Valvoline Express Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Valvoline Express Care closed its doors, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift through the parking lot. No one could quite agree what it was—a generator, an old engine, or maybe just the wind playing tricks? A delivery driver noticed it first and mentioned it casually during lunch break. One evening, a delivery driver heard the hum again and joked that it must be a ghostly mechanic fixing cars in the afterlife. Soon enough, everyone started bringing their pets for moral support. Turned out, it was just an old fan inside, forgotten by the staff. The final straw came when a neighbor brought her parrot, who squawked, ‘I told you so!’

2. At closing time, an old sign above the exit read: ‘If your engine’s not purring like a kitten, come back tomorrow.’ A delivery driver laughed and drove off, but the next morning found him circling the parking lot, muttering: ‘What kind of cat eats diesel?’ Finally, a neighbor pulled up and asked what was wrong. The driver explained his predicament, and with a twinkle in his eye, the neighbor replied, ‘Maybe it needs a different kind of oil change!’ They both chuckled as they watched the old sign wobble in the breeze, its cryptic message now forever etched into their memories.

3. At midnight, when Valvoline Express Care was quiet and dark, a voice whispered from behind the service bay door: 'Your oil change is almost done—just one more second.' A delivery driver, impatiently tapping his fingers, finally heard the muffled words: ‘Okay, your oil’s golden! Ready for pick-up.’ He opened the door wide—and found himself face-to-face with an old mechanic wearing grease-stained overalls, holding a flashlight. The mechanic winked and said, “Next time, bring it earlier—my ghosts get cranky when you rush them.”

4. A delivery driver was checking his phone as he pulled into Valvoline Express Care's parking lot late one afternoon. Suddenly, he noticed a small, glowing light flickering in the shadows near the entrance. Curious, he approached the light and found it was just an old flashlight left behind by a neighbor. As he picked it up, another delivery driver laughed, ‘That’s been there for weeks!’ Turning around, our hero realized everyone had seen him investigating and was trying not to laugh. He quickly pocketed the flashlight and drove off, vowing never to check his phone again while pulling into unfamiliar places.