About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with an unusual request. He insisted that the mechanic check something strange under the hood of his truck. The mechanic peered under the hood and found nothing out of the ordinary. But just as he was about to shrug it off, the delivery driver whispered mysteriously, ‘Promise you won’t tell anyone?’ The mechanic nodded, curious. Turns out, there was a squirrel nesting in the engine compartment—completely oblivious to its newfound fame.
2. On an unusually quiet Sunday afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change with a peculiar package marked ‘Top Secret’. The garage door slowly opened, revealing only the mechanic’s silhouette against the dim light. The mechanic took one look at the package and whispered, 'I’ve seen enough Top Secret stuff around here to know better than to ask questions.' He quickly changed the oil, popped the hood back open, and handed it to the puzzled delivery driver without a word. As the man drove off, his neighbor walked in, asking curiously, 'Hey, what was that all about?' The mechanic just shrugged and said, 'Another day, another mystery—at least I get paid for it!'
3. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change. The mechanic waved him in, but when he opened the door, a small dog ran out and darted into the street. The mechanic chased after it, yelling, ‘Hey, come back here!’ Just then, an old lady walked by and said, ‘Oh no, not again! That little guy always runs off like that.’ Turns out, the dog was someone’s pet who regularly hung around the shop. The delivery driver laughed, shook hands with everyone, and joked, ‘Guess I’ll be late today—can’t leave without my new friend!’
4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to Take 5 Oil Change. The mechanic inside looked up from his work and asked, 'What brings you here so late?' The driver replied with a smile, 'Just wanted to make sure my engine's purring like a kitten.' The mechanic grinned back, ‘I’ll give it a once-over.’ An hour later, as the driver was leaving, he called out, ‘By the way, your engine’s been singing like a canary since I started!’ They both laughed, and that night became another Take 5 legend.