Take 5 Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his oil change, an old man noticed something strange. His grandson, usually too busy playing games on his phone, kept staring out the window with wide eyes. The mechanic glanced over and saw nothing unusual—just another ordinary day at Take 5 Oil Change. But the boy’s curiosity wouldn’t let go. Finally, the old man leaned in curiously and asked what was so fascinating. With a big smile, the boy whispered, ‘Grandpa, look! That delivery driver always waves at us!’ And just then, the delivery guy waved again, causing everyone in the shop to laugh. It turned out that Take 5 Oil Change had become their secret wave club.

2. One day, as a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change, he noticed something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, left unattended. Curious, the delivery driver approached the box and found inside an old cassette tape labeled ‘Top Secret Recipe for World-Famous Cheese Dip.’ Thinking it was a prank, he took it home. Turns out, his neighbor used that recipe every Thursday, and ever since then, Take 5 Oil Change became known for its legendary cheese dip parties.

3. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with a mysterious package marked ‘Top Secret’. As he stepped inside, curious mechanics began noticing odd noises coming from under the hood of every vehicle in the shop. Soon enough, everyone was laughing when they realized it was just an old cassette tape stuck in one of the cars playing ‘Take Five’ by Dave Brubeck—fittingly, considering the place’s name. The delivery driver turned out to be a regular who liked pranks, and the mechanics became friends with him over coffee after work.

4. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with a box of mysterious packages. As he got out of his truck, he heard a voice from inside: ‘Hey, pal, you’re missing a package!’ The delivery driver looked around nervously but couldn’t see anyone. He shrugged and went inside, only to find an old mechanic wiping oil off his hands. The mechanic grinned: ‘Just helping out, son. These boxes always seem to get mixed up.’ The driver laughed it off, shook his hand, and left—never realizing that every now and then, someone at Take 5 would still shout, ‘Hey, pal, you forgot your package!’