Ashland Lawrence Shell Service

My tire pressure light had been on for a while and I was blaming the cold weather. When it warmed up and the light was still on, I decided to try to fill the tires. After filling them and driving around the block, the light was still on. I popped my head in unannounced to the service center and explained my issue to the mechanic. He offered to take a look. Once he had my car on the lift, he found a two centimeter drill bit in my front tire. He removed it, patched my tire, explained to me how to check my tire pressure and I was done in ten minutes having paid $ 15. Helpful, easy, and honest. I would definitely go back.

I picked up a U-​Haul here for my move in August 2015 and it was a great experience; picking up and dropping off the U-​Haul couldn’t have been quicker or easier, and the truck was ready immediately. It was a much faster and more pleasant experience than ones I’ve had in the past at actual U-​Haul branded stores.

i have one major frustration — the phone number listed ON THE GARAGE is actually for a phone located IN THE GAS STATION. okay. well, the gas station employees insist that they have nothing to do with the garage. i was actually standing in the gas station inquiring about the mechanic, who was not in yet, and the staff kept asking me, «did you call the mechanic?» yes, like a million times! she did not seem to understand my dilemma. so i pulled out my phone, dialed the number posted on the garage, and then just had to laugh in frustration as the gas station employee turned around to answer her ringing phone. that’s ME calling YOU right now, hello! i’m taking your advice and calling the mechanic! shoot me now. one very frustrating experience. i can’t even comment on the mechanic because i never saw him.
please just fix your sign.

Had a flat tire, rolled into this place and was seen right away by the mechanic working. He charged me a reasonable 15 $ to patch up the flat and he checked the rest of my tires and I was on my way. It was a blizzard outside so I needed to take it somewhere inside to be looked at.

Very important for customers to know that there is a 50 dollar minimum for credit cards. Not very cool if you are just going there for an oil change. Who the hell has a 50 dollar minimum on a credit card transaction? Ridiculous.

It’s kind of tough to trust reviews and ratings for a place like this because they do so much. I see one mediocre past review regarding their ability to unfreeze a car and one glowing review for their service. I’d like to give them a positive review for being an efficient, reliable gas station in a convenient location for me.
It’s a good place and in my experience they get the job done.

I tried three locations in a one-​block span to find salt and/​or de-​icing liquid, because my car was frozen into its parking space. Crafty Beaver hardware nearby and the Citgo across the street had none. This Shell had rock salt in 25-​pound bags, and God bless them for it. Only $ 6.50 and a sore arm to get it home.
Ultimately, I didn’t get unstuck (over 48 hours and counting), but that wasn’t the salt’s fault. It did help us to dislodge my girlfriend’s car later that morning. So kudos to you, Shell station, for stocking salt when your competitors did not, during the worst winter-​weather episode in recent memory.

Friendly service definitely eases the pain of forkin over $ 60 for a fillup. I’m a regular here, but they’ve always treated me VIP (maybe they’re confusing me with someone else).
The attendants always greet me by my first name (knowledge from my Visa… I hope), and sincerely ask me about my day. On several occasions, the servicemen have checked my oil and washer fluid… and even filled my tires. I’ve had my car fixed here a few times and they’re no BS. I think the employees were trained at the same place as Trader Joe’s peeps.
I went to a different Shell on Foster and ran into an attendant that had previously worked at Ashland Lawrence. She remembered me by name, started up some small talk and said she missed her old post. Keep it up guys!