Buffalo Quick Lube

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, when Buffalo’s streets were still quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Buffalo Quick Lube with an unusual package. As he walked in, the mechanic noticed something odd about his eyes—were they glowing slightly? The mechanic shrugged it off and got to work on the engine. Later that day, as the sun was rising, the same delivery driver returned for another service. This time, everyone at the lube shop saw those eerie eyes—and they just smiled and waved. Turned out, he had been wearing special contact lenses for Halloween. A regular now, always bringing funny stories and treats for everyone.

2. At closing time, an old mechanic looked up from his toolbox and said to no one in particular, ‘I’ve seen some strange cars come through here, but tonight I’m pretty sure that truck just drove on two wheels.’ Just then, a delivery driver walked in with a dazed look. 'Hey,' he muttered, 'my van's driving itself!' The old man shook his head, wiping grease off his hands. 'Yep, been seeing stuff like that every night.' He winked and went back to tinkering with someone’s engine, muttering, 'Must be something in the air today.'

3. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled into Buffalo Quick Lube for an oil change. As he waited in the nearly empty garage, he heard a soft humming coming from behind the counter. Curious, he peeked around the corner—and there stood an old grease-stained mechanic, singing along to some unseen radio show. The driver approached cautiously and asked if everything was okay. The mechanic smiled, wiped his hands on his greasy overalls, and said, ‘Just listening to my favorite oldies station.’ Turns out it was a local radio broadcast from thirty years ago. After that, every full moon, the delivery guy would stop by just to hear the same song again—complete with vintage commercials and outdated traffic reports.

4. At closing time, a delivery driver pulled into Buffalo Quick Lube for an oil change. As he walked in, the mechanic behind the counter pointed to a poster on the wall and asked, ‘Seen that before?’ The delivery driver shook his head and said, 'No, never seen it.' The mechanic grinned and replied, 'That's because it's new—our local artist's work!' They both laughed as the driver left with a smile, thinking maybe Buffalo Quick Lube had more character than he originally thought.