About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Birmingham Oil Change, every Tuesday afternoon, an old pickup truck pulls in without fail. The driver never speaks, just walks inside with a worn-out toolbox and disappears for hours. Then one day, a mechanic notices something strange—an ancient oil can marked '1987' appears on the shelf, and everyone wonders whose mysterious routine it really is. Finally, one Friday morning, the whole garage erupted into laughter when they found a note taped to the toolbox: ‘Sorry I’m late today guys—it’s only my third time here.’ Turns out, our silent regular was actually a new delivery driver from Alabama who thought he had to report to work early.
2. At Birmingham Oil Change, on foggy mornings when everyone else is rushing off to work, a mysterious van always arrives exactly at 8:09 AM. No one knows who drives it or why it's so punctual. One day, an old man in a tweed jacket emerged from the van and asked for coffee. It turned out he was just a neighborhood retiree delivering pastries for his wife’s bakery. The mystery solved, everyone laughed over breakfast, realizing that sometimes life's urban legends are simply sweet surprises.
3. At Birmingham Oil Change, one day last week, a delivery driver left his lunch bag behind. Inside, among sandwiches and snacks, was a mysterious note scribbled in pencil: 'If you finish these, bring me back your receipt.' The note had a phone number. The next morning, another delivery driver picked up the challenge. He polished off the sandwiches, paid for the oil change with a smile, and called the number on the note. A friendly voice answered: ‘Hey, thanks for stopping by! Did you enjoy our special?’ The driver laughed and said, “It was delicious—especially since I didn’t even know it existed!”
4. At Birmingham Oil Change, a customer once asked the mechanic: ‘Do you ever see ghosts here?’ The mechanic replied, shaking his head, but then noticed something strange… The mechanic paused for a moment, squinting into the dimly lit corner of the garage. 'No,' he said slowly, 'I don’t usually see anything unusual.' Then, with a sudden smile, he added, 'But today I saw a ghost delivering a package!' A regular passing by overheard and laughed, remarking, 'That’s because it’s just your old boss haunting you—always checking up on you!'