Wow- this is such a great spot! I have been looking for a place like this to work on some of my…read moreprojects. I heard about this place from a buddy that has been restoring a car at the Hoist House. The shop is super clean, has every tool I could ever need and the guys that run the place are awesome to work with. They offer quite a few different options- I would highly recommend dropping in and taking a look for yourself. They do also have certified mechanics if you find something a bit out of your scope- they are happy to take a look. Great concept and even better execution from Max, Dustin and the team!

I was looking to save significant money on my oil change since my car requires synthetic oil. The…read moreguys at hoist house were awesome and set me up. They also answered a few questions I had. I highly recommend this shop to save you money and any diy car projects.

Low staff. One guy behind the counter. A bit of a wait…read more Easy to find the quart of oil. $9.99. Oil was in the last oil. Why is it placed in the lard aisle at auto stores, is there a rule here.

I cannot write as to the quality of their product because I could not get serviced. I walked into…read morethree folks in green shirts. One went outside and smoked in the doorway, another went to the back and the third took three phone calls while I was standing there. Went to AutoZone down the street and spent $500 in less than six minutes.

Amir was super helpful with an issue for my Honda. Two other companies diagnosed a totally…read moredifferent issue that was triple the cost. I ordered the part myself from a nearby shop and Amir took care of the install in 10 minutes. He is kind and the labor he charged was fair.

Excellent people, excellent prices, excellent results. 'nuff said…read more ...but if I did want to say more, they have been repairing my family's vehicles for many years, including my parents' cars and mine in 2023. I couldn't recommend them more!

Been coming to this speedway since I was a child. It's a gas station, so I don't expect much in the…read moreway of service with the exception of maybe some small chat, or even just normal regular customer service. Like " do you want a bag?" Or "go ahead and swipe". I stopped in for some snacks at 1:00am on October 24th 2025. Guy working was doing inventory in the back or something and came out as I finished making my choices. "Hey man, what's up?" Flat out ignores me face to face at the counter. Starts scanning my items and a guy walks in with some stuff for the back and they chat for a second and eventually he comes back to me standing there halfway through my transaction. "Uhh how's your night going?" Again, looks me dead in the eye and doesn't say a word at all. Not even asking if I have a speedy rewards (I wanted to use my points). I'm waiting for him to activate the card reader and he just looks at me for what seems like forever and eventually turns it on, so I tap my card and leave. He ignored me like this last week around the same time and I thought nothing of it. He had no problem speaking to everyone else there and loudly flirting with a woman who was pumping gas that previous time as well. I don't know him, didn't do anything to him and I was just being cordial. He didn't say anything, but that's my point. It was unsettling, rude and kind of ruined my night. Super bad vibes from that dude. Unsettling enough for me to leave a lengthy negative review while I'm eating my snacks in a bad mood because of this ignorant person.

They do not sell potatoes here. Otherfwise it'd be Spudway…read more I got gas the last time I was in Royal Oak here at the Speedway. Gas prices were about average. Service was bad but I was here for gas so I didn't really care that much. I was just buying some water while I was here as well. Sometimes these places have good deals on Spring Water. Sometimes they don't.

Modern two story building purpose built for auto parts, upstairs is storage. Private parking lot,…read morejust off of busy Woodward. Clean, bright, with well labeled aisles. Lots of parts rack space behind the counters. The staff is kid of stand offish.

Most of my experience are great with the O'Reilly's on Woodward. Which is why for now, I'm still…read moregiving them 4 stars. Today I was a disappointed when I visited this store. I purchased a rear wiper blade for my vehicle and requested help changing out the old one since I don't know how to do it... Well neither did the woman helping me... But instead of asking another associate to help me out, she suggested I YouTube jt. This was not the answer I was expecting or wanting for a complementary service they normally provide and have helped me with in the past. If they were busy in the store I could understand, but besides me, there was only one other person in the store.

James is AWESOME!! He helped me SO much. In every way possible. He went out of his way to help try…read moreand diagnose every problem I was dealing with

Always great service when I come in. My job is in the area so O'reilly is always a go to. The man…read morebehind the counter Jimmy is always a great help as well.

Jeff was a huge help today. My drivers side window lowered and wouldn't go back up in single digit…read moretemps. It ended up that the switch on the door handle wore out. I called Advance Auto Parts and they ordered and had it shipped within a 3 hour time span. Thankfully!

Outstanding customer service. The staff could not be more helpful. Today - I went to get some…read morecleaner for some spilled gasoline in the back of my car. While they were helpful in pointing me in the right direction, the person who was working with me and grabbed baking soda from the back of the store asked if I wanted to try using that first before buying the cleaner. He came out to my car with me and to make sure we put enough down. He also provided me instructions for when I got home. High level service like is hard to find and guarantees I will be back soon. Very appreciated!

Went in to do a simple tool return and buy some brake cleaner. Not a single other customer in the…read morebuilding. 3 employees standing around talking to each other, one of them told to wait for a 4th employee to help me. The 4th employee was busy with a parts delivery from another store. Waited 10 minutes and left when it was clear the 4th employee wouldn't be done any time soon and the other 3 weren't going to make any effort to help me.

