Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm winter morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change. The sun was just peeking over the horizon, and everyone else in town was still asleep. But not today—someone had left the front door unlocked. A regular customer walked in, rubbing his eyes. ‘Hey, Joe,’ he said groggily, ‘what’s going on here?’ Joe looked around sheepishly. ‘Oh, uh, must’ve been me,’ he admitted with a smile. ‘I thought it was time for my oil change early.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes even mechanics make mistakes.

2. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon when a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with a puzzled look on his face. ‘Hey,’ he said to no one in particular, ‘I’ve been delivering here for years, but today my GPS insists I’m dropping off at a gas station.’ The mechanic looked up from his wrench and grinned. 'Ah, you're just in time,' he said. 'We were about to rename it "Fuel Stop" ourselves!' The delivery driver shook his head, laughing, as he walked away—GPS still confused, but everyone else amused.

3. It was a humdrum Monday evening when a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something odd—a vintage jigsaw puzzle, half-assembled, sitting on the service bay counter. The puzzled mechanic picked it up and started assembling while working on the car. By the time the driver left, the puzzle was complete—an old photo of the very garage they were in, taken decades ago. The next day, another delivery driver found an identical puzzle waiting for him. And so began a quirky tradition: every week, someone would leave a new puzzle for the staff at Take 5 Oil Change.

4. It was a typical Thursday morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with a box full of donuts. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed an old man waving frantically from inside the shop. The delivery driver smiled and walked over, thinking maybe it was just another day in paradise. But as he got closer, the old man pointed towards the ceiling—where a leaky pipe was dripping oil onto a pile of freshly delivered donuts. With a laugh, the old mechanic yelled, ‘Hey kid, looks like you brought us breakfast AND lunch today!’