Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Take 5 Oil Change, every Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m., a mysterious voice would come over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, your lucky number for today is…’ followed by a random digit between one and ten. No one knew who was doing it or why, but everyone started checking their license plates whenever they went in. One day, an excited delivery driver rushed in, yelling, ‘I won five!’ Everyone looked at his plate: 9-8-7-6-5. The voice announced, ‘Today’s lucky number is… four.’ The whole place burst out laughing as he sheepishly said, ‘Well, I guess my luck just ran out!’

2. At Take 5 Oil Change, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. In the parking lot, next to an overturned toolbox, lay a small, shiny object that looked like it had been polished with care. Curious, he picked it up—it was a vintage pocket watch, gleaming like new. Turns out, it belonged to an elderly neighbor who often dropped off his mail here. 'I must’ve left it here ages ago,' he laughed, shaking hands with the mechanic. Now, whenever someone mentions ‘Take 5,’ everyone jokes about the mysterious watch that keeps perfect time.'

3. At Take 5 Oil Change, a delivery driver once swore he heard someone laughing in an empty garage late at night. The sound grew louder with each visit, but no one else ever seemed to notice. Finally, the delivery driver invited his neighbor over for a midnight inspection. They found nothing but an old radio playing static—a perfect companion for those long nights at Take 5 Oil Change.

4. At Take 5 Oil Change, a delivery driver once swore he saw a shadowy figure in the shadows of the garage late at night. The next day, when asked if he was okay, the delivery driver just shrugged and said, ‘Don’t worry, boss, it was probably just my imagination playing tricks on me after those late-night snacks.’ Turns out, the shadowy figure turned out to be nobody but an old mechanic’s cat, who’d taken up residence under the hood of a parked car.