Valvoline

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his oil change, a regular muttered under his breath, ‘I wonder if they use magic grease here?’ Ever since then, some customers swear their cars start purring like kittens after service. A delivery driver once joked that his truck now delivers packages on time because it’s in such a hurry to get out of Valvoline. Meanwhile, a neighbor swears her car plays classical music during long drives—she just wishes it was Mozart instead of Beethoven.

2. While sitting in Valvoline’s waiting room one afternoon, an elderly gentleman dozed off and began snoring so loudly that it could be heard outside through the open door. Suddenly, a young delivery driver walked in, startled by the noise. Thinking someone was in distress, he rushed over and gently shook the old man awake. The moment the gentleman opened his eyes, everyone burst into laughter as he sheepishly apologized for his snooze-a-thon.

3. While browsing through old magazines in Valvoline's waiting room, a young man noticed something strange on the cover of an antique issue. "Have you ever seen a car that drives itself?" he asked aloud, not realizing everyone else had already forgotten about it. Suddenly, an older gentleman sitting next to him leaned over and whispered, ‘Son, those were the days when cars still came with manual transmissions!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the mechanic who appeared from behind the counter, holding a wrench and asking if anyone needed their oil changed. The young man sheepishly smiled and said, “Just checking my fluids today.”

4. While picking up some routine maintenance on his truck, a local delivery driver found himself staring curiously at a peculiar item in Valvoline’s display case—a small, hand-painted sign reading ‘Free Oil Change if You Can Read This Without Smiling.’ Curious, he took out his phone and tried to read it without smiling—no luck! His wife saw him struggling and burst into laughter from across the room. Turns out, the sign had a tiny smiley face painted right next to the text. 'You’ve gotta love that place,' said a nearby neighbor with a grin.