Bay Super Shell Car Wash

I never stop here, but gave it a try today. Very annoyed. I stopped here because I needed gas and air in my tires. I waited forever to get a pump, because three people decided to park at the pumps. Not the gas station’s fault (technically) but they should have made the people move. Then, I finally get a pump. I go to put air in my tires. Someone is parked in the slot for the air, but they aren’t getting air and clearly have been posted there! I just pull behind them, but then the air won’t come on. I go inside to see if maybe they have to turn it on inside. I was calm and respectful (promise). The jerk hits the button and then tells me it should have already worked outside. I told him I tried three times but the machine won’t turn on. He says, «well, it must not work and there’s nothing I can do.» I tell him that there was no way for me to know that. He goes outside with me. He has a horrible attitude and says, «see here’s the button, you must have not pushed it all the way.» Of course, it didn’t chime on. He says, «oh well, must be out of order.» What a jerk! I might consider going back on another day, but then again… naw, there are tons of other options over here!

Terrible car wash and horrible customer service. First a couple tips: 1. The credit card machine at the wash entrance doesn’t always work, don’t rely on it (pre-​purchase) 2. DON’T put in the code for the wash before the car in front of you is done. Gee, that sounds like important information, doesn’t it? You think that kind of stuff would warrant at least a sign?! Nope. Waited in line for 30 minutes the other day only to find out the hard way. With 10 cars behind me at that point I was forced to pull through without the wash. I shouldn’t have come back today but sadly I did and sure enough the guy in front of me encountered the broken credit card machine. Also pretty sure I got a nice new scratch on the hood of my car from this wash as well. I definitely don’t recommend going here, avoid it if you can.

Reopened and check out their newest joint. It’s an improved high end gas station with focus on the businesses around. You can refill your tank, wash your car, buy a real meal, top it off with a froyo, or buy wine or beer, to ordering a café latte or mocha.

They make a big deal of the 20 cent difference, but you get nothing off for using a debit card.
I was coming from IKEA and this station showed up as having diesel and the price was reasonable. It looked as navigation had me going onto the bridge, but thankfully not.
It seemed that they had one diesel pump per island, and that was shared with gasoline, so I could have ended up waiting longer. Thankfully, there was no one on that particular side.
The pump worked fine and I used my card as debit, but the price didn’t drop, unfortunately.
I got my fuel fairly quickly and a receipt was printed afterwards.

CLOSED or should I say knocked down! Building is no longer there!

This is not a review for the car wash, just the gas station. Why do I feel the need to review a gas station? Because it is a horrible one!
I mean really, all you have to do is possibly have decent bathrooms, sell snacks and drinks, have civil employees, and most importantly have working gas pumps. They can’t even do that right!
The first time I came to pump gas here, my credit card registered, but the pump didn’t work. I went in and told the attendant. Luckily, I tried another pump and it worked.
The second time I came to pump gas, my debit card registered, but it wouldn’t let me pump gas, just spit out a receipt for $ 0.00. I see the attendant walking around. He looked at me and then went about his business. Ok fine, maybe this pump is broken. Gotta remember to tell the attendant so they can get this fixed. So I drive to another pump. I see a receipt as I pull up so maybe this one is broken too. So finally I park my car at the third pump. I flag down the attendant and specifically ask him and he says «oh yeah, they are ALL broken.» Great… thanks for telling me. You just watched me drive around and try different gas pumps jerk.
Ugh so annoying. Have been here twice and do not ever want to come back again.

Geez, if you are going to have a high profile station, be a nice place to go. I don’t know if its because this station gets a whole lot of traffic but the car wash doesn’t work very well, nor do things like air, vacuum work all that well. I do like Shell gas itself, but it isn’t the only reason people come here.

