When in Imperial Beach, this is often the very last service station before you hit the Interstate 5 north/south freeway entrances and it has a car wash too! Though not the cheapest gas in the South Bay (today unleaded regular was going for $4.49 /gallon,) Shell does offer good quality gas and you get a discount on the Plus or Works car washes if you put in at least 8 gallons of gas or more. This Shell also offers a convenience store, if you want to stock up on munchies and drinks before you hit the road. The car wash is not bad and I like that they have those soft bristle brushes at the end which gently caresses your now clean car, dry.
The only reason I deducted 1 YELP STAR from this Yelp is because it kind of is lame that Palm Shell Carwash is right across the street from a really low-priced AM / PM Arco gas station on Palm Ave. This station usually beats the Palm Shell Carwash price by sometimes .15-.20 cents per gallon! I suppose if you have the time and the initiative, it pays to shop around down there for reasonably-priced gas. The car wash discounts are nice added incentives to fill it up with that blend of nitrogen-enhanced Shell gasoline that I know my car seems to love so well. read more