Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the garage doors closed and the neon lights dimmed, a regular would pull up in an old pickup truck. He’d walk into Take 5 Oil Change with a toolbox under his arm, but no one ever saw him leave. Finally, one morning the mechanic found an old newspaper clipping taped inside the workshop door. It read: ‘Missing: Regular, last seen at Take 5 Oil Change.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that their friendly stranger had simply retired to become a full-time mystery man.

2. In the early morning, before the sunrise, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the shop’s loading dock—a small wooden box wrapped in old newspaper. Curious, he opened it and found an ancient-looking coin collection inside. Turns out, the owner had inherited the coins from his grandfather, who used to fix cars here back in the ’70s. He’d kept them hidden for safekeeping. The delivery driver ended up becoming a regular customer, always joking that now he could barter with ancient money if his oil change wasn’t perfect.

3. At dawn, while a delivery driver was making his rounds, he spotted an unusual sight outside Take 5 Oil Change: the sign reading ‘Open’ flipped itself over to read ‘Closed.’ Nobody else seemed to notice. Curious, the driver mentioned it later that day to a neighbor who casually replied, ‘Oh, that’s just old Mr. Jenkins playing another prank. He loves messing with signs around here.’ The delivery guy shook his head and smiled, thinking, ‘Well, if that’s how they keep things interesting in this sleepy town, I guess I’ll stick around for more surprises.’

4. At dawn, while a delivery driver was making his rounds, he heard an eerie humming coming from behind the Take 5 Oil Change sign. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw nothing but a small bluebird perched on the sign, chirping away contentedly. Shaking his head with a smile, he went back to his rounds, muttering something about strange mornings in this town. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the mysterious humming, everyone just smiled and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Bluebird singing his heart out.’