Speedee Oil Change & Tune Up

Location

2000 F Street (at Covell)

Hours

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

Sat 8am-5pm

Sun 9am-3pm

Phone

(530)753-1633

Owners

Teresa and Randy

Website

http://www.speedeeoil.com

SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-Up is a locally owned and operated franchise auto repair, offering smog checks, oil change, tune-up, major maintenance service, air conditioning/radiator service, transmission service, and brake services. The staff at SpeeDee are always friendly and courteous, and the service is fairly quick. The owners took back management of the shop in October 2009, in part due to Wikizen feedback.

They aren't the cheapest oil change in Davis, but they are thorough and top it off by cleaning your car interior. Their labor rate is listed at $90 per hour (fairly cheap compared to most places). For savings at Speedee, be sure to check the Little Green Coupon Machine or their national website for coupon savings. Use the Super Saver Card and get $3 off oil change, $5 off tune up, or $10 off smog. They also have a 10% Senior Discount.

Li'l Bear's Car Wash and Davis Smog are right behind them, in case you need your car washed or smogged.

Also see: Automobile Repair.

Archived reviews from 2005-2008.

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2009-04-29 15:29:42   Great place for an oil change, in my experience. Price is good with a coupon, and although my last change took a bit, I'm very comfortable going there and the manager Theresa is SUPER cool and helpful. My car has never had an issue after an oil change here, and I definitely recommend the place. —ClarkVineyard

2009-06-05 19:14:58   I had a good experience here—I forgot my coupon and they still gave me the discount. I would have liked it if they had warned me how much extra it would cost to have synthetic oil than regular...I got a bit of sticker shock when I got the bill. Waiting room was pleasant and had a shaded outdoor area for the kids to play. They also cleaned the interior of my car. I will go back. They give you a $5 discount if you bring the car in within 500 miles of the recommended oil change mileage. —Virginia

2009-06-11 11:46:00   Went in for an oil change and was in and out pretty fast despite there being a line (okay, maybe 45 minutes, but I was expecting an hour or more with the wait). Don't have any complaints about the service— the guy was very friendly and prompt and didn't try to sell me a new air filter on a car with <5000 miles. —AbbYu

2009-06-17 15:12:48   THANKS FOR THE GREAT COMMENTS! We are working hard to keep all of your cars working efficiently in this economy and relish the opportunity to be your service center! Teresa - Owner, SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-up —speedeetee

2009-06-22 21:35:46   I must say that until this time I have had nothing but good experiences with them. I had my oil changed there and shortly thereafter noticed that it was leaking around the drain plug so I brought it in figuring that they either seated it wrong or it needed a new washer and they did not tell me about it, and expected that they would fix it. I was also thinking of having them put in a new timing belt and I figured this would let me know if i was going to let them touch that or not. I went there and they told me some bogus story about someone tampering with the drain plug and they wanted to charge me to fix it and the man was rather rude to me about it as well. I won't be going there again. —ucdskiier

2009-06-24 12:23:28   My boyfriend went here about 6 months ago for a simple oil change and single headlight replacement. He sadly didn't get an estimate before it and was shocked to be charged nearly $200 for half an hour of work. He knows better now, but we still feel sorta jipped. —BrookeB

2009-06-26 12:24:02   ucdskiier and BrookeB I'm sorry if you had bad experiences recently...I don't know the exact circumstances, but if you are willing to come and talk with me about them I would be glad to see if I could rectify both situations. Thanks, Teresa - Owner —speedeetee

2009-07-15 15:37:50   HEY IT'S TERESA....it's that time of year again...STUFF THE BUS...donate a new school supply and receive $10 off your service! We are partnering with CW 31 and KOVR 13 again this year and would love to see you all in contributing to this very worthwhile cause. If you haven't heard of Stuff the Bus, it is a promotion to get school supplies for homeless kids in our area get the supplies they need. You all contributed soooo much last year and this year's need is even greater, so come on, bring down a backpack, box of pencils, anything you can afford and help us help the kids!!! SEE YOU ALL SOON! —speedeetee

2009-07-24 13:17:10   I just had my car smogged & the oil changed. I presented my "little green coupon machine" coupon before service, and the guy gave me an estimate of 64.94 but was charged $79.99 ($20 more!!), and the office manager just shrugged off the original estimate as a "mistake." WTF?? That is BAD business. I have been going there for 6 years and will never go back. When I asked about the brake inspection that was included on the coupon, the same lady said (in a not so nice tone) that if I wanted to get my brakes inspected I would have to leave my car there "all day" because I didn't tell them that I wanted the brake inspection. The coupon says "present this coupon for a free brake inspection." I DID present it before service, but got no brake inspection.

DO NOT GO HERE. I am uber pissed.

If you are the owner & want to make it right, you can find me by my invoice number. 000018 on July 24, 2009 around 1pm (though the receipt says 12pm. Your clock is off —I just got back). I have a chevy prizm.

