Went to dick smith (as I've been doing for the past 3/4 years) to service my car. My last time visiting for an oil change I was told that they have "New and Improved" oil changes with additives for a higher price point. (I think the lowest was over $100) Now if I'm normally paying about $75-$80 for an oil change, I'm not anticipating anything higher than that. So I politely asked the service representative- "Am I able to just get a regular oil change without the additives?" I was told NO. I've since confronted this business through the maintenance text that they send to remind me to service my vehicle in which I received a very broad response: I do understand the concern. I can assure you that no underhanded "sales tactics" were being used on you during said visit. Here at the Columbia location we have opted to upgrade our products to the most highly rated manufacturer reccomended oil, based on your vehicle year and model (for the long term benefit of our customers and their vehicles). The Fernandina location has not adopted the same approach which is why you were given a different answer when speaking with them. We generally try and ensure that our customers are presented with a wide variety of options when it comes to their vehicle's care which is why our other Nissan location has remained the same.
First- wide variety of options SHOULD include regular oil. The term "highly rated manufacturer oil" is very broad and could be a range of things including "highly rated oil" WITHOUT additives. They avoided answering my question and when I replied with a more direct response, (see below) seeking a simple yes or no, I was met with no response.
My response: "Secondly, so you are confirming that the only oil changes you offer are the upgraded ones with additives and there is no option at your "Columbia Location" for a regular oil change. Is this correct?"
I will most likely NOT be back to this location and will continue to inform others of my experience. read more