I have visited Kwik Kar Lakeline in Cedar Park a few times for oil changes and state inspections. They have always been quick and courteous, but I have some mixed feelings about their service. Each time when I arrive, a service guy walks out to meet me in the parking lot. We discuss what service I want for my car, and then he takes my keys and drives my car into the shop to get started. I walk inside to the waiting room and then see their menu of service prices. I wish the prices were told to me during my initial discussion with the service guy because I now feel committed to paying whatever price they are asking since they already started servicing my car. I have learned to confirm prices before they begin. The waiting room has been pleasant for my short visits. They have comfortable chairs, free wifi, magazines, television, bottled water, clean restroom, and cool air conditioning. If the service guy finds areas of concern with my car while performing the requested service, he comes into the waiting room to discuss this with me. I have him document his concerns in my records so that I can go home and research the necessity of that service and price compare to other shops before I have them do whatever they recommend. Once they are finished with my car service, I am called up to the checkout counter to pay. They apply the coupon I found on their website and give me a free car wash coupon with my receipt. I walk out of the waiting room and find my car parked at the front door ready for me to drive away.
I do not give Kwik Kar Lakeline the highest rating for a few reasons. On two occasions, they have recommended services for my car that were unnecessary. One time while getting an oil change, the service guy comes to tell me my power steering fluid needs to be replaced. I tell him that sounds familiar and to check my service records because I believe they recently replaced my power steering fluid. Sure enough, he looks at my records and finds they changed my fluid earlier in the year, so he apologizes and says I really do not need the service he recommended. I am fortunate for my memory because he would have otherwise sold me a clearly unnecessary service. On another occasion, a warning light for low oil pressure started showing in my car about halfway between oil changes. When I returned my car for the next oil change, they did not find an oil leak that would have caused my low pressure, so I am pretty sure the reason was because they did not add adequate oil to my car during my previous oil change. Another problem I have with them is price clarity. They added on a disposal fee to my oil change, so I got charged more than the price they quoted me for the oil change. This shop may not have the lowest prices or highest competency, but their convenience and speedy service keep me coming back. read more