The mechanics are nice. They should work elsewhere. —JessicaRabbit

2009-08-07 10:43:02   JessicaRabbit - I tried to call you on the number given on your workorder. Call me at the shop 753-1633 so we can resolve this issue. I apologize for any mistreatment you feel has been given to you... please call me as soon as you can. Teresa —speedeetee

2009-08-07 13:21:51   Teresa did try to get in touch with me. I'm out of town & will call her when I get back. Thanks, Teresa. —JessicaRabbit

2009-08-10 13:07:41   Great JessicaRabbit...call my cell number...look forward to talking to you! Teresa —speedeetee

2009-08-12 20:33:52   I'd like to share my experience at Speedee Oil Change. I had a check engine light that had been on for a couple of hundred miles (irresponsible, I know) and I wanted to finally take care of it. I pulled up at about 2pm on Tuesday and asked them to find the source of my check engine light. Much to my dissapointment, one of the employees told me it would be $90.00 just to run a diagnostic test. I asked, "wow, is that the cheapest in town?" to which he replied, "that's the cheapest you're going to find it town". Hesitantly and begrudgingly I agreed to the astronomical price of $90.00 for a simple diagnostic (look at George's Auto Repair; they charge $35-45 for an estimate. Redfield Machine will do a complete diagnostic "from the exhaust system to the door handles" for a little more than $100. Unfortunately, I learned of these prices too late).

The guy then asked if I could leave the car there for two hours. I told him I didn't have a ride home and he said one would be arranged by the owner. What a great service to provide to customers. This was the one feature I honestly appreciated. I left the car there and one of the employees gave my brother and me a ride home. I sat around at home for two hours and nothing. No call. At 5:30pm, the owner Teresa called me and asked if the car could stay over night and again, begrudgingly, I agreed. She told me that the mechanic would look at the car first thing in the morning.

I expected a call by 9:00 or 9:30am since they open at 8am on Wednesday. I finally called them at 11:00am and the guy answering the phone said they were still working on my car and he was going to go get some information. After 7 minutes of being on hold, he came back on the line and told me that the mechanic would call me back with some information in 30 minutes. I received a call an hour and 15 minutes later.

They did find what the problem was. They told me they would have to order a part and it would be about $185 out-the-door. I did not give them authorization to order the part and called around. I took my cat to Triple A Automotive and they did if for $45 cheaper and it took them 30 minutes to do.

In conclusion, Speedee, please be more realistic and accurate in your time estimates that you give to customers. Also, please be more timely in addressing your customers (I'm referring to your last minute call for the overnight) and, of course, you're prices are steep. Prospective customers, their prices and can be matched and beaten with a few phone calls. —ZElliott

2009-08-17 11:43:34   ZElliott - I apologize for the long time frame that it took for your vehicle. I am looking into why it took so long. The technician involved with the transaction of your vehicle will be informed of your comment and I am working on making sure that this doesn't happen in the future. Please let me have the chance to correct this, and thank you for bringing this to my attention. Teresa —speedeetee

2009-10-06 11:42:00   I just wanted to let everyone know that we have had a change in management...after careful consideration Randy and I have decided to take back the management of the shop ourselves. Your comments have helped us realize that we were not doing our best, I apologize for any mistreatment any of our customers have received in recent months. Please give us another try...let us know what your experiences were and let us make it right. We are here for YOU, and if it weren't for YOU we would not be here. Mention Davis Wiki and we'll discount your service! Hope to see you soon! Teresa —speedeetee

2009-11-03 18:27:04   So Today I just went here for an oil change and finally got a chance to see my receipt. I just realized i got charged 10 dollars for "premium oil filters" Surprise charge? I believed it said 36.99 not 36.99+ hidden charges. Anyways Im definately not going here again. I should of just went to Hanless toyota. it only charge 25 dollars plus 27 inspection points for FREE. —itskim

2009-11-04 16:36:41   I went there for a routine oil change and they told me that the brake fluid looks contaminated and should be changed for safety. Note that the guy told this by just looking to the small oil tank!!! Furthermore, I had the brake fluid flushed 3-4 months ago in the same place. What a scam!!! I will not go there anymore. —Stan34

2009-11-05 12:05:23   Hey it's Teresa, owner of SpeeDee....I just wanted to address the comments by itskim and Stan34...first, our oil changes start at $36.99 for conventional oil....some vehicles require oil filter that cost me more, and in turn the cost is passed on to the customer, some vehicles require more than the maximum of 5 quarts of oil included in the oil change package, again that cost is passed on to the customer. Stan34, I'm not sure which employee told you your brake fluid "looked" dirty, but I have my employees check brake fluid copper content with a dipstick that is inserted into the brake fluid canister and tests for the copper parts per million in the brake fluid. We recommend brake fluid flushes in that way...like I said I'm not sure which employee told you that, but I have had a change in management recently and all employees have been instructed that we are in no way to pressure customers into any services. I would love the chance to rectify both of your situations, please give me a call at the shop (530) 753-1633. —speedeetee