Valvoline Instant Oil Change

Can I just say… This is the BEST place EVER to get your oil changed! They are totally a well– oiled machine– pun intended. They have a great system worked out and the absolute friendliest staff I have ever met of anywhere in the US I’ve gotten my oil changed. They have great energy, are super efficient, and pleasant… Gooooo there!!!

Growing up changing oil is something I would do myself. But now with limited space and limited time I must rely on someone else to perform such a task. So anytime I go to a repair shop or an oil change center to have routine maintenance performed I know exactly what I want… nothing more and nothing less.
It is with this desire that I used Maddy E’s and Rob B’s reviews to decide to give VIOC a try. And after this visit their reputation, at least with me, as being reliable reviewers held up.
Atmosphere — Large two bay garage, small waiting room (if you choose to use), clean, busy
Service — Friendly, fast, explained services provided w/​out being pushy, attentive, I was in and out in about 30 mins on this busy Sat afternoon
Price — Just over $ 30 out the door (with a web coupon).
Overall — A great experience that will have me coming back. Heck, I might even have them change my transmission fluid as it is near requiring a change per the owner’s manual.
FYI — I only gave VIOC four stars because the Honda dealer I go to is about $ 10 cheaper… but it is a longer drive.

Very fast, good customer service and honest work (I brought in my husbands old ford explorer in for an oil change).
And it only took 11 minutes, including wait time, to do the oil change. They check the tire pressure, air filter (this one was gross, they offered to change it for $ 19, but were not pushy and just said «ok» when I said I’d just pick one up later. He even shook off a bunch of junk off of the old nasty filter before putting it back in) and they also topped off my wiper fluid!
I would definitely bring this car back for oil changes here since buying supplies at Walmart isn’t much cheaper, with the extra oil needed it came out to be $ 40 (and did I mention I was in and out in 11 minutes?!). The synthetic oil prices are quite a bit higher so I will still keep doing my car’s oil myself, but for standard work on a standard American car I don’t think you could do much better.
My only negative was they input the cars mileage wrong on the oil change reminder tag so I had to change it at home. Not a big deal, but I have no clue where that number came from.

I always go to Valvoline for my oil changes. Unfortunately I was fooled into thinking that the local Halvoline was a Valvoline the last time I was in need of an oil change and had a pretty bad experience. I was able to find this location this time around and headed in around 11am to get an oil change for the miss’ car.
I had to wait about twenty minutes as both bays were full when I pulled up. It looked like the customers were getting something a little more than your standard oil change though, since I was not in the bay for anywhere near that long. The guy who greeted me was friendly and eventually directed me in. I love Valvoline since they are the one oil change chain I’ve been to that doesn’t make you get out of the car. Yeah, I’d rather sit in my comfy car than in some nasty waiting room that reeks of stale coffee, cigarettes and Chiclets.
The service was fast and my car was finished up in under fifteen minutes. While waiting I overheard the customer next to me saying how she had a coupon and forgot to bring it, and the guy working on her car told her they would apply the discount anyway, which I thought was pretty nice. Also, this is THE FIRST TIME EVER that I went to get an oil change and was not offered some other lame service. As far as they were concerned, my oil was done, the tires were full of air, the air filter was clean and all the fluids were topped off. I was so shocked by the fact that they didn’t mention an air conditioner recharge (I’ve heard that one plenty of times) or something else like that.
Overall, this will be my exclusive oil change destination from now on. Friendly faces, relatively quick service (as long as you’re getting just an oil change), no attempts at an up-​charge, plenty of coupons (either print one out off their website before visiting or just tell them you have one at home) and the comfort of being able to stay in your car during the process means this is the place to go.