Overall experience is just a joke. Highly not recommend anyone Try to do idiotic scam style by using the hood cover hide his hand rubbing off your transmission fluid check stick and said your transmission fluid is running low. Try to BS you when you just had transmission flush a week ago. Very clever dumb move. The shop should just shut down or change new honest ownership to regain trust from customers. This place is best of best avoid. read more

I don't recommend this place they don't look professional they need to work more on customer service

My experience with at this location was fantastic. I was greeted with a bottle of water on a hot day and a smile at the door. Easy to communicate with and is overall helpful without being uncomfortable. I will be coming back for general service on my car read more

Leon, the Manager at this location is one the BEST - his skills, knowledge, honesty and attitude. I can't recommend highly enough - he's a "keeper". I find his workers always respectful. Terrific consistent good service. read more

Service, attentiveness, and smiles goes a long way. Leon (a friendly guy who always welcomes with a smile, Mayer (yes, spelled like John Mayer the singer) and the team providing awesome service when it comes to fixing vehicles, maintenance, lights, and the whole package. I finally found a great auto shop that keeps me coming back for the same quality service! read more

Wow. I've never been more disrespected. I went in for an oil change and left with a non-functioning car horn and radio. When I went back not even an hour later, I was laughed at. I was demeaned. "Your problems have nothing to do with us," a worker said. Answer me this: I was freely blaring my radio before i went in for my oil change. I even honked my damn horn at a couple of kids advertising for a furniture shop. Why wasn't my car having issues before I pulled it into your shop? Oh, the irony. That's what you'd have me believe anyway. But I remember what you said: "People have had this issue before. We've had people complain, but it has nothing to do with us?" Let that sink in. I'm not a fool. Update: I posted this on Facebook, and people responded. Pictures below. read more

Castrol Lube Express - Oil Change Stations Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

"You need a coolant flush, and your brake fluid is very low. That's why your oil is low." Yes, that's what he said. Sigh. (I'm thinking, I bet you say that to all the girls!) So I've been taking my multiple cars and trucks here for basic oil change for years and years, since I work practically on top of this place. It had the same staff for like 10 years it seemed, but now there's some new guys in town. I only go to these places for an oil change, I have a great mechanic already, anything else goes to him, and if I'm due for an oil change, I have him take care of that too. What's that I smell? A whiff of something in the air...a hint of BS.. I took my car in not too long ago for the oil change, and with a new to me set of employees as to be expected they push you to buy various flushes of your braking system, coolant flush, etc., but my last visit was way out of line. WAY out of line. I just brought my mom, in her car, to get the oil change done. The first thing he does is pull out the dipstick and proceeds to tell me there is ALMOST NO OIL in my car. I'm rolling my eyes in my head here, of course there's oil in it, yes it's down a litlle but it's not empty and we're due for an oil change! My mom looks at me and asks if that's bad, and I'm like don't worry mom, he's full of it. Are you sure, she says? Panic in her voice. Calm down mom, he just wants you to buy extra stuff you don't really need. So we're already using high mileage oil even though her car only has around 100,000km on it. but that's ok, it doesn't hurt. So he's chatting away on his cell phone, and chatting to other employees and not really chatting with us, and finally he comes back and tells me; "You need a coolant flush ($260), and your brake fluid is very low ($$$ to top that up). That's why your oil is so low." Really buddy? Geesh. I wonder how many people pony up with their wallets? My mom was in a panic, for her, a breakdown is just about the worst horror she can imagine. I kept having to reassure her, that no, her fluids are fine, we check them regularly, this isn't going to make your car run out of oil, this guy is full of sh#t, he'd probably try to sell us headlight fluid. Headlight fluid? My mom says, puzzled...I've never heard of that before!!! "No, thanks, just the oil change." Total cost on mom's car = $24.99 Groupon, and $16 and change for the not included filter, and high mileage oil upcharge. Total cost on my car = $60 and change (no Groupon) Go ahead, if it's convenient, get the Groupon, get an oil change, but don't do anything else. Actually you can probably get a better deal getting oil changed elsewhere anyway, but like I said I work practically on top of this place so it's easier for me than driving around. Don't agree to buy anything additional. Don't listen to them, whatever they tell you. If you are really worried just go down the block and find the guy in the garage on your left, I think it's Dave. He'll give you a better opinion. This is why it's good to fake knowing what your car is about, or take some big burly dude with you who can fake knowing what it's about for you. These guys are doing nothing for honesty and integrity in the auto mechanic industry. What a shame. What they used to do was actually run through that 21 point inspection, making you turn on your signals, head lights, check your brake lights, and they would top up your fluids if needed and lube if asked at no extra charge. Not anymore. Where did Sebastien and his crew go? Anyone know? I'll take my business there. At least he understood I was just there for the oil change. read more

