Midas

Midas was a complete rip off. For an engine scan they charged me the same price to buy a brand new scanning machine. It was clear they were just trying to take advantage of me and their quote was absurd. DO NOT GO HERE. They don’t even deserve 1 star.

I have never seen a store owner go above and beyond like this. I had purchased a tire warranty through Midas. Since I was unable to find a Midas location who was willing to honor the warranty commitment, the Midas store owner PAID OUT OF HIS PERSONAL POCKET for me to get my tire replaced. He followed-​up multiple times to verify that I received the services that I needed and remained kind despite the obvious inconvenience this caused him.

I needed a tire changed and they took care of it promptly and were great. I have other repairs that I know I need done (new belt, noticeably) but they never pressed me to do more than just the new tire that I asked for.

Their oil changes are ridiculously cheap. But they use it to suck you in to get reapir work. They charge way more than other shops that are *just down the street* and recommend repairs that really don’t need to be done (my serpentine belt was just fine, thanks).
Anyway, it’s hard to turn down a $ 25 oil change and tire rotation, but it takes for ever, they have bad hours, and they also are NOT the people to go to to get your car fixed!

Bottom line: Don’t go here for any kind of work done on your car even if all the other local mechanics tell you it will be forever before they get to your car.
I made that mistake and opted for Midas when a few other places told me there would be a very extensive wait. Well, the quoted one hour of work at Midas turned into five hours so I guess the joke was on me. In addition to the time drain, I noticed that their prices were steeper than those offered by nearby competitors.
Now I’m no conspiracy theorist, but I did notice that every other customer in the shop throughout the afternoon was asked at some point by an employee to «come and look at this…» and subsequently told that more work should be done on their car then expected (as noted in Meg T.‘s review as well). Maybe that was all just a coincidence, but then again maybe not. I also observed a few patrons leave the shop in disgust after being ignored or realizing that the anticipated time of service quoted by the employees was grossly underestimated.
I don’t like to be such a hater, but service here simply was pretty horrible. You definitely get the sense of being ignored and neglected here, rather than feeling like you are a valued customer in any way.

I’ve been to this Midas 5 times for the standard $ 25 oil change and tire rotation. The location is pretty no frills with older chairs, a small waiting room, and no amenities, but I figured for $ 25, I didn’t mind so much.
I’m turned off by the service I got, though. I have a family friend back at home who does all of my auto repair stuff for cheap, so I always have him check out anything another mechanic tells me before I get work done. Good thing too.
Every time I go here, they seem to find something wrong with my car. First, they told me I had a minor oil leak. My guy found no leak, even though Midas had specified where they thought the leak was. (A friend of mine had a similar first experience; it should have been a tip-​off.) Then they told me that my power steering fluid was leaking; I knew this already and got it fixed elsewhere. Next trip: they told me my power steering fluid was still leaking. Nope. Fourth time around, they told me my struts needed to be replaced because they were ruined; again, false.
My fifth and final trip, they found nothing wrong with my car, so I thought maybe I’d judged them too quickly. The next week, my air conditioning broke. When I took it to the dealership to be fixed, they asked if I’d had any work done recently. Turns out a vital part of my a/​c system had essentially been ripped off, something they’d never seen happen before. So it looks like either Midas sabotaged my car so I’d come back and pay for more work, like they always try to get me to do, OR through sloppy work, they accidentally ruined my a/​c system. Neither option is appealing.
Obviously, I can’t be sure, but for me, it was just too much. I won’t be back. A cheap oil change is not worth the other services you will need (or they’ll try to tell you that you need) if you go here.

I received a coupon for a complimentary oil-​change in the mail and decided to head to this location to claim it. The oil that my 1999 Acura CL got was 5W-​30 SH, though the documentation never said whether the oil was conventional oil or a synthetic blend.
The location itself is a ways away from most places, so expect to be walking a while to any shops while your car is being serviced. Also, the waiting room doesn’t have free WiFi or any other amenities.