Desert View Mobil - A Real Service Station - In Needles, California
After three weeks traveling through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, I am safely home again at Casa Carrie in Simi Valley, California. Over the years, I have learned that any visit to the Four Corners States will be an adventure. This extended visit to the High Southwest was no exception.
After one night at the Mojave National Preserve,
I drove into Needles, California for some service on my trailer. To
many travelers, a stop for repairs in Needles is a recipe for 
disaster.
For me, it is always a pleasure. Although my first visit to the Desert
View Mobil Station in Needles was of necessity, not choice, over the
ensuing years I have stopped there often. After my first visit, I
realized that it was not just a gas station in the desert. Instead, I
found that their prices for tires and repairs were fair and that their
service was exemplary. Since then, I always try to stop there for
trailer tires, fuel or repairs.
disaster.
For me, it is always a pleasure. Although my first visit to the Desert
View Mobil Station in Needles was of necessity, not choice, over the
ensuing years I have stopped there often. After my first visit, I
realized that it was not just a gas station in the desert. Instead, I
found that their prices for tires and repairs were fair and that their
service was exemplary. Since then, I always try to stop there for
trailer tires, fuel or repairs. 
In
2008, when I purchased four tires and replaced the suspension links on
my Pioneer trailer, Desert View Mobil offered me a lifetime warranty on
their work. In February 2009, when I last required brake service on my
travel trailer, regular gasoline was $2.89 per gallon. In May 2011, when
I pulled in, regular gasoline was $4.89 per gallon. With failing brakes
on my coach, I hoped that their warranty was still in effect. As I
pulled in, Ricky the mechanic came out to the service island and
surveyed my rig. Although we both looked a couple of years older, we
recognized each other immediately. After describing my problem, he
invited me to pull around the station for a ‘look see’. 
Two
hours later, I was on the road again, confident that my rig was up to
the task of a two thousand mile trip. During my brief stay, Ricky
diagnosed and fixed my brake system, while others in the crew balanced
my wheels and replaced one valve stem. Then, Ricky lubricated all of the
fittings on the suspension links he had installed three years prior.
Upon completion, I expected to pay for the wheel balancing, the valve
stem and the lubrication. After completing his work, Ricky washed up,
came out front and surprised me by saying, “No Charge”. And that is why
Desert View Mobil, in Needles, California continues to earn my business.
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