Fairview Chevron Station

Chevron attendant so nice & helpful Tuesday afternoon February 24. My 1991 Explorer gassed up & gleaming, They made me feel like a wealthy suburban housewife. Car so dirty with Labrador hair & nose prints all over the windows so I anticipated a lousy job, that they’d assume I don’t care about my car. Chevron & car wash personnel all friendly & helpful. I was groggy after work & long drive to Goleta, so really appreciated this. Chevron attendant came to my car to assist me, having noticed me waiting at pump due to delay getting Von’s discount. I asked him if they had Axcess Card Discount & he took the time to look through my Axcess guide book! so happy with the Chevron Station gas discount when you use Fairview Car Wash

I first came into this place when my air conditioning was getting pretty bad. I saw a sign for an air conditioning treatment as I was driving by and decided to give it a try. Brian the mechanic took a look at my system and informed me that my problem wasn’t that simple. The condenser was broken and it would need to be replaced. It was going to cost more than I expected at that time. My truck was only worth $ 2,500 with 175,000 miles and I wasn’t sure how long it was going to last so I told him that I would wait. No pressure to do the replacement. No hard sales tactics, etc
. He seemed like an honest guy. A few years later I finally got around to having the service and everything is still running well. I now have 210,000 miles and am shooting for 300,000. Whenever I need to have anything checked out I am always able to get in and have it looked at right away. That way I catch problems when they are small and easy to repair. If you have any problems with your car or truck I would highly recommend them. They also do a lot of air conditioning services.

Been using this station for a little while as it is consistently one of the lowest priced 76 stations in the SB/​Goleta area. It can be as much as 90 cents cheaper than other stations located around town (when compared to Mobile, Chevron, Shell, etc.). The attendant there (at least on my last visit) was less than enthusiastic about taking my money, but that can happen anywhere. I have a sports car and like 76 gas as the quality and consistency of the gas there is very good (the only better gas I’ve found for pure power, engine cleaning, performance is Chevron, but they’re always a lot higher in price). This place is usually very clean, but small, and can sometimes be a bit tricky to get in and out. If you want a high quality gas with consistently lower prices than other 76 stations and competitors, I recommend giving this station a try.

The only Place I will ever take my car for service in Santa Barbara. Brian is the Best the Manager and Also The Mechanics. They are Honest Mechanics. I have even seen people come off the street with like a broken light and they don’t over charge people. The best Station in Town.

Took my 2004 Suburban in to get it smogged here and it failed on a couple items that were both bogus. Michael checked my alerts on several different days as we worked on getting them to go away and his suggestions worked. He only charged me for the original test and half price for a re-​test although he wound up touching the car about five times. Great service, and they easily could have found ways to charge me more but didn’t. I have had a similar experience there before too.

Watch out about the posted prices! On the big tall sign in front, the top price is for regular gas … if you buy a car wash. Otherwise, it’s the price below that which is a few cents per gallon more expensive.

If this is the station next to the car wash… what I love about the place are their mechanics. They’ve been servicing my cars for a decade. I can always trust them to do their best at reasonable prices… they’re watching my back. Originally recommended to me by Caesar Uyesaka and he should know.

I took my car here thinking they do hand wash. I asked the guy if they wash by hand and he said «yes, we do». And then he took my money put it in the machine and made me go through and there was no way to go back. He straight up lied to me and then laughed about it with the rest of the people working there. I will never go here again. They’re very unethical and think they’re being slick.

Terrible and inconvenient service. I went in to get an oil change and a trip check before I drove my car cross country. The mechanic called to tell me my car was ready and I asked him if he had completed a tire rotation as well, as that is the standard with oil changes. He told me he did not because he didn’t think the car needed it. Knowing I would be driving my car a great distance, I told him I would be more comfortable with a tire change. I was told I had to wait another hour for them to complete it. I finally went in to pick up my car and was upset to find that my car needed more attention and they didn’t do any additional work on it nor ask me if they could. The mechanic told me my car needed coolant and, as I was driving across country, I asked him to replace it. He said I would have to bring my car in the next day which was not ideal but I had no other choice. I brought the car in the next morning at 8 am and was told that it would be ready probably by 10, but no later than 12. At 1:50 I finally received a call that my car was ready. A real lack of common sense and quality service for sure. I would expect mechanics to have more competency than what I experienced. I shouldn’t have had to babysit and walk this mechanics hand through every process. «An oil change and a trip check» shouldn’t collectively take ten hours and several reminders of what I want done. Never coming here again.

Replacing the old Exxon, the Union 76 in Old Town Goleta looks more like a fresh coat of paint than a management/​ownership change.
The price here is usually a few cents more than other, area gas stations. It’s convenient at the light to skip across Hollister but I get the feeling they’re skimping on the core. One example is paper towels for the windshield squeegee. I walked to all 4 trash cans with integrated buckets, all filled with soapy water, but none stocked with towels. That’s cheap in my book.
Good thing I only stop here out of necessity and not on a regular basis.
Keep on truck’n