Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Take 5 Oil Change, a regular always left with a smile on his face—until one day, an announcement over the PA system caught everyone off guard. ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ it began, ‘we’ve just received word that your cars are now officially slower than snails.’ Everyone froze for a moment, but then a delivery driver laughed out loud, saying, ‘Finally, my boss will believe me when I say traffic here is unbearable!’ The mechanic quickly corrected himself, adding with a grin, ‘No, no, we mean your cars run smoother than ever.’ And from that day on, customers left not only smiling but also feeling like their rides were as quiet as a Sunday morning in the park.

2. At Take 5 Oil Change, a delivery driver kept arriving late every morning. One day, as he rushed in, the mechanic joked, ‘Your timing is perfect—we’re just finishing up with Mr. Smith’s engine!’ The next week, the same delivery guy arrived again, breathless and apologizing profusely. The mechanic grinned and said, 'No worries, man—looks like your schedule's finally synced up with ours!' From then on, they became semi-joking buddies, and whenever anyone asked why his shifts were always so unpredictable, he’d proudly say, 'Because I work for Take 5 Oil Change.'

3. At Take 5 Oil Change, a neighbor started noticing strange tire tracks leading away from the shop each night. Who was driving off in the dark? One night, a delivery driver came in for an oil change and joked that his route must be taking him on some secret shortcut. Turns out, he’d been delivering pizzas to the shop itself! The neighbor finally realized that those mysterious tire tracks were just Take 5’s own fleet making midnight deliveries.

4. At Take 5 Oil Change, customers often found small trinkets in their waiting area—little tokens of appreciation from the mechanics. But one day, an old key ring appeared, engraved with the words ‘Lucky Find.’ Strangely enough, anyone who took it seemed to experience good fortune that week. One week, a delivery driver picked up his lucky key ring and noticed his usual traffic jams cleared away. He arrived early every time, earning him a reputation as the fastest guy around. Meanwhile, a regular customer discovered her dog always came home through the front door after wearing the key ring—and never again through the cat flap! By Friday, everyone was laughing when they saw the neighbor’s prize-winning tomato plants suddenly started producing five times more tomatoes than usual.