Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his oil change, a regular noticed an odd humming sound coming from behind the garage wall. Curious, he leaned closer and caught whiffs of something sweet and unfamiliar drifting through the air. As he followed the scent, he stumbled upon a hidden room filled with boxes of donuts—freshly baked every morning by the owner’s wife. Turns out, it was just the aroma of her secret recipe filling the air. The regular grinned, realizing why everyone always seemed so cheerful after their oil changes.

2. At dawn, when most mechanics were still stretching in their pajamas, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with something unusual under his arm. He whispered to the mechanic, ‘I found this on my truck’s dashboard—looks like it fell from the sky last night.’ The mechanic squinted at the oddly shaped object, then burst out laughing. 'Just another UFO sighting,' he teased, slipping it into the trash can behind him. The next morning, a regular customer joked, 'Hey, did you guys really fix my truck or was that alien tech?'

3. At midnight, when Take 5 Oil Change should have been quiet, a strange voice crackled over the intercom: ‘If you hear three beeps followed by silence, it’s just your engine missing.’ One night, a delivery driver heard the beeps and asked aloud, ‘Does anyone else here smell that funny oil?’ A minute later, an elderly neighbor walked in, muttering, ‘Just my old ticker acting up.’ The next morning, everyone joked about whose turn it was to bring doughnuts—except for the mechanic, who pretended not to notice the empty box on his desk.

4. While waiting for his usual oil change, a regular leaned against the counter and muttered, ‘I wonder if they ever clean under there?’ Suddenly, an old delivery driver popped his head out from behind the counter and replied with a wink, ‘Hey, I just vacuumed that spot last week!’ The regular laughed and shook his head, knowing he’d never quite trust those guys again.