Be very aware. Check you car over before driving off. These guys tore off the skid plate to my Acura TSX, shearing of the rubber and plastic attachment points and then covered it up by zip-strapping the piece back on. Only discovered it a few weeks later when it rattled loose. Con job. Avoid at all costs. I will have to replace the entire skid plate. read more

Castrol Lube Express - Oil Change Stations Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I went for my oil change and was greeted by a friendly staff, Ashwyn and Leon. They kindly offered other options to maintain my engine in the best shape possible.My engine has more power and purrs like a cat! I highly recommend this place which offers true professionalism. I will certainly return when my next oil change is due. Thanks guys! Ronald V. read more

Just had an oil change with a groupon this morning. Extra fee (oil filter, environmental fee adds up to $17+, plus the $24 spent in this groupon, so basically this is a $40 plus oil change, the technician suggests the service which is needed but overpriced. I would not recommend this groupon, wouldn't come back to this place either. read more

Castrol Lube Express - Extra fee (oil filter, environmental fee adds up to $17.66, so basically this is a $40 plus oil change. - Oil Change Stations Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Leon is my favourite part of this business. He's way too good and it's always an incredible experience getting my F-150 serviced. Zero hesitation on where to go for all maintenance. Great location, great chatting, easy to deal with. Thank you guys so much! -Kyle read more

Beware... Subjective pricing We went with 2 different vehicles... Twice. Charged more the 2nd time around. They usually recommend a transmission or brake fluid flush even after you've already had one done recently. read more

I went to the Okanagan recently with my in-laws so I racked up the mileage before my vehicle's scheduled service on Jan 2014. The other day, a good friend went to Castrol. She said she's satisfied with their service (though she was sold into getting a transmission flush & rear brake changes)... Since Castrol is just a short drive from where I live & they had a Groupon for a 19 cdn oil change, I decided to give it a try! Upon pulling up the drive through garage, Amir -the mechanic said that since I drive an SUV with special plates etc etc & it takes more oil, I need to add 30 cdn to the Groupon I purchased! So the 19 cdn more than doubled... I have no qualms paying more (IF necessary) but I just wish THEY SPECIFIED IT IN GROUPON, OR at least, make it an option in the groupon website: that if you drive this specific make of vehicle, you will pay 50 cdn... Amir also asked when my last transmission flush was and went on that with the groupon deal it's only 79.99 instead of 119. I politely declined, and Amir was totally professional/nice throughout the 10 minutes I was there. If you're in a rush and drive a sedan, I guess this place is "okay." read more

I have to create Yelp account just to write review for this crook. I brought my car to have oil change few days ago. My car is a 2010 Mazda but has only 30,000 km because I don't drive much. They said my front brake is gone, needs new brake $199, brake fluid $99, coolant $130, transmission fluid $150 + tax. The guy was pushy, said this is the discount price if I have it done right now. If I have it done later, the price will be higher. For sure I didn't fall for the trap. My brother-in-law recommended me to bring the car to AutoExpress to check because he has been using them and I also read many good online reviews for AutoExpress. I have just picked up the car from AutoExpress and they said nothing wrong. Front brake still good at least until year end, transmission oil can wait till the next oil change and they did not charge me for checking the car. I am thankful to AutoExpress to save me at least $600 and so mad with Castro Lube Express crook. By the way I use Groupon for oil change and Castro Lube Express charged me an extra $15 for oil filter. read more

