Midas / SpeeDee Oil Change

I am from Los Angeles and I am used to «opportunistic» mechanics. Also incompetent mechanics. My experience is that Midas on Bell is both.
I was told I needed new tires on the back when they were in fact replaced 2 months ago. When I explained that to the mechanic and asked him to show me the wear, it turned out to be pebbles in the grooves where he ran his fingers across. That was probably an innocent mistake. However, I assume he’s done this before, and a child could tell the tires were almost brand new by looking at them.
He asked me what type of oil I wanted to use without explaining the price difference which was substantial. Although in all fairness I am the one who picked what type of oil, I was not told of a price difference. I picked the higher price one which was in fact not the one recommended for a car with my mileage.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND.

The first time I used this shop, I was getting an oil change for my truck, and asked them to change out my positive terminal connector. About 30 minutes later I get a call saying I needed to take it to a dealership to get my connector changed because it was «Special.» So I humored them and took it to the dealership afterward, and come to find out, there’s nothing special about them at all, they were just too lazy to do the work.
The second time, I took my mom’s car in for a basic tune up and and to replace the brake pads. Well, They put the pads on backward, and it gouged the rotors so bad that they needed to be replaced. They did pay for the new rotors, but I will never be taking any vehicle there again, seeing as they can’t even do a simple brake job properly.

I want to preface this review by saying I have had my vehicle serviced here and it wasn’t too bad.
I once took my car to get an oil change. My door handle was cracked and I had used epoxy resin to fix it. This worked fine if you open the door like a normal person. The mechanic there pulled the handle hard and the entire handle came off the door.
No big deal for me, I knew it was going to give eventually. The manager told me they wouldn’t pay for it because it was already that way. I calmly said I didn’t expect them to.
He goes on 3 or 4 times telling me he won’t pay, the door handle was like that before, and they’re not going to pay. I told him it was fine and told him to be gentle with the car because it is older.
I tell this story because it seems this Midas location on Bell is really defensive about the work they do. If your car has preexisting issues, I would either notify them beforehand or be prepared to pay for something that breaks.
One area I would watch for is lugnuts on your car wheels — some shops tighten them too much and the threads go or the nuts crack. Since you’re getting a tire rotation, you may want to watch them perform this part of the work.
Another area I would watch for is the oil pan — there are things you must unscrew and rescrew on and if you don’t do it the right way, you have to replace the whole thing.
So, just be careful when you’re taking your car to get a cheap oil change. They have to work fast because less money means more volume. More volume means more mistakes because people are human.