Express Stop

I have a pretty laid back personality so the crazy configuration does not bother me one bit. My husband abhors traffic and will gladly pay extra to avoid this cluster foxtrot experience. Cheap gas. Go at off hours or be prepared to wait awhile.

The gas is cheap yes but the attendants are very rude and have no knowledge as to how debits/​credits work. I went to the window to prepay for my gas with my AMEX, but the attendant wouldn’t let me. He kept telling me to use the pump. I told him that I did not want to use the pump, but he kept insisting. He told me to pay with cash. I responded by saying that I didn’t have any cash on me and that my tank was low. He could care less. He refused to allow me to prepay for my gas. Can someone tell me what difference this makes for them??? It makes me wonder why they are so hell bent on getting your credit card information. You can go to any gas station in the DMV area (except for this one) and prepay for your gas.
I will never purchase anything from this station again.

Prices here are excellent, but I’ve seen people get into physical altercations/​car accidents when there’s a wait.
Once a snotty teenager was so incensed that someone «took her spot» in line that she after b*tching out the person, she angrily sped away… Into the side of a completely non-​involved person’s car.
Today I was waiting in line for a pump along with 2 other cars behind me. The two cars at the pump finished at the same time and started pulling out. A guy saw this and decided to maneuver so that he could back in to the front spot. I pulled all the way through to the first of two spots with the person who had been waiting behind me taking the second. The guy who was planning to back in got out of his car to let me know that he had been waiting his turn and that he knew I had seen him and that next time he would «beat my ass.» I guess he thought me and everyone behind me was waiting for the second pump and he had claim to the first.
The gas station should put in arrows so that each pump lane goes one way — half could be for cars with left side tanks and the other half could be for right side. Until something is done to help the flow, I suggest giving this station a pass if there’s any sort of line.

I hate this place with the fire of 1,000 suns. The gas prices are cheap (suspiciously cheap), and as a result, the lines always make it look like we are in some sort of post-​apocalyptic situation. There is much rage among the people waiting in line. This is the closest gas station to my house, but I usually drive a mile past it to the Shell station in Burke Center so I don’t have to deal with all the idiots here. I probably get home faster.
Tonight I made the mistake of trying to get to the damn VACUUM at Express Stop and people tried to hit my car because they thought I was trying to cut. I plowed through and then gave the people an extended side eye while I vacuumed my car and they sat in line. I am deeply grateful that I make enough money that my time and peaceful evening is worth paying an extra 80 cents or so for each tank of gas. Don’t go here unless you are so destitute that you are scraping pennies together to buy gas. Then, maybe, it’s worth it.

You get what you pay for. Cheap gas, cheap quality, cheap service. Staff is unfriendly and unhelpful, and yes, no restroom! What a shame.

Kwitcherbellyachin. Best prices in DC area. So you wait a few minutes. Better than driving to Dale City for the same prices.

Cheapest gas in the area, but the lack of traffic control makes the savings worthless. They need to set up a traffic flow that works or provide music to drown out the sounds of customers yelling at each other for cutting in line. Yeeesh.

Always the cheapest gas in town. They have long lines to prove it. This definitely leads to a lot of frustration. Two stars for two main reasons. One, you get what you pay for. This gas is not high quality as other reviewers have mentioned. They are more driven by price than performance. My theory is that that will eventually cost you more in the long run. I filled up there and my car seemed to burn the fuel faster and with less peppy response. When I fill up with Shell gas, there is a huge difference. I now prefer to pay more and fill up less with better performance. By the way I do have a high performance car. I always use the high octane gas. If you are not worried about your car, go for the price but I think no matter how much the gas is you should get the same performance.
My second reason for the two star is the lines and confusion. People get really unruly when they have to wait and as another reviewer said, they are not interested in working with the traffic flow. One of the two times I filled up there resulted in an argument because my tank is on the right an someone felt the traffic flow should go the other way. The only ones that can reduce this frustration is the station owner. I will not be going back.

The new pumps are a welcomed change to the station. They still have the best prices in the Springfield/​Burke area and it still shows with the large numbers of cars and trucks filling up.

Cheap gas undergoing renovations that look like they’ll be done soon. They’re finally changing the pumps to the ones with extenders like Costco. Hopefully they’ll put up «one-​way» signs so traffics will flow nicer no matter what side of you fill up from.