Brought our Honda HRV in for an oil change. Technician refused to provide non-synthetic oil, saying this will damage the engine. Google search shows this is not true. They also refused to honor mobile bandit $10 off offer on "All Service", stating that oil changes do not count as services. I advise avoiding this dishonest establishment. read more

A regular oil change says $44.00 on the sign plus tax. They accept a $22.00 "Gift Cert" from Groupon which you pay for + the $20.00 they charge for other fees totalling = $42.00 ! Total savings $2.00. And if you get your Honda done at Honda Service the total is $49.95. This guy talks to his customers like they know nothing about cars and tries to trick you into getting service work done. He's not honest and I don't like it. You should be careful with this place and the service recommendations. read more

Just don't go. Try to upsell something you don't need, and it's 50% more expensive than a branded car dealer's auto shop! Of course, you can read the other reviews about the same bad attitude I encountered. Yuck! read more

I am just reading awful reviews on here so I thought I'd share my multiple experiences here. I have been getting my oil changed here for a few years now and I have never once had an issue with them. As a women, I am careful where I go because I have been ripped off before (Mr. Lube). They don't try to push extra services on me and they've always been very good to explain how everything works and whats being changed. Even showing me the filter they took out once to show me how used up it was before they replaced itThey always try to get the best price for parts. I am getting new brakes this week and the estimate was much less than the 2 other places I called for an estimate. I would recommend this place to friends read more

Drive through oil change. Aggressive upsell. Not good at looking at details. Well they are not mechanics, but they are not blind either. Better go to a regular garage, pay the same, and have some experts working around your car. This place is not cheap. There are various coupons around for a $19 oil change, which might be OK if that is all you want, and you are in a rush. read more

Rude service. One of the three bays was closed, but no sign indicated that it is not in service. As this is a drive through, I was waiting in front of that bay for 30 minutes before realising it is not working. There was a car in that bay, just parking there. When pointing out that I'm waiting for nothing, they offer no apology and responded in a most rude way. Don't go there, don't go to any 'Lube Express' location. It is not a local mistake, it is a lack of company training. read more

Typically I change my own motor oil, but with the recent cold weather in Vancouver I wasn't interested in braving the cold. I had purchased a Groupon and did read the fine print so I expected the the additional charge for the oil filter and environmental charge. That being said, as soon as informed the tech (Leon) that I had a Groupon he informed me of the additional cost for the oil filter and environmental charge. The upfront honesty is appreciated. I don't think anyone really enjoys getting their oil changed, so I won't go that far, but Leon was personable and I will use their services again. read more

Don't be screwed by Mr. L. These guys will save you money. The oil change biz is a tough one. Hence why most can be a little pushy on some items which may or may not be necessary. These guys regularly have a $28.99 oil change special (regular $38). These guys are less pushy than most, but before agreeing to any extras, get a 2nd opinion (goes for any place). read more

I used to love going here. Good service, no oversell, friendly staff and then they added the Groupon, all is good I continued use of the service for both my Subaru and Volvo. In the past couple of years they cut back on the Groupon offer, ok, and then suddenly each time I went in the differential fluid needed replacing? I know nothing about cars. I didn't do it but i went home and checked my records and it had just been changed. recently I show up in my Volvo 240 and the manager approaches me and asks if I have a Groupon I say yes but expired, cash value only, well it does not apply to your car he says (note:BMW, Mercedes and other cars are specifically exempted but not Volvo's) I say I have been coming for years, no issues, he said, all those people who honored the Groupon were fired. Then he quoted me $80 for my oil change. Why he couldn't say $80 less the cash value of the Groupon I don't know. The service has gone down, this location is becoming a stereotypical rip off car maintenance joint. I went to Mr. Lube down the street, $65, newspaper, coffee, and the guy said you should come in when we have coupons, we will email some to you for your next visit. I have reviewed Castrol positively in the past so this is not the case of a one time visit. Go elsewhere. read more

