off. It makes me wonder if I went to the right location (it is next to the Best Buy) as the other reviewers.
First, you have to go inside to pay for the car wash because people have been stealing money from the machine. Next, you have to drive into the wash and align your front left tire with a scary looking platform of pipes that is exactly the width of a tire. I’m not the best at parking and it took me a few tries to get it working right. My alignment, rims, and tires were probably taking a beating there. The panel on the left will tell you to stop, then your car gets hosed down in soapy water for about 1 minute. Next, your car gets hosed down with plain water twice. That’s it. No beater brushes, no mops, nothin to make sure the crusty dirt gets removed.
Then, you drive slowly through the blow dryer. My car was still wet even after driving through there. I pulled into the Best Buy parking lot afterward to inspect. Fortunately, I had some towels in my trunk. The top of my car still had grimy water sitting on it. Many bird poop spots and baked on tree sap remained. Now, I gave them 2 stars instead of 1 because I didn’t actually expect those things to be removed. Also, the guys working at this Chevron were courteous. Thank goodness I didn’t go for the «sealant wax» as they recommended otherwise the poop, tree sap, and grime would have been sealed in! I went home and scrubbed the remaining bits off my car.
Bottom line: you get what you pay for. If your car is filthy, don’t expect this car wash to work even halfway decently.

Perhaps the most depressing thing a natural blonde can hear is that his or her hair has darkened. I received that death knell yesterday: «Oooh Ms. F! Don’t be frontin’ like you got blonde hair. Well, you got some dirty ass blonde hair, but it isn’t real blonde, you know?»
Sigh.
I’d like to blame it on the lack of sun, or that I hadn’t washed my hair in a day and it had a greasy darkened sheen. Or maybe, I’ve finally succumbed to my mature old years where I will be a quasi-​brunette for the rest of my life. DAMNIT. My inner Barbie wants to scream, «I am a blonde and damnit if my hair betrays me!»
Kind of like my car. My poor, pathetic little car.
I wash it maybe once every few months. It picks up enough dust and dirt and grime that no one can tell what color it should be anymore. Navy blue? Dark purple? I had someone ask me the other day what the hell I was doing driving a green car. And it was at that point that I knew I needed to wash it and find that hidden color underneath.
This Chevron has a car wash that is SUPER inexpensive ($ 6-​$ 8 based off of which package you choose) and discounted with the purchase of gas. Bonus? The gas is just as cheap as the Shell across the freeway. (As of 5÷14÷08, $ 3.99/gallon — this is considered cheap? Timetokillself.) Because of this sweet deal, there’s typically a long line for the carwash so if you need to, go bum around Best Buy for a bit.
Turns out my car is actually black. Dinged up, dented, but gleaming, shining black. My hair? Still dirty dishwater. Le sad.

I found another gas station with a LaserWash 4000. I think the premium washes are $ 8. There’s also a vacuum cleaner that runs for a few minutes for a dollar. Located next to Best Buy (
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