This is my gas station of choice because their gas prices are always a few cents less than other nearby gas stations. The drawback is that they are very busy and cars enter from all directions. There is often a wait to get to an open pump. I have been frustrated on several occasions because the window cleaning equipment is broken or worn out. With all the business they do, I would think they could replace the squeegees more often before they completely wear out.

BEWARE!!! Car wash thief alert!!! This gas station has a self-​serve car wash. You drive up, enter your code, and drive your car in and through the washing steps. DO NOT enter your code if there is someone in the car wash area because they could be waiting for you to enter your code so they can get your car wash. How do I know this? I pulled in behind a woman who entered her code (or as it turned out, appeared to enter her code) and then drove in. I drove up behind her and was waiting to enter my wash code. She started fiddling about, driving a little forward, then a little backward. Hmmm, like she was trying to situate her car just right. Watching this, I just backed up figuring she’d have to back up to reenter her code. NO, when she realized I wasn’t going to enter my code, she took off and left the gas station — in a hurry! She was waiting for me to enter my code so she could get my car wash. If I’d entered my code while she was in there, she would have stolen my car wash. When I went in, a car came up right behind me and immediately entered their code before my wash started. Don’t do it! Wait until the wash begins in front of you before entering your code.

Cheapest gas in town! But is it worth it??? People cannot handle the simple act of waiting in line one way for gas, this place needs directional arrows to guide the patrons.

Pro:
Least expensive gas in the Burke /​Fairfax area. I haven’t experienced any issues with the gas quality as my car takes the lowest octane unleaded gas. I only fill up there once every few tanks, so I can’t comment on the gas quality as some reviewers have done.
Con:
Terrible traffic flow. Cars line up in both directions for the same two pumps. This can cause confusion, anger, and delays as cars waiting for a pump block those cars that have finished pumping.
Solution:
Twice I’ve proposed to the on duty attendant that traffic flow arrows be painted on the ground to facilitate traffic flow. There are six 2-​pump lanes and two 1-​pump lanes at the station which even with «one way» direction arrows on the ground would still allow for plenty of pumps no matter what side your gas tank is located.

Cheapest gas in the area. Worst car wash ever. Service is AWFUL.

Okay, I am about 99.999% positive I already wrote a review on this place but it popped up asking me to review it??? Anyway, cheap gas. Let me say this again, CHEAP GAS. Seriously, the prices are about the best around. Definitely the best in the Burke/​Springfield area. On another note, I have noticed my car does not run as well when I fill up here a few times in a row and it actually seems as though my gas mileage is worse when I purchase gas here. So now, I try to alternate when I hit a half a tank between here and the Shell down the road. I have an older, piece of crap vehicle anyway but that seems to be how the fuel here hits my car.
On another note, always crowded can be an understatement. I have been lucky and rolled in a couple of times with little to know line but I am typically waiting 15 – 20 minutes. It’s the nature of the beast. If you want to pay less, wait in line. If you don’t like lines, go pay 10 – 20 cents more per gallon. It is what it is.

Cheapest gas station in Burke. Go pump your gas early morning or late at night. Else wise it is busy. Never had a problem with this gas station.

Cheapest gas with close proximity to the beltway. Always 5 – 10 cents cheaper than everyone else in the neighborhood. Bring a book, you’ll be waiting at least 10 minutes to use a pump.
I don’t pay cash here, unfortunately the employees here do not have the best English from what I have observed. Just use a card to purchase your gas at the pump.
Like most European cars, my VW tank is on the passenger side. As a result, people usually start screaming at me because I mess up their lines. I say, build a bigger dream.

Things are still the same. There’s a line as if it was the 1979 oil crisis! I actually almost hit a car head on last night around 9pm! Not because we were driving fast but due to the inability to maneuver around. Seriously, the only time convenient time to fill up is between 10pm and 7am.

CHEAPEST gas in the Burke/​Springfield area.
As a result, it’s ALWAYS crowded. Be prepared to wait in line in the morning, afternoons, evenings… If you can, avoid Sunday evenings. Too many attempt to fill up at that time in preparation for the work week. The only time I’ve never seen a line is around 3 a.m.
Nevertheless, I like cheap gas, so I and many others regularly wait in line.