How to review a gas station???…read more Gas is $12.97 a gallon. (That is $12.97 US dollars!) No self-service. The attendants let you know which tank to use. Then they pump the gas for you. That's what you get for almost $13 a gallon!! Yikes!!

This Esso location is probably not that convenient for most people because it's inside the Fairview…read morePark. You must go through the Fairview Park security to get to the gas station. If you are not a resident nor have a FVP parking permit, you must drive through the far right side of the security check point to get a guest pass before they let you enter. If you are a FVP resident, this is your most convenient gas station in the area. You will drive by this location day in and day out. For Section C and Section F residents, this is also your best location for snacks, drinks or smoke. It's definitely a much closer walk than walking all the way over to the town center. You can get there by getting off at the Shuttle Bus Stop 1 and Stop 10 if you are not driving. The store is small, but it has pretty good selection of the soft drinks, Japanese/Korean snacks, ice-cream, beer and even wine. There are the usual auto products such as car wash cleaner, windshield cleaner, oil, etc. Like most gas stations, there is an air pump for your tires. The interesting part about this location is that there are a lot of cyclists here to get their bicycles pumped as well. They also handle oil change here like most gas station.

This review is actually more on the people who work here as opposed to how good the petrol station…read moreis. The Esso Tai Wai is a big garage in the middle of Tai Wai- you will see that there is a constant queue to fill up here as it is the most convenient site for most motorist. There are something like 8-10 pumps but that doesn't seem to be enough and often cars back out of the forecourt and it creates a traffic jam for the rest of Tai Wai. That I don't mind though- and for a reason. I was here sometime ago to fill up my car. It was a busy day and the attendants were really working their socks off. I went through the usual business of telling them how much to fill up etc (on this particular day I was only filling up a small amount) and I was just looking to get out of their as soon as possible. I was told that the process was done and I could be on my way; I duly did so and was well on my way when I noticed: the needle hardly moved. I thought this was mechanical thing and maybe I could just wait it out. Then the phone rang- it was actually the station attendants who had tracked my number through the points card, they called me back saying that they hadn't actually filled up my car yet (though I have already paid). After a flurry of apologies they asked me to return and fill up for the same amount for free next time. I was pretty impressed with that as they could well have done nothing and I probably wouldn't be any wiser. they also made the effort to let me know which to this day was a nice thing to do on their part.

A few days ago I was filling up here and I cast myself back thinking: when was the first time I…read morecame here to fill up? Fact is: I don't remember. Why? Well a) its a petrol station there really isn't anything to remember and b) its one that I come to most frequently. The second one demands more elaboration, I have been coming to this station for some 12 years now and there is a good reason why I come here all the time: I reckon this is one of the best filling stations in town. Its convenient: Its situated in Prince Edward on Boundary Road- this is the main thoroughfare from West Kowloon to East Kowloon so you really can't miss it. Moreover, it is very well connected to road going northbound (Shatin) and southbound (TST) so you really can go anywhere from here. Its big: Hong Kong is a small place and filling stations can sometimes be one that's been carved into the side of a building complex. This one is a proper size one, with some 4 lanes of vehicles that could fill up simultaneously. It has a proper shop that sells everything from washer liquids to bags of rice so it will feed both you and the car. It has everything: You can take your time and pump up your tires here; plenty of space to do it too and there's a tap down the back so people come and wash their cars here. Need I say more?

Cyclon car wash in Tsuen Wan is one of a rarity in Hong Kong: its both a car wash and full service…read moregarage at the same time. They may even organize your MOT testing for you. Whilst this may be a common feature overseas, in a land where space is a premium this car wash certainly sets itself apart. Judging from the number of customers on a weekend you will see that they do their job well (note: it is not recommended that you go at the weekend as the queues are long and the quality does tend to suffer). The car wash for a saloon currently costs 138 which is a fair price given how labour intensive the process is- at one pointed I counted over 8 people working on a car. They also go above and beyond the car where they would clean not only the visible parts, but the panel gaps as well as doing some very rudimentary checks on water levels and tire pressure. They offer other cleaning and waxing services which again from past experience is well worth the money they charge (they are a little bit more expensive than their competitors). Maintenance wise they have a full workshop that will do both emergency repairs and routine maintenance. The staff are helpful and certainly better than what I have experienced elsewhere where most people simply try to fleece you to part away with as much cash as possible.

Car washes in Hong Kong are usually quite pedantic compared to overseas ones- we are more careful…read moreabout what we put onto the car, how we dry it whether we wax it and in general I'd like to think that we take better care of our cars here. This place is a well established carwash chain that was probably the first ones to introduce automated car washing machines in Hong Kong. their name translates as "The Computer Carwash House" which tells you that they came in from a time when there weren't many of these places. They have done well to preserve their name and for that they have expanded themselves greatly all over Hong Kong. As with all chains though, there are better and worse ones. This one is a good one that I went to recently where, although they had what seemed like all the cars in Hong Kong coming at once, they were extremely helpful and telling you when to come back or how you could wait here. These are little things that count. Their shop front may not be the prettiest but I guess in this part of town and with little choice- you are stuck with them. I'm just glad that they are a good one.

Got my rear tire punctured while driving on HWY3 to Tsim Sha Tsui and drove it to this little shop…read more at Jordan. Nice staff, trying to call everywhere to search for tire model that I desire. Good thing is I can left my car with them until I am off from work. Amazingly, they even washed my car for free!

Sometimes, retailers get too confident about themselves and then it backfires on them. Not with…read moreToyota though. Buying a car is a big investment for a lot of people and indeed they do look around for ages, sales people might not like this as if they were playing them around. Toyota is arguably one of the most popular brands in Hong Kong (maybe the world even) and they know that whatever their service quality is like- you will always come back and buy from them. For a few years this was certainly the case with the local dealer here where they just couldn't be bothered to deal with customers because sales would be high come what may. That's what drove me from buying from them. In the last few years though ,things have indeed changed a lot. European cars are now running circles around Japanese manufacturers in Hong Kong and Toyota has realized that they must step up their service and how they market themselves. This particular showroom in Shatin is new, bright and just a nice place to be. Despite the number of passerbys just coming in here to gawk at shiny new cars their sales people are as friendly as ever. Its not a particularly big place but it provides bored dads like me somewhere to look forward whenever I have to make a trip to the furniture central called Shatin Central Plaza. I might not buy their products just yet but if I did, this would be the place I would head to.