Car Wash | Lube & Oil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the lights were off and the pumps quieted down, a faint humming sound would occasionally come from inside Car Wash | Lube & Oil. A delivery driver first noticed it one rainy morning, thinking maybe it was just an echo of distant traffic. But no—everyone started hearing it now and then, like a low-pitched song only audible in the dead hours. Finally, someone asked if the humming could be the ghost of an old mechanic named Ernie, who used to work there decades ago. No one knew for sure, but after a week of speculation, a delivery driver brought in his dog, hoping the canine’s sense of smell might reveal something. The dog sniffed around, barked once, then ran outside, chasing a squirrel. Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes mysteries are best left unsolved—and maybe a little squirrel chase is exactly what the neighborhood needed.

2. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up for a quick oil change. As he waited, he noticed an old man waving from across the street. ‘Hey,’ the driver said, ‘I thought you moved away last year?’ The old man smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Just passing through.’ The delivery driver shrugged it off and went inside. Later that day, while washing his windshield, he saw the same old man walking into the gas station next door. ‘What are you doing here?’ asked the driver. The old man grinned, ‘Just filling up on gas—figuratively speaking.’ They both laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone needed an oil change or a car wash, they’d wave to the mysterious stranger who seemed to know everyone in town.

3. At dawn, when the only sound was birds chirping, a little girl pointed excitedly from her window. ‘Daddy, look!’ she whispered. ‘The car wash is talking to itself!’ Her father chuckled and leaned closer, squinting into the early-morning light. ‘Honey,’ he said gently, “it’s just the car wash humming like an old friend.” They both laughed softly as a delivery driver pulled up, waved cheerfully, and remarked, “Morning, talkative machines!”

4. At midnight, when the only light was the neon sign flickering in the distance, a soft humming began to fill the air around Car Wash | Lube & Oil. It grew louder with each passing hour, like an old-time jukebox playing deep into the night. Finally, at dawn, the hum stopped as abruptly as it had started. A delivery driver, rubbing his eyes, walked in and asked sleepily, 'Did anyone else hear that weird music last night?' The mechanic shrugged and replied, ‘Nah, must’ve been just my old jukebox.’