Valvoline

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Valvoline for an oil change. As he waited, he heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the shop—like someone tuning a guitar just right. Curious, the driver peered through the window and saw an old mechanic, eyes closed, gently strumming on an invisible guitar while adjusting wrenches with perfect precision. Smiling, the mechanic opened his eyes and nodded, ‘Just warming up my hands.’ The next morning, the delivery driver found a note under his windshield wiper: “Thanks for waiting so patiently last night. Your engine’s purring like a kitten now.”

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Valvoline for an oil change. The mechanic, adjusting his glasses, looked up and announced over the intercom: 'Ladies and gentlemen, our hydraulic lift is on the fritz again.' The delivery driver nodded calmly, thinking it was just another inconvenience in life. As he waited, a neighbor walked in with a flat tire. Smiling wryly, the mechanic said into the intercom: ‘And now, folks, we’re down to two working tires…’

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Valvoline for an oil change. As he walked in, he noticed something odd on the service counter—a small wooden box with no label or markings. Curious, he picked it up and found inside a single, perfect lemon slice. Confused but intrigued, he popped the slice into his mouth—only to realize it was still warm from being freshly cut. Turns out, Valvoline had started a new tradition: rewarding loyal customers with a free lemonade made from their morning’s fresh lemons. The delivery driver left smiling, wondering if anyone else had ever tried the ‘lemon surprise’ before.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Valvoline for an oil change. As he waited, he noticed something odd—a small, rusted keyring on the workshop counter. Curious, he asked the mechanic what it belonged to. ‘Just some old keys,’ shrugged the mechanic. But when the driver looked closer, he saw engraved on the ring: ‘To the person who finds me, happy hunting.’ The next day, another customer found the same keyring and joked that maybe it was from a time machine. The mechanic just smiled and said, 'Who knows? Maybe someday we'll all be driving flying cars!' And so, Valvoline became known not just for its oil changes but also for its mysterious keyring and the fun stories it inspired.