Jin’s Santa Monica Shell

The car wash doesn’t dry. No sign saying so. When I asked AFTER going through, the guy said the city doesn’t allow it, but it leaves no spots. He said I could come back if there were spots. When I came back, he said he hadnt said I’d get my money back if I came back. Did he think I would come back just to hang out??? Anyway, the owner came out and said he needed a receipt, even though the machine only takes cash and doesn’t give a receipt. I told him to give me my %}%*+% money back. Then he said he didn’t believe I’d spent $ 10 and not $ 8. After another screaming match where I told him that I was insulted to be accused of lying for $ 2, he finally gave me my money just to get rid of me. This guy doesn’t deserve to be in business

5 star because they have a drive through car wash for $ 10 ! We need more of these in LA

I like this gas station, honestly. It’s my favorite place in Santa Monica/​Venice to fill up. It’s really easy to get in and out of and there are tons of pumps. There are always pumps open and on the rare occasion there aren’t, the wait is usually fairly easy. I hardly get harassed by vagrants here which is another perk. No, I don’t want to fish you out 23 cents while I’m trying to fill up.
If it’s busy and you are pulling in for the mini mart, please don’t park AT a pump unless you are getting gas. I saw several people park at a pump and not get gas while I was waiting one busy day. There are tons of parking spots available even though they are not right next to the mini-​mart.
Car wash is OK. All of the gas station car washes in the area are sub par, so what do you expect?

Don’t use their car wash! It’s outrageous! I paid $ 8 to drive my car through an unattended car wash. It just washes the car, but does not even DRY it!!! Thinking that the machine clearly must be broken after it left my car dripping wet, I went inside to complain! The employee didn’t care at all and simply stated that’s just how it is! Great! Thanks for the water stains! Never again!!!

I really needed a car wash and I went to the only car wash that I could drive through in the area to get it done which was the Shell station… The only time I could get it done was at night and I got there five minutes before the car wash was to be shut down… I was turned away and they would not let me utilize their wonderful car wash as I normally do at night and I was highly disappointed at the poor customer service I received… Get it together Shell, and hire competent employees who are willing to do their basic job

Interesting that this business didn’t come up on a simple Unilocal search. The fact that their car wash is a joke may be part of the reason. Ok gas is typical price, no issue there. Actually used RR and found it clean though the soap dispenser was broken. But the biggest oh no, never again was the self service car wash. Needed a quick wash and $ 8 is totally fine IF my car is washed without my involvement (yeah, that’s why people go to these self serve drive throughs, so they don’t have to do anything). Though the wash was ok, the machine doesn’t dry the car. I was lucky to have a towel in my trunk to dry my car. The clerk said that’s it’s a SPOT free wash. You tell me, is this spot free? (going to try and add a photo I don’t see the button…)
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Restroom was dirty, bad service, no membership card for gas. Don’t waste ure time at this station…

HORRIBLE! Went to get a car wash and it had NO DRYER. Wth! What kind of car wash doesn’t have a dryer? Do not go to this car wash, unless I want a wet car!

Went to purchase a cup of coffee and use the restroom. The employee didn’t know where the restroom key was, but she found another key and let me in. Clean, nice restroom, but needed a little bit of touch-​up cleaning. Coffee pretty easy and convenient. Not a lot of parking, but somewhat adequate. Somewhat difficult to get out on Lincoln Blvd. Watch out for pedestrians as you’re trying to get into the traffic.

They closed the car wash when ever they want ! Me as a local customer that needs a reliable car wash not on that closes and opens when ever it feels like it! Or the employee feels like it !

I just went to get a car wash ($ 7, $ 8, $ 9 are the prices) and I decided what the hell, I’ll get the most expensive option, my baby deserves it. I just now got home and almost my entire truck hood is not clean, still has visible dirt. I understand these automatic car washes cannot clean every area well but seriously the top of a cars trunk, really?!
In addition the wash I purchased included the «wheel blaster,» needless to say there was still grime on my rims that once again should have easily been cleaned with high powers jet streams/​water.
Disappointed with my $ 9.00 purchase, to say the least.

This car wash is fast and cheap, but not fancy. The gas station is right on the way to the 10W, which is super convenient. And the frozen yogurt inside is super fun to self-​serve :)

Gas is not the cheapest around the area but I go here pretty much just for the car wash which I love despite the no air dryer. The froyo is alright but some of the topping can be a little stale.
Gas is not the cheapest around the area but I go here pretty much just for the car wash which I love despite the no air dryer. The froyo is alright but some of the topping can be a little stale.

Gas with a «cherry on top», literally. Fuel, mini-​mart, drive-​thru car wash ($ 7/​$ 8/​$ 9, albeit no dry), and frozen yogurt shop called «Cherry On Top». Yep, I like it… I like it alot!
A fairly new station, kept very clean.

Rode in for some gas… the card reader worked perfectly, as did the pump.
My only complaint is the speed bumps around the pumps. Yes, they’re painted yellow, but they still caught me unawares on the Suzuki GSX1250FA I was riding… you just don’t expect speed bumps around pumps.

I had my car in the service center and they screwed up the whole car and nobody wanted to take responsibility. After a while the manager came and said that he feels sorry before he left again.
NEVER EVER!!!

Got a carwash here yesterday after filling up. $ 8 for the second highest option which in entering hand-​wash territory.
There’s no drier here but they promise the water is ‘spot free.’ Also part of the $ 8 wash was the ‘wheel blaster’ or something sounding equally as functional. As expected I rolled out of the wash with a dripping wet car but assured myself they must use deionized water so there would be no water spots. Drove home hoping the rushing air would kick the remaining water off.
As I expected the car was COVERED in water spots and the wheels look like someone swiped a paint brush across them. I’d had my car hand washed one week prior so its not like I had year-​old sediment on there. The roof had the 2 bird poops still on it and the windows were harder to see out of than before.
Save your money, or just do the $ 5 wash so you get exactly what you pay for.
But they still get a star cause they had gas for sale.

$ 5 For a wash. Does not really get any cheaper than that. I think it’s also fun to sit in the car when the wash is going on. Bring your own towel or use the squiegies at the pump at least for your windows. In and out in 5 min. Most other washes can take an hour.

This Shell station has an automatic car wash. I take my car here at least monthly for a wash on the way home from work. It doesn’t do a very thorough job of washing the car. Even with the most expensive wash option at $ 8, the brushless system can’t clean into the tight crevices. The wheels aren’t that clean either. But it is very convenient without having to deal with your own hose, bucket, detergent, etc. The gas prices here are significantly higher than the 76 station a few blocks down on Lincoln (see my separate review).