The Alameda Shell

I pulled in Sunday afternoon to get a smog check, the guy said he was closing soon and could do it quickly… great! After he already started he rudely said it was going to be $ 60. I held my tongue because I needed the smog check to renew my registration. Then he said I hadn’t driven enough and had to come back the next day after driving at least 20 minutes… fine. Came back the next day after a 40 min drive only to hear him say drive more, so I drove another 40 minutes thinking that was plenty of time… wrong, he told me it wasn’t enough and I should drive at least 100 more miles to get some chip warm enough. I told him that’s impossible and that I didn’t have time for this, he said, «blame the government for the new regulation. Not my problem, go drive more or I have to fail your smog test.» I asked for my money back, his response…“go drive more and come back tomorrow.” I left in tears… great customer service to start a wonderful Monday, and still haven’t found the so called «new law» that states you have to drive at least 100 miles to get accurate smog check.

This place is garbage. Some of the workers were giving me cat calls when I walked in. It’s just a dinky little convenience store attached to a crappy service station. Everything’s overpriced and the selection is hardly there.
Don’t come here alone if you’re a woman unless you think you can handle it.

Highly recommend Tommy and his services. He examined my car within an hour of it being towed there after it broke down on me. He fixed it and I drove away and it seemed to be running fine but then a few days later I was in Livermore and something went wrong again with my car and it wouldn’t start. I called Tommy to tell him what happened and he immediately called a towing company to come and get my car to bring it back to San Jose to his shop. He examined it and determined that it was an accidental mistake he made during the repair that was causing my new problem. He repaired it swiftly and didn’t charge me for the tow or the second repair. THATS good business! He is very friendly and trustworthy and now I wouldn’t take my car anywhere else!

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I came here because my car had a problem with cooling system rising up when the car stop… As soon as I got there Tommy (mechanic) greet us with a warm welcome. I explained to him and he told me how long it would take and he started fixing it right away. He tested the car after he fixed it make sure that problem solved. He didn’t charged me for the service. On the other hand, he said he’s happy that nothing serious about my car. Tommy’s very honest and nice mechanic that I’m sure I can rely on :) I definitely come back if I have car problems again (I hope not lol)
for Tommy (-/|\-)thanks u.

Came by for a fill up the other day. Experience was okay as there was a sufficient supply of both paper towels and the squeegee was in good working order.
The pump «clicked» before my tank was full. maybe it was decrepit? …after a few tries, and manually filling the car, managed to completely fill my tank!
Tip: Use a Shell Fuel Rewards Card for 3 cents off per gallon!

The gas is nothing special but the customer service at the auto service center is great. Real friendly and helpful. Guy gave me an estimate for other work with an oil change. No pressure. Also filled up my tires with air without me asking.

Very standard gas station but the price is above average. Chevron is 3.99 but 4.05 here. Lucky for them I didn’t have enough juice in my car to make it to the gas station I usually go to

Convenient location, rarely busy midday.
One day made two purchases at Nordstrom and filled up my tank here. The next day my credit card was used at Targets in Nevada for charges upwards of $ 500. Sounds like some phishing. Nordstrom or the gas station? You tell me.

Now… for getting gas, this place just nothing extraordinary… nothing majorly different.
However, I have to give a glowing review for Santana, the mechanic that works at this gas station.
I went into the station to get gas. But I had literally just had my spare tire put on before, at work, because I had a flat. No, I was not a happy camper at that point.
I was just going to take it to the tire repair place the next day to get the tire fixed.
But, on a lark, when I went in to get gas, I asked Santana the mechanic if they repaired tires there. He said they did. I asked if they could fix my tire right then, and he said they could.
What I didn’t notice until during my wait time was that I had brought my tire to him at 5:55pm and he normally closed at 6pm.
Santana could have easily said no to me because it was so close to closing time (in fact another place that I called DID say that to me that night) but he didn’t.
Instead he took my tire, repaired it, and put it back onto my car.
He did it regardless of the fact that it made him late.
I really appreciated that.
And for that Santana, I will continue to go to your gas station!

its a gas station.
Since I check in Unilocal keeps reminding me to do a review.
if you need gas this is a great place as. it has gas!
atm outside of building is a bit sketch but lets you buy smokes (if you’re into that) through the security window after hours!
Oh yes, and if you like to pump more that $ 75 worth of gas in a tank it can do that — SUV drivers you are in heaven!
lots of «!’» for 3 star gas station.

I live right by here, so I’d come here regardless, but this place is nice, not sketchy, and well-​maintained. It’s easy to pull in and out, and the gas is usually cheaper than others in the area (surprising for a Shell!). Fast pumps get me back on the road lickety-​split!

Quick and easy location for a Shell station right on the Alameda! I pass it every day twice on my commute to and from work. Lots of pumps and ample space to manuever depending on where your tank is. they have in house mechanics/​smog and sell all the typical snacks/​drinks/​smogs.
The HIGHLIGHT is that this is the only local Shell that does the B1G1 SKI FREE deals with purchase of 10 gallons of gas or more! This is perfect when snowboarding season comes around as it cuts the lift ticket prices down! They are typically only for Northstar and Sierra and you need to check the blackout dates! Take the voucher and buy a ticket full price, then sell the free once for a $ 10 – 20 less that the full price and bam! You have now hit the slopes for dirt cheap!