Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Sunoco station, a regular yelled one day, ‘Hey, look sharp—this gas is talking back!’ Everyone ignored him until their cars started making funny noises. Soon enough, everyone was pulling up to Sunoco just to hear what the gas had to say. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s telling us where to deliver today.’ And before long, people were laughing and listening intently as if the gas really did know secrets. The only thing that talked louder than the gas? Their own engines purring contentedly.

2. At the Sunoco station, an old man exclaimed one morning, ‘I swear, every time I fill up here, my car starts talking back!’ A delivery driver shook his head and laughed, “Man, your car must be really thirsty!” The old man grinned, refueling again the next day, while a neighbor passing by muttered under her breath, ‘Talking cars? Next thing you know, it’ll be singing karaoke!’

3. At the Sunoco station, a little girl pointed excitedly and asked her dad, ‘Why does the pump talk to cars?’ Her dad smiled and replied, ‘It’s not talking to the car, sweetie—it’s just reading their license plate number to check if they owe money on unpaid gas.’ The little girl giggled, realizing she’d been fooled by technology, while her dad paid for his regular fill-up.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to the Sunoco station late one night, fiddling with his keys. Suddenly, he noticed something odd: the gas pump seemed to be glowing softly in the darkness. Curious, he walked over and touched it—nothing happened. Just then, a voice whispered from behind him, ‘Premium or Diesel?’ Startled, he jumped back, realizing it was only the attendant’s ghostly reflection in the pump’s polished surface. With a laugh, he said, ‘Just fill ’er up, old-timer!’