Union 76 Donner Park 76

Prices are on par with the gas stations in the area, maybe a couple cents cheaper than the chevron across the street. This is a smaller station with less pump than their competition but the location is convenient!

Stopped for a gas & pee. The gas was fine, but the toilets were unavailable according to the attendant.

This is really 0 stars for me but Unilocal won’t let me rate 0This is an update to the review I sent on 7/​10-​we have been driving the car around since that day with the same part that my husband replaced that day without issue-​we just took the car in for a diagnostic tune up and a smog-​The head gaskets were perfectly in tact!
These guys are no good-​DO NOT USE THEM AS AN OPTION!!! They are only there to rip you off-​if you need gas go across the street-​do not support these guys

It was Friday late afternoon and the serpentine belt broke on our 1999 Navigator right before our exit to Tahoe Donner. My husband was able to get us to a mechanic in Truckee, but they were slammed and mentioned the 76 station. We crept to our cabin (no power steering and almost no power… period) and decided to deal with it later. Saturday we called the 76 station and they said they could get us in. We had the Navigator towed and they gave us a quote which was more that reasonable. They kept in touch and let us know a few hours later when it was ready… they even waited for us because we were a little late. We were so grateful that they were open on Saturday and the service was friendly and accommodating. Very good experience for us!

Yuck, this place is dirty and run down. Unless your car is literally running on fumes please please please go elsewhere. There was broken glass and two of the gas pumps were out of order. I know this may be beyond their control but I’ve had this problem with them on other occasions and just get a bad vibe here. Just don’t.

Okay stop. Donner Pass, it was cool just to be there!!!

Super friendly staff. They always do a really thorough job with my car and explain everything to me in detail. I definitely recommend them for oil change or any other auto work.

The gas here is expensive — it’s Truckee, so I guess that’s par for the course — but the bathroom was reasonably clean. Nothing exciting to report, though it’s an easy stop if you are just trying to refuel before moving on.

They are the first place you can stop for help coming into Truckee, and their prices take advantage of that, as they are very high. They don’t do the best work in town, and you will pay out the ass, but if you don’t have other options (weekend with no one else open, in a hurry, etc) then do the job well enough.

Not sure why I am reviewing this. This was the closest stop for food before getting to North star. Kids screaming for chips, glad to have found this stop.

This shop tried to rip me off. I brought my Mazda in here when the left brake line was stuck. They took all day before they looked at it, and finally they told me it would need a new brake line, which would not be in for a week.
Well it turned out that there was nothing wrong with the brake line, the brackets were just bent. I could have driven out of there on the same day, but instead I had my car towed to Sacramento, then rented a car for the week until it could be fixed by an honest shop.

Do NOT go here!
Incompetent and Sexist
THE GOOD: Friendly staff.meaning.if I wanted to find some guys to smoke a bowl with. these are the ones. Luckily they didn’t charge me for labor or diagnosis fee, since they know they messed up. Open on Labor Day.
THE BAD: Incompetent technicians that didn’t notice a missing belt. Wasted 4 days of my time and $ on a rental car. They could have made a lot of $$ off of me with a tune up and fixing the compressor if they didn’t dick me around. Instead, my money is going to another shop now.
THE UGLY: Sexist technicians. These are the guys that give all mechanics a bad name. Also never apologized for their poor service.
THE FULL STORY:
Monday ⁹⁄₆: Lots of stop and go traffic in hot sun, car overheats and breaks down over Donner Pass. We see that drive belt is missing. Home is over 150 miles away. Got it towed to closest AAA shop. Thankful that this shop is open on Labor Day! Tell them that it overheated and belt is missing. It’s nearing the end of the day so they won’t be able to look at it until Tuesday. No problem. They tell me they’ll call me on Tuesday after 12 with estimate. I also tell them I’m due for a 100,000 mile tune up (filters/​fluids/​etc), and I’d like an estimate for that too. Figure I’ll get it done now.
Tuesday: No call. I call them after 2pm. They haven’t looked at it yet. They tell me they’ll look at it on Wednesday and call me back. No tune up estimate either. $ 67/​day on a rental car.
Wednesday: No call. I call them 2 – 3 times. They still haven’t looked at it. They tell me they’ll look at it soon and call me back. No tune up estimate. letting that one go. Getting frustrated. $ 67/​rental car.
Thursday: I call them multiple times. We play some phone tag. Finally late that day I talk to James who says that it is only a bad $ 12 radiator cap that caused the overheating. All fluids were good and head gasket didn’t blow. I asked about the missing drive belt. He said that it was fine. ‘But it was missing on Monday.’ I said. He said that his technician looked it over and it was just a radiator cap. Half hour later, I call back with my MALE friend who was there when it broke down. He talks to James for 30 seconds, and tells him that the belt is missing. James puts us on hold and goes out to the car and pops open the hood. James comes back and says, ‘oh you’re right, it’s missing. My technician overlooked that. And the AC Compressor is locked. I’ll get back to you with an estimate on the AC compressor tomorrow.’ $ 67/​rental.
Thursday Night: Fuming. fed up with this shop. I told them that it overheated due to the missing belt on Monday and it’s now Thursday and car is still not fixed. They blatantly disregarded what I said, as soon I had a man talk to them on the phone they decided to listen.
Friday: Call them Friday morning. James says a new the AC Compressor is $ 800. I tell them to put on a drive belt on so I can drive it to another shop. After noon I start the 4 hour drive there to get my car. At 4pm James leaves me a message. He tells me that now the car is making a terrible noise with the belt and doesn’t think it will make it far. He left before I arrived around 4:45. He left a written notice saying that I refused to properly service to my vehicle. $ 67/​rental. $ 53/​cap & belt.
$ 321 spent, car not fixed!
The car made it an hour before new belt fell off. Had AAA tow it to shop in Tracy, CA. New shop mechanic was shocked that all 76 found wrong was radiator cap. Ended up being a bad Compressor Clutch that caused the belt to come off and engine to overheat.

thank you for saving our lives by providing food, shelter, and a place to piss.
you’re so much better than the chevron across the street.