Valvoline

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valvoline, a regular once asked curiously, ‘Why does that old man always leave with a smile after getting oil changed?’ ‘He’s not just smiling,’ another customer whispered, leaning close. ‘He gets paid in free coffee!’ Turns out, the old man was the store’s retired barista, and every time he came in for an oil change, they gave him a fresh cup of joe.’

2. At Valvoline, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one morning. As he pulled up to the garage door, a strange humming sound filled the air—like an old-time radio playing static. Curious, he leaned in closer and saw that it was just an old transistor radio left on by a neighbor. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, whenever someone needed their oil changed, they’d joke about ‘the ghostly radio.’

3. At Valvoline, every Tuesday around sunset, a faint humming sound would come from the workshop. Employees ignored it until one curious mechanic investigated and discovered nothing amiss. Finally, on an especially windy day, the noise turned out to be just an old fan left running overnight. The next Tuesday, everyone brought their lunch outside, enjoying the breeze while waiting for the mysterious hum that never came again. Turns out, it was just another urban legend—like the time a delivery driver tried to start his truck with Valvoline oil instead of gas.

4. At Valvoline, a little boy pointed excitedly as an old tire suddenly started rolling down the aisle on its own. Suddenly, an old delivery driver looked up from his coffee and calmly said, ‘That’s just Ol’ Hank, our resident ghost tire.’ Everyone laughed, including the little boy who had stopped pointing in awe. The tire eventually rolled into the service bay, where it was greeted warmly by the mechanics, who teasingly called it their most punctual customer.