We tried out the car wash here today. Overall pleased with the results. There’s a $ 6, $ 8 and $ 10 option. We went with a middle of the road $ 8.
We purchased the car wash from inside the store (no gas this time — just the car wash)
The signage advises to fold in your mirrors and remove your antenna if it’s detachable. We did both.
You pull the car in to where it tells you to stop, and you sit there as the machine moves back and forth — first with water, then with foam, then the scrubbers, another rinse, a polish spray, and then the dryer.
Worked perfectly fine for us. Did a nice job. I finished drying with a small towel when I got home.
We’ll go again.

This place has saved me a number of times when my car was almost practically empty. It’s not my favorite place in the world but it works and has a car wash. The car wash isn’t the best but if you need a quick job before getting to wherever you need to be (and don’t mind that it doesn’t remove all the bird poop stuck on your car), it’s fine.
I’ve had to use the air pump a few times and it kinda sucks that it’s behind the car wash. But I guess I can understand that they need to put it by where the electricity is. It just sort of makes me feel a little trapped and vulnerable when I’m pumping.
Something about this place seems to attract people that like to hit you up for money. It happens about a quarter of the times I come here. Luckily, I must look really scary or something or they’re just really good at handling rejection.
Excellent freeway access.

Car had tree sap and 4 months caked in dirt on it. Bought the $ 11 «works» wash and it came out 99% perfectly clean!!!
However, for this result I had to squeegee/​scrub the car beforehand, or else it most likely wouldn’t have been as effective. So it’s recommended if your car hasn’t been washed in 3+months you at least loosen the dirt on it with a sponge or brush, you don’t have to take off the dirt.
5 stars because I honestly didn’t expect it to get the tree sap remnants off perfectly. Had been to different car wash which barely cleaned anything.
Note: If there are 2 – 3 cars ahead of you, the wait can be 15+ mins just to get in. During this time you can grab a squeegee and wipe the car down though!

I like this location for never being busy, regardless of the time that I go! Prices are very fair at this location as well.

Car wash w fill up plus TV commercials at pump!
I used to live in Emeryville, out in those multi-​unit low rises that jut out into the marina and the bay.
So this was my go to gas station for years. It is the last gas station on the East Bay before getting on the Bay Bridge.
Used to be owned by a young Asian couple that lived in Richmond. Might have changed hands by now.

As I’m driving down the Eastshore Freeway and heading for the City, this is the gas station of last resort when my «low fuel» light comes on in the middle of the inevitable backup. So it’s off the Powell Exit, keep right, gas up, leave towards the water, do a U-​Turn at Watergate, and get a short cut to the Bay Bridge as a bonus. The food-​mart is also handy if the Kid is along and he’s thirsty. Past that, it’s just gasoline and maybe the only place in Emeryville where there’s not much traffic congestion.

sign said $ 8 but charged $ 9, got $ 1 back when complained, w/​o any comment or explanation. did not wash most of the tougher grim, okay just drove 1000+ miles but still expected little better wash for $ 8 or $ 9, if you are not watching your receipt.

The car wash is really good. I have only had one wash that was a little iffy and that was the cheap wash. I usually go with the mid-​level wash now. Just don’t try to fill up on a late Friday afternoon there and try to get the wash, you’ll be waiting for a good 30 minutes.

Okay, probably the best «gas station car wash» I have ever gotten. So, that’s why the 3 stars… HOWEVER, it is very expensive (the top wash cost me 10 bucks!) I dunno, maybe I’m still used to Detroit prices. That wasn’t the worst part though, I seriously had to wait 40 minutes. It is a very very slow wash, thus the long wait time… though like I said, very good wash.

The prices are high, but they’ve got a decent car wash… and they let you use your credit card without demanding a blood sample, id, your mother’s maiden name, or ANYTHING OTHER THAN YOUR ZIP CODE. What a novelty!

I love this shell.
I can blast down Powell from Berkeley, stop in (cuz it’s never SUPER busy), get like $ 15 get back on Powell and flip a bitch to get to the short cut way to the bay bridge. It’s also got a pretty decent food-​mart and it has a car wash.