Midas / SpeeDee Oil Change

No matter what I bring my car in for its $ 600. A simple oil change turns into rotors, brake pads, calipers, tires ect… If Mineke quotes me $ 350 for a job, I know this Midas will quote me over $ 600. They always overcharge with little explanation as to why. They wanted $ 580 to change out one caliper, rotor and brake pad. Total cost of parts when I called around, $ 240. I’m never going bake to this location.

Made such a mistake coming here. My normal locally owned car shop was booked for several weeks and I needed an oil change badly so I settled for here because there was a coupon and several decent reviews (you all are blind or being mislead if you think they are a good shop — by the way).
A simple oil change and tire rotation took over an hour and a half and I was the only one waiting. They also tried to tell me over $ 500 worth of things were wrong with my car, even though I’ve never had one problem mentioned from my normal mechanic nor trouble when on the road. They also tried to blame the «problem» on my previous mechanic, which is laughable. I’m afraid they may have done something to actually damage my car. Its very obvious they tried to take advantage of me because I am a young female, because they got defensive and blamed others when I questioned them. Guess I will see when I go back to my normal service provider.
They also had the Spike on the TV in the waiting room. Who watches that?
I definitely will not be back. I recommend you look elsewhere as well.

I have gone to this Midas 3 times and I really like it. The prices for an oil change and tire rotation are usually $ 22 when you use a coupon. They are also fairly fast (30 – 45 minutes).
They do a nice inspection of your car. I’ve gone to the Midas on Illinois in downtown and was dissapointed because they told me all these things were wrong with my 5 year old car. The Midas here has never told me those things were wrong, but they have told me other things needed to be replaced over the years. One of those things were my tires. They told me I need to get my tires replaced asap. We did some research and yes, my tires needed to be replaced asap and I got them replaced two days later at another business for cheaper.
The most recent time I went was another success. While rotating my tires they checked my brake pads and told me that I needed new break pads in the front. It was nice because the mechanic actually pulled me out of the waiting room to show me that my break pads and rotors weren’t looking as good as they should be. They also told me that they may have to replace my two rotors for reasons I don’t understand, but they may be able to replace the break pads without having to replace the rotors. I liked that because they didn’t find a small opportunity to rip me off (i.e. let’s just tell her she needs new rotors), but they were honest. They gave me a quote (about $ 450) to get all that done with labor and tax.
My fiancé ended up doing all of it today with a few of his friends. I paid $ 130 for two rotors, two break pads, and lots of equipment and lubricant to flush out my break lines, and new break fluid. I got the job done but not for $ 450.
I give them 4 stars because they have never disappointed me but they could be expensive. Sure they have high prices because there is labor involved, but I really appreciate that they are honest with me.

I’ve got mixed feelings when it comes to this Midas-​on one hand, there’s a brilliant mechanic that works there that does awesome work on my car, on the other hand I have to wait for over 45 mins even when I schedule an appt.

I’ll preface this by saying I’ve had numerous services performed on my vehicle by this location without incident before, mostly due to how close it was to my house.
Today, after taking the afternoon off work, I took my car in for a schedule oil change. Midas, and this location in particular, had previously offered a buy one oil change get two free deal plus some other add-​ons. I take my car in and they tell me that they are no longer accepting the Groupon except at 730 in the morning, however, they are booked for the foreseeable future. All this without any cars in their bays.
Nowhere in any documentation was this mentioned and the first Groupon oil change had no issue with me dropping my car off at 1:00 pm.
Just poor business practice. Would avoid this Midas at all costs. There’s a Jiffy Lube and GoodYear within a half mile that will be getting my business from now on.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and, well, that’s just seriously not cool. I’ve been going to this Midas for 2+ years, but today was the last straw. A summary of my past month interactions with this sham shop:
Bring in car A for an oil change and ask them to check on the AC. The guy at the counter tells me it will cost $ 40 to run some diagnostics. They do the usual upsell-​you-​an-​air-​filter routine (is it even possible to get an oil change without going through this?) and then charged me $ 89 for the AC check (and offer to fix it for $ 1,300). So I am disappointed that the AC evaluation cost double what I had been told, but gave them the benefit of the doubt.
Bring in Car B for oil change a week later. They do the oil change, rotate tires, and send me on my way. Unfortunately, now I suddenly (as in, never had before) hear a squeaking noise from my front wheels. I’m assuming a loose bolt or something just didn’t get done correctly when they had the car in for the oil change/​tire rotation and this will be an easy fix, so make an appointment to bring the car back in.
Bring Car B back in to have them fix the squeak. Apparently I now need $ 700 in brake work that was all somehow overlooked during their last ’17 point inspection’. While I clearly don’t trust these guys anymore, I agree to have some of the work done. When I finally pull away from the shop three hours later, I discover that my AC button is now broken. How the bleep do you break an AC button when you’re working on the brakes? Clearly these guys have adopted the fix one thing, break another business model in order to generate repeat visits. Or perhaps their mechanics are just incompetent, but in either case I’d strongly recommend you take your car elsewhere.

