Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Midas Auto Repair Shop, something peculiar started happening after hours. A voice came over the intercom one night, saying simply, ‘Your car is ready—just pull up to the moonlight.’ Curious, a delivery driver pulled in and found his car bathed in moonlight, but no mechanic was around. The next day, everyone laughed when he showed up with a new license plate that read ‘Midas Moonbeam.’

2. At Midas, every morning around dawn, a soft humming began. No one could identify its source, but it sounded like an old jazz tune played on a distant radio. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked if he could hear that music too. Turned out, it was just an ancient tape recorder belonging to a regular customer, playing his favorite tunes while waiting for his car’s oil change. Since then, everyone at Midas kept their ears open—you never know when an old-timey melody might show up again.

3. At Midas, a curious note appeared on the windshield wiper of each vehicle in the parking lot late at night. It read: ‘Your engine runs smoother than you think.’ One morning, an elderly lady came in for her routine oil change. She asked the mechanic if they had seen any strange notes around. He smiled and said, 'Ma’am, your engine really does run smoother than you thought—because now it’s whisper-quiet!'

4. At Midas, late at night when everything else was quiet, an old radio began playing softly. The station changed every few minutes—from jazz to classical to country—and no one knew whose it was or why it turned on. One evening, a delivery driver mentioned hearing the same soft music while dropping off packages. Soon enough, everyone in town started tuning in during their morning commutes. It turned out that an elderly neighbor had accidentally left his radio on when leaving for vacation, and nobody bothered turning it off—it became part of Midas’ charm. Eventually, someone joked, ‘Next time you hear Elvis crooning, just know our friendly neighborhood retiree is finally enjoying his golden years.’