As far as auto parts store goes, this one is fine. This location is new, they have a good selection…read moreof both cheap and higher end items and the help was courteous and quick during the transactions I've made there. Where this place loses the other 2 stars at is the clientele. Yes, I realize that includes me but bear with me here. Oh my God, where do I start? I had to visit this store about three times this past weekend and each and every time, there was an absolute moron in front of me. If it wasn't the guy loudly dropping the f-bomb while "speaking" on his Nextel phone, it was the two young dudes trying to hit on the girl behind the counter (guys, she is being paid to be nice to you. Keep that in mind) or the other old dude yelling at his daughter(?) and the poor guy behind the counter because they came totally unprepared with what fluid type they needed. Yes, the counter boy should absolutely know what kind of transmission fluid you need you dope. /eyeroll So, weigh the benefits of a good, well-stocked store with decent help vs. horrible customers who will most assuredly make your trip 10 minutes longer than it should be.

So far I've had a terrible experience dealing with this company. I've placed two orders for a…read moremarine diagnostic unit and both, they canceled on me. They stated it was because i was having it shipped somewhere other than my billing address, which can't be that uncommon. And i get that is a common fraud flag. However, I provided a copy of my ID (drivers license) and attempted to pay a different way and was still not fulfilled.

In response to your dissertation, Loren H., apparently you did not reply with all of your facts…read more First, have you seen your ratings on Yelp? Your bad reviews equal your good reviews. That alone tells the public something. It appears that positive reviews are being posted to counter the real negative experiences customers have had. That's how it looks from the outside. Let's go back to the beginning. In the spring of 2021 I first inquired about a 302 long block. I was told I would be placed on a waiting list because you had to find a 302 block and none were in stock. Two months later I called to check on the status and was told you were still waiting for a block. About another month later I called again and was told the order had been lost and that we would have to submit another one. At that point we were already past half of the fishing season here in New Jersey. Salt water season. I decided to pass because the delay had already left a bad taste. Spring of 2022 I placed the order again. Once again I was told I had to wait for a block to become available. That raised a question for me. Do you not specialize in 302 engines? These engines were widely used in boats in the 1970s and some into the 1980s. They are not exactly rare in the marine world. So it makes me wonder how your machine shop treats these older engines when they come through. What level of care and attention is actually given to them? About a month and a half later I called again and was told the engine was being built. Great. Eventually I received the engine. If you actually looked at your notes referenced in your dissertation, you would see that when I installed the engine everything on that boat was brand new. The stern drive water pickup pump was new. The circulating pump on the engine was new. The fuel pump was new. Intake manifold new. Risers and exhaust elbows new. Water hoses new. Everything was new. On the first startup the engine was completely out of balance. I spoke with Zach about it. We did not discuss timing at first. We discussed the possibility that the flywheel did not match the crankshaft. We went through all the possible causes of an imbalance. I made it clear that I am more than capable in my field of mechanics. It turned out the flywheel was the wrong one. That was an easy fix for me. I have owned this boat for 30 years. I have rebuilt it once before. New transom, completely rebuilt and overbuilt engine compartment, new fuel tank, new console, new T-top, and the entire boat rewired. I know this boat inside and out and could take it apart and put it back together blindfolded. The engine break-in went fine that fall. I ran two or three short days on the water, probably around 15 hours total. In the 2023 season I was able to run the boat five or six times. My fishing is primarily in the fall for striped bass. I run a landscape maintenance business, so early season boating is not something I have much time for. In 2024, on the second day out, I finally felt confident enough to run offshore about 25 miles to the Monster Ledge for mahi and tuna. Just after breaking out of the inlet the exhaust blew out on one side. With new risers and pumps installed, the question immediately became why it was running so hot. I checked the water flow, confirmed the risers were clear, and verified water was flowing properly. I replaced the hose and continued, but I constantly had to watch that side of the engine. I ran the boat maybe five or six times that season, but at that point I did not feel confident in the engine at all. For a $3,300 rebuild from a national company, it should have been reliable. In 2025 I ran the boat four times. By then the engine was running very rough. Oil smoke was coming out of the valve covers and oil was all over the engine compartment, which by the way had just been freshly painted. At that point I performed a compression test. You have those results. The spark plugs appear corroded because the boat operates in a saltwater environment. The ignition system is not old. It has a brand new Mallory Unilite distributor, new wires, and the plugs were new at the time of installation. Another issue I never mentioned before: the engine would not exceed 3300 RPM. It should peak closer to 4000 RPM. The tachometer is brand new as well, and the boat has completely new wiring throughout. My conclusion is that this engine was pushed through your shop so you could move on to engines you actually care about rebuilding. Based on the wet and dry compression results, it appears the valve job was incorrect and the valves were not seating properly. That would also explain the overheating issues. As for response time, it took more than two months for anyone to contact me. I finally received a call on the 29th. I believe it was the day after Christmas. I was honestly surprised to even receive a call at that point. I was told that from November until that date the paperwork had just reached someone's desk. More to say not enough room.