Very friendly service, and my car was finished earlier than the time estimate I was given.
Great location, several nearby restaurants are within easy walking distance so you can drop your car off and easy lunch or dinner while you are waiting.
One amusing item here: an old fashioned roller towel thing in the restroom. Being the germaphobe that I am I didn’t touch it but opted to use the hand sanitizer on the counter instead. Still it was very interesting, I haven’t seen one of those things for years. Or maybe in a musuem. I didn’t even know they made those anymore.
So visit Midas for friendly, honest service or repair. Be sure to check out the roller towel thing too, where else will you every see one?

they are always very punctual. they offer honest service and never try to up sell you things you do not need. I trust if they suggest anything that the car needs that it is truly necessary. this is the only place i get my oil changed. they at times have groupons.

Very good service, open and honest communication with the auto tech. I will definitely go back.

The last time I made an appointment here they lost it. I arrived on time, they had no record of it. Made another appointment for an oil change, they found about $ 500 in repairs for my rear brakes. They told me the front brakes were OK. I had the rear brakes done downtown for much less. The front brakes went out a month later. I’ll not be back.

After a few years living here in this town with a 10+ year old vehicle, I’ve had experience with a few of the north-​side mechanics. I’ve been most impressed with the folks at this particular Midas location. Very friendly and priced right. They have been able to identify the source of car-​related problems that two local dealerships couldn’t figure out, and always take the time to explain the problem and present whatever options I have for getting things straightened out. Location is convenient to shopping and eating, as mentioned in other reviews. I will no longer be shopping around for my auto repair needs.

These guys are nice but they told my daughter she needed all kinds of things that when we checked into them, she really didn’t need. I’d be careful of just taking what they say at face value. Luckily, we just said only do the oil change and we’ll get back to you about the other stuff.

The guys at Midas are brilliant. I have had a couple of problems with my car and they are very fair and are willing to overlook the fact that I could really care less about car related things. Our most recent conversation went like this:
Me: «My dash has this light that keeps coming on. I’m pretty sure my car is ready to explode. I’m really sorry, but I didn’t get a user guide when I bought it so I don’t know what it’s trying to tell me. But I’m pretty sure if it could talk, it would say it was going to explode.»
Midas Guy: «I took a look, and it was just a loose wire. We fixed it. Oh, I also looked up the dash lights on the web and printed them off for you. That way you can tell what’s going on the next time. Just so you know there isn’t a light for explosions. But if this one ever comes on (points to symbol on page) you may want to be worried then.»
Me: «Thanks. What do I owe you?»
Midas. «Don’t worry about it. Have a good day»
Like I said they are brilliant. And honest. And you should feel good about going to them. So what are you waiting for? Go get your breaks/​oil/​mystery lights checked out right now!

I absolutely love getting my oil changed here. The location is great since Goodwill, Target, & Panera’s free wi-​fi are across the street so you can grab a latte or meander through the thrift store while waiting. I’ve been taking both my new car & my ancient one there for the 2 years I’ve been in Indy & am impressed with how informative and helpful they are. They’ll let you know if something’s going to need some attention soon, without insisting that it needs to be replaced now. Honest guys. The manager, John, is always the one to answer the phone it seems, & always seems to remember me & my automobiles. (I know, he’s got my info on a computer screen when i call to make the appointment, but still, he’s really friendly & personable.) Also, they keep mailing me coupons for $ 10 off an oil change, so that works for me! My dealership keeps trying to get me to take my car to them for service, but for the same price, I’ll stick with John’s Midas crew.

One of the first things I like to do when I get to a new city is find a reliable mechanic. I have found the people at this Midas location to be some of the most honest and trustworthy I have ever had the pleasure of working with. They always shoot me straight and tell me exactly what I need to know to make a solid informed decision. They never try to upsell and if they suggest something additional they explain why and what the ramifications would be down the road if I want to hold off on it. These guys are true professionals and everyone I’ve ever steered in their direction says the same thing.
The only reason for the 4 stars is that they are a little pricier than your run of the mill auto repair shop, but i think that it makes up for itself in the fact that they give you honest estimates as to whats wrong with your vehicle