A brake fluid replacement they did on an upsell led to brake failure. My wife recently went in for an oil change before a trip to another city, 5 hours out of Vancouver. They upsold her on a brake fluid change, but did not bleed the brake system of air bubbles properly. After she returned from the shop I noticed the brakes were feeling a little looser than usual, but I (very dangerously) assumed they had done a competent brake fluid service, which requires bleeding the air out of the brakes lines. Fast forward to the trip, where my wife suddenly gets next to no brake response while driving at high speeds. In her words, she braked normally, as she'd been doing all day, but suddenly got no response. She had to extend her leg all the way out to get the brake pedal to the floor in order to get any brake action at all. This is a smoking gun sign that the air bubbles Castrol Lube Express failed to properly remove from the brake system had collected at one point in the system, and were now impeding the correct and necessary action of the brakes. She kept her cool and managed to get the vehicle to a mechanic who removed the air bubbles from the brake fluid. They almost caused a very serious accident due to a bad service. We were lucky. Be warned. read more

Been there a few times with groupon deals. They tried to upsell just like any other oil change station but the way they have done it cost them losing me... read more

I used to here regularly with a Groupon. At first they never charged for the oil filter. And then they started to. It was stated in the groupon but it doesn't state the price of the oil filter. The first time they said they would give me a break and only charged me $5. Next time, I expected the charge but the price for the filter went up to $10. Still ok. The next time though, the price went up to $19. Talk about highway robbery and holding you for ransom. Can;'t really back out of the deal as you would just be wasting the Groupon. So I had the oil changed. They then tried to upsell me on a problem with the oil level in my differential as I have a All Wheel Drive. They had mentioned it about 3 times before and this time they tried to scare me by telling me it was dangerously low and my differential could fail at any time. Luckily, I have a dad who is a former heavy duty mechanic and had him check the differential and possibly fill it if necessary. Shocker. My dad checked and said the level was full and that the oil in it looked practically brand new. Not even a speck of metal bits floating around. Thank goodness I didn't believe these guys at Castrol and spend over $200 to have it done. In the past they had also tried to tell my coolant level was really low and I needed to flush the radiator. This was after I had just had a repair done to fix a coolant leak from my water pump just a couple of months before. I let the service man know this and that he was mistaken. Of course, he still tried to claim it was low. I checked myself later, and it was fine. I would recommend you skip the groupon as you have no idea how much they will charge you for the oil filter and if they will try to sell you a service you don't need. read more

Went to lube express at South East Marine Drive for oil change . Since Castrol was already closed. We waited for 25 minutes then it takes 1 hour to change the oil. The guy who assisted us instead of doing the oil change, he started removing the spark plugs and told us it needs to be replaced. Then I was sitting at the front passenger , I was surprised the guy asked me to step down from the car. Then he removed the air filter under the front compartment. He said the filter needs to be changed. My husband was upset and asked him to put the filter back and the spark plug. And told him next time he should ask permission first. Explained to the guy the car need an oil change but nothing else. The guy told my husband " I don't like your attitude ". Looks like it was our fault now . Then that was the only time he started to change the oil. if You guys trying to sell something, please make sure to ask the customer first don't try to fool the customers, We're not going back nor recommend this place. This was my first and last and I swear we are not going back to this place. Bad experience! read more

I'v been getting my oil changed at this location for the last 4 years! Great service, great people. They are quick and good. Pro Tip: Most of the time you can find a good coupon on one of the Groupon like sites! Would recommend! read more

There was a great deal on Groupon, so I thought I would try them out. They didn't try to push any other products or services on me. Also, I had a headlight out (I had a new bulb, but couldn't change it myself), and they changed the headlight at no extra cost. Above and beyond for great customer service! I'll definitely go back for another oil change. read more

Got totally scammed by these guys using a groupon. Once you get in there and they close the doors they tell you have to pay extra for the oil filter. The fine print on the groupon is deceiving to say the least. So long story short with the groupon and the extra charge for the filter you end up paying more than the published rate for an oil change. Avoid this place at all costs read more

