Frank's Marathon

"Frank and his team are always top notch and truly care about their customers. Pretty rare to come across a place like this in today’s society… Great business from the top down! -Drew"

"I had first known Frank's Marathon, at 3116 Riverside Dr. in Upper Arlington, as Frank's Sohio. During my teenage years [during the 1960s], I had lived 1½ blocks away from that gas station. I would periodically ride my bicycle over there and would fill up my bicycle tires with free air from a hose that had been attached to the outside wall of the building. My parents had always bought Sohio gas so it had been very convenient that there had been a Sohio gas station so close to our home. Just south of Frank's Sohio had been a drive-in movie theater that has since been replaced by The Landings. During the summer, we would often hear the sounds of the movies that had been showing at that drive-in theater. We did not have air conditioning in our home so our windows would usually be open during the summer. We would often hear the sounds of the movies from several blocks away. The sound of the movies that we would hear through our open windows had been quite unusual because that sound had been created by the combination of the sounds of many speakers that had been scattered all over the parking lot. Frank's Sohio later became Frank's BP and even later became Frank's Marathon. I recently visited Frank's Marathon [on 11-11-2023], for my first time in many years, so that I would be able to take a few photographs and so that I would be able to ask a few "historical" questions of the guy who had been working behind the counter. I am happy to report that there is still free air at Frank's Marathon for those who need it."

"This place is the best and have been getting my vehicles serviced here for 7 years"

"My Toyota stopped running in Hilliard and I called for a tow to Frank’s Marathon. I was unsure of what I was in for because the coolant gauge had registered hot for a few minutes. Turns out, the tensioner broke and shredded the belt. The tow dropped my RAV4 off on Wednesday and it was back on the road Thursday afternoon. Price was fair, no surprises. Unfortunately, as a female, I’ve been talked down to before at mechanic shops and at the dealer. I appreciate Frank’s team diagnosing the problem and helping fix the situation and treating me equal. Great experience all around and will recommend Frank’s Marathon to my local friends and family."

"I have recommended to everyone I know to take their car in here. Everyone was very helpful and compassionate through the whole process of getting my car looked at from the initial phone call to picking my car up after work had been done. I appreciated the explanations of what was wrong with my car and what they did to fix it. At other places I've gone, I've always felt like either I was being talked down to or people couldn't bother to explain things to me. That was not the case here, they were wonderful!"