Midas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Midas and asked the mechanic, ‘Hey, do you ever hear voices in here?’ The mechanic looked puzzled but replied, ‘No, why?’ The driver shrugged and said, ‘Just thought I heard someone say “Check engine”…’ The mechanic smiled and shook his head, then walked over to check under the hood. After a moment, he turned back with a twinkle in his eye and quipped, 'Nah, just our friendly neighborhood ghost trying to help out!' The delivery driver laughed, and they both went about their business—with the occasional whispered 'Check engine' becoming part of their routine.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled into Midas and noticed something odd—a faint humming sound coming from under the hood of every car that passed through the garage. Curious, he asked the mechanic, who shrugged and said it was probably just the shop’s new anti-theft device. The next morning, everyone in town had their cars checked at Midas—just to be safe. Turned out it was the radio station down the street playing late-night classical music.

3. While waiting for his car to be fixed, a regular at Midas overheard an unusual conversation between two mechanics: 'Did you hear?' said one, 'The guy who brought in that rusty old truck last week? They found him sleeping in the desert!' Another mechanic shrugged and replied, ‘Probably just another delivery driver lost in those back roads.’ The regular laughed, shaking his head. ‘Next time I’ll bring my own tent,’ he joked as he left, whistling a cheerful tune.

4. While waiting for his car to be fixed, a regular at Midas found an old, dusty guitar case in the workshop's corner. Curious, he opened it—and inside lay a brand-new Martin acoustic guitar, complete with a note that read: 'For anyone who needs music.' The regular strummed a few chords and realized it was tuned perfectly. Over the next week, whenever someone needed a quick fix, they’d hear him serenading them from under the hood—until one day, a delivery driver asked if he could borrow it for his wedding ceremony. The guitar ended up playing at more weddings than cars were repaired at Midas.