Sunoco

I came to this gas station as a visitor out of town and in town for my very first time. I couldn’t locate a bathroom and when I saw this gas station I knew I was saved. The store clerk was very friendly and kindly gave me the key to the restroom and directed me to where I needed to go to enter the bathroom. To my surprise the bathroom smelled very clean and wasn’t as dirty as most gas room bathrooms. I didn’t even come to get gas but the friendly courteous service and clean facilities made my day.

Excellent repair people. Last time he fixed my loose front headlight and did not charge me,
Each repair (4) have been 5 Star, speedy, honest and positive.
I ask him to fix back breaks and new shocks and he DOES NOT do the work or charges–
telling me that neither needed to be repaired.
Very rare in the auto repair industry that i have known in the past.
*****
andrew

Pumps work, lots of pumps, gas price was actually pretty good, small store is geared toward milky way connoisseurs with almost six different milky way flavors, and the guy at the counter was nice. There is a garage and everything was reasonably clean and in working order. For some reason the restroom was popular when I was there, although I did not go in myself.

I had a very good experience.
I needed new brakes and tires for an old Mercedes.
When you call they don’t spend a lot of time buttering you up and asking how your day is, etc… which may put some people off. They weren’t rude, but they went straight to the point. I liked it because it made me think they were busy fixing cars and didn’t want to waste time on small talk.
For my tires they recommended a website and said I should buy the tires on the website and have them shipped to their garage where they would install them. The total cost for a new set of tires plus the installation was significantly less than what I was quoted for the same thing at Costco, and I had a larger selection of tires to choose from on the website.
I thought I only needed new brake pads, but I also needed new rotors because I had waited too long to address the problem. I paid less than the dealer had quoted me for just the brake pads. (Ok, the dealer price is the price for idiots, but still they beat it by a lot.) I don’t have any way of knowing whether I really needed the rotors too, but the dealer had told me 5,000 miles earlier that I needed new brake pads right away so (with the caveat that I don’t believe anything the dealer says) it seemed plausible that I had damaged the rotors by waiting. Also they offered to show me the old rotors when I picked up the car so I could see the damage, though I chose to pick it up at night when only the night attendant was there.
They seemed good, so I also asked them if they could fix my bumper which was falling down on one side. They replaced the bracket for less than $ 100 P&L.
Also, if I can report a second hand opinion, when I went back to get the bumper fixed I got into a conversation with a guy picking up his BMW who raved about how honest and reliable they are.

I have taken my car to Jara three times for servicing over the last 7 months and the quality and service has been consistently outstanding. Jara ensures that your repair costs are what’s necessary and is incredibly responsive. My experience is that she truly cares about her customers. You do not find that often in auto repair industry. An example, recently my car had a transmission problem that required a specialist. When the car got to the specialist the battery was dead. Jara sent a battery over to the other shop so that was car could be repaired. Have you ever experienced that level of service? It was a first for me. If you need a mechanic I highly recommend Jara and her shop.

I don’t think it’s quite fair to review a mechanic based on one experience with an unusual car… but I’m never going back to this miserable hellhole, so that’s all I got.
I ended up here because my hotel towed my car here after a valet thought my emergency break was some sort of strength challenge and yanked the lever until it pointed straight upwards. Pretty simple problem: The cables stretched out and locked up the rear brakes. Not according to these a$$holes.
The employees were very nice. Except for the service manage whose name I will not mention (except in parenthesis: Jara); she was so condescending and rude that I cannot even describe. She talked to me about my car like I was a 5 year-​old, and proceeded to tell me that I needed an entire new brake system – $ 1,000 worth of hoses, rotors, pads, etc. She and her head mechanic, whose name I will not mention either (same proviso: His name was Mo), told me that my brakes had been seized for a while and that my car was not safe to drive. Funny thing: My brakes are less than 5,000 miles old, and I had just come off a 300-​mile road trip during which the car behaved beautifully. She told me I needed hoses, but those were replaced this summer. Hm. She made no mention of the e-​brake cables.
I took my car out of there, to a specialist, who told me that everything they said was completely false. They walked me under the car (the hoses were glistening new), and showed me how the emergency brake cables – $ 70 parts – were very obviously stretched out and needed replacement.
Like I said, this was just one incident, but it was an incident in which the service team at this place either grossly misdiagnosed my car our outright lied to me. Either way, I wouldn’t trust these guys to install an air freshener.

The garage is now under new ownership and while I’ve had only one small repair done here my experience was quite positive. I second the other more recent posting that Jara is extremely knowledgeable and will totally work with you to figure out what you need. I have an old 1983 911 and I trust them with it — I’m going back for two small things this coming week (re-​assembling my passenger door and fixing a burned out high-​beam switch, which involves removing the steering wheel), and will re-​post after that experience. But if it’s good I certainly want to spread the word and support a local place.

All the previous ratings should be ignored!!! I grew up around cars and have always know what to look for in a good honest mechanic… until 3 weeks ago I would drive to Lorton, VA bc of the trust factor… I can now say, «THANK YOU JARA FOR SAVING ME!!!»
JARA is the service manager and will work for you… she is on top of her game, knows what needs to be done and searches for the correct fix, not what is gonna make the shop a profit!!!
I took my food truck there and he son changed my oil in 30 minutes for under $ 50!!! I had been quoted $ 159 at one place & over $ 300 at the «dealership.» JARA told she believed in a fair price, I gave her son a $ 20 tip bc I felt they gave me more value than they charged…
A week later I took my Chrysler 300c in to have a mirror replaced… JARA hunted for the least expensive factory part for me & had the car done within an hour!!!
This team is very hard working and honest and I couldn’t offer a higher recommendation.

Do not use this station. For years I have lived near this station and the employee are always rude and unfreindly. I use to buy my one lotto ticket every week and they refused to check the results. Their prices are always the highest in the area.

Sometimes there’s just nowhere else open besides the gas station. This was the case last weekend, when Morris and I were up early Sunday morning, looking for a bite to eat. We had been playing football at the park south of Dumbarton Bridge, and all we needed was some high-​protein snack food, the kind you find at Gas stations in the form of seeds and nuts.
For less than $ 3, I got a bag of peanuts and a bottle of milky Starbucks Frappucino. If you haven’t tried this combination, mine your couch cushions for change and rush to your nearest convenience store.