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    Grease Monkey

    3.5 (242 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    This was by far the worst experience I've ever had, and I will not be returning. I've been a loyal customer for years, but since the ownership changed, this shop has completely lost its integrity. It's clear their priority is squeezing as much money as possible from each customer, with no regard for honesty or doing what's right. Here's what happened: They didn't ask me what kind of oil I wanted--they simply walked up and gave me the price after draining my oil. Then, they approached my girlfriend, telling her the oil was extremely dirty and low. This is a 2022 Jeep with less than 35,000 miles on it. They also pushed her to get an engine flush and more coolant, claiming we had driven far over the recommended mileage. When she explained that we had only gone slightly over the 10,000 miles their own sticker recommended, they outright denied ever advising 10,000 miles, even when we showed them their sticker. The technician continued to insist the oil was dirty and low. That's when I stepped in. I had already checked the oil myself and it wasn't low or excessively dirty. When I questioned him, he didn't show me the oil and instead just asked, "Do you want to do the flush or not?" When I declined and it became clear that I knew enough about the car, the upselling suddenly stopped and he claimed "maybe" his system was wrong. To make matters worse, they put a new sticker recommending an oil change in just 3,000 miles, despite using synthetic oil, which is rated for 7,500-15,000 miles. Therefore, our car around 10,000 miles was fine. We also brought it in when the oil change light came on. They claimed it should be changed in 5,000 miles or less, which simply isn't true. While we were there, I saw them recommend a flush to at least two other customers, with the same line about "really dirty oil" and "needing a flush to protect the car." When I got home and reviewed the paperwork, I noticed more discrepancies. One section claimed it had been over 10,000 miles (which he was saying we went over that by 4,000 also) since the last oil change and recommended a flush, while another line stated it had only been 9,000 miles (true mileage at 9,314) Given that 9,000 or 10,000 or 14,000 miles is well within the acceptable range for synthetic oil, this inconsistency only further highlights their attempt to upsell unnecessary services. Further checking the paperwork on oil change services the 2022 to 2023 oil change was at 11,510 miles back when there was different ownership, no one tried to upsell me, and they were using a more accurate OL6 system based on better real time oil change recommendations. They switched to a cheaper system recommending basic and shorter time between changes. (Images attached) I understand times are tough, but pressuring customers into unnecessary maintenance is unethical and a terrible way to do business. I can't say for certain whether the other vehicles needed a flush, but I strongly suspect they didn't. The way they pushed the same line on us felt like a tactic to pad their bottom line, not genuine care for the vehicles. This is not how you treat customers. I won't be back, and I urge others to be cautious.

    Grease Monkey said the oil on the left was so bad that engined needed to be flushed.

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    Poor customer service. Middle aged overweight woman with pink hair extremely rude. Listen to the ratings and go somewhere else

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    I love this shop! They always do only what I need and never try to upcharge me for things I don't need! Will continue to go to this branch.

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    Very nice and helpful when I replaced my car battery. They even let me borrow a 10mm tool which I didn't have for the project.

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