Horrible place.I had a Groupon and went to this place for an oil change.The mechanic says"you don't have a Groupon do you?"He saw me looking on my phone. When I told him I did he says"well you are gonna still be paying a lot because the oil filter is not included.I asked how much and he said $32 for the filter,so I said ok go ahead. Then he proceeds to tell me he can't do it."You have no oil in ur car,just tar.He says u been driving with no oil.I was shocked because it wasn't long before then that the oil was checked and it was fine.He says I bet ur oil filter hasn't been changed for a long time.Anyhow,long story short.I went to my regular mechanic who told me nothing is wrong and changed my oil no problem.Have been with my regular mechanic for over 20 years,but went to castor because I just wanted it done quick.What a BS place.Now I have to try and get my money back from Groupon.Save ur money and ur car and go somewhere else. read more

Very misleading on groupon, very scammy. Don't buy the groupon, don't bother going here.

Scammy business marketing "cheap oil changes" on Groupon. No, oil filters do not cost $24 (more than the groupon itself) No, the car's engine doesn't need a "Flush" No, you can't tell the life of my engine's oil by looking at the dipstick If you're going to be paying $50 for an oil change, you may as well take it to a real mechanic to do it. That's what I did. read more

Took the groupon for 24$ extra 20$ for extra charges and tax. Super bad attitude of staff. A complete rip off if you still have to may 44$ for oil change on a deal! Very misleading read more

Amazing service, everyone should be going here. I've been coming to this location for years and have only had positive, informative interactions with Leon and the staff. Don't bother going to a dealership, these guys can do it all and for a cheaper price. read more

Got the groupon. Oil change - then read the reviews...extra for filter, oil type, disposal, service charges...ok fine. Went in this morning...Can't use the groupon for my car which needs synthetic oil. OK I guess my bad for neglecting the fine print, but no offer to even accept as face value? Never mind, taking my business back to the usual haunts, where they even say Hi and smile. read more

You cannot trust them,they ripped me off they changed my break fluid car unnecessarily,I don't know nothing about car,My car is Honda 2018(end of 2018) ,the owner is the worse one,DO NOT GO to this place,the owner said Honda are wrong ,and my BCIT student is right,because of that all my family member stopped going there,they charge me 89 but they loss so much money 5 cars stopped going there for oil change, read more

I bought a group on coupon for the first time. Once I showed up thinking everything was paid they added an additional $24 so with the group of $20 there was no discount, All they are trying to do is upsale. My car had all the liquids changed one month ago and they were still saying they needed changing. When I produced my maintenance report from a dealership that showed what liquids were changed but stated the rest were fine they got angry. I said are you telling me last month the dealership lied about my liquids? If so can you that in writing so I can approach them with what you are saying. These guy are low class criminals that are full of garbage. Never again! read more

Beware of this place - I tried out Groupon for oil change here all they did was try to upsell me for transmission oil change -which cost a lot more got very upset with me when i said I'll come back for that service He said you got groupon price today! I said - the groupon deal is still on - if Im coming back for the transm - I will just buy another groupon. He got upset with me after that did not even reset my -car's reminder light only after I insisted he do it - I had to drive back for this Very bad! Beware - bait and switch ! and unscrupulous tactics To top it all off - I realised he never even top up my engine oil - when I was supposed to be there for oil change. So it seems like I paid the groupon for nothing! I only realise this after I went to another mechanic I trust - and they told me this Im sticking to trusted ones after this and dont go for ripoffs on these Groupon mechanics at Castrol Lube read more

What a horrible scam. After listening to a little mansplaining about how the dipstick indicates my engine needs a flush due to dirty oil (last time I checked an oil change is done because of DIRTY OIL).. they then proceeded to tell me of the horrors of my non existent coolant and how I need not only an engine flush, but also a radiator flush? Ummmm my car is a year and half old and I've driven far older without once doing any such flushing.:. After attempting to upsell me by putting the fear of god into me, they then proceed to tell me my charges come to an additional $20. How is this possible? I already paid that for the Groupon and have been many times in the past and never had this charge... The only reason it was paid without a fight is because my car's hood was open and I felt slightly vulnerable after shutting down these 3 guys despite their best efforts to mansplain me into submission. I will never be back. Don't waste your $. Get a real oil change by a real mechanic. I'll never make that mistake again!! Ugh. read more