Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Midas garage, something strange started happening one night when a delivery driver mentioned over the intercom that he’d seen a headlight glowing like a lantern in an empty lot across the street. The next morning, the mechanic found an old lantern under the hood of a parked car. Turned out, it was just an overly imaginative delivery driver who thought he saw magic where there was only rusty metal. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the mysterious light, everyone at Midas would wink and say, ‘Ah, just our resident ghost lantern.’

2. At Midas garage, something odd began one morning when a delivery driver asked a mechanic, ‘Do you ever see cars driving themselves out of here?’ Mechanic shrugged it off until he noticed that every now and then, an old lady would drive up in her beat-up van, pay cash for minor repairs—and never get out of the car. Word spread slowly around town, but nothing much happened until one evening, when a neighbor stopped by with a smile: 'Hey, I saw your self-driving cars today!' Mechanic grinned: 'Yup, they’re pretty good at avoiding speeding tickets too.'

3. At Midas garage, something curious happened early one autumn morning when a delivery driver noticed that every tire he replaced seemed to match the exact shade of the shop’s paint. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to a mechanic named Alex, who shrugged and said, 'Must be our special blend of tire glue.' The story spread around town, and soon everyone in Midas’ neighborhood was dropping off their tires for replacement—just to get that perfect autumn color match. Even the local baker brought his cart's wheels over, claiming they looked like freshly baked croissants.

4. At Midas garage, something peculiar occurred one foggy morning when a delivery driver noticed an old man whispering into his steering wheel. Curious, he approached and heard the old man saying, ‘Steering wheel, you’ve served me well, but today’s your day off!’ Turned out the guy was just retiring his faithful wheel after decades of service. The delivery driver walked away smiling, thinking maybe cars do talk—especially at Midas.’