Brinlee's Automotive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed an old toolbox left on Brinlee’s parking lot. Curious, he picked it up and found inside a rusty wrench and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Take what you need.’ The next day, another delivery driver saw the same toolbox and decided to help himself to a socket set. Later that evening, while working on his own car, he discovered it was missing two crucial nuts. The following morning, everyone in town received a handwritten note from Brinlee’s: 'Please return what you borrowed or bring your car for inspection.'

2. A neighbor stopped by one afternoon and asked, ‘Hey, did you see that new tire swing hanging outside?’ The mechanic just shrugged and replied, ‘No, I didn’t.’ Curious, he looked out the window—and there it was, swaying gently from Brinlee’s workshop ceiling. The neighbor knocked on the door and asked, ‘Who put up that tire swing?’ Brinlee scratched his head and said, ‘I don’t know—must be a delivery guy or something.’ They both laughed, and soon enough, the whole town had its own little playground in the mechanics’ yard.

3. One day, a mechanic named Joe muttered under his breath as he walked into Brinlee’s garage: 'Another customer who thinks oil changes are optional.' Just then, an old delivery driver pulled up in a rusty van. ‘Hey Joe,’ he said with a smile, ‘you’re always complaining about people not coming for their maintenance. Guess what? I’ve been bringing my van here every three months like you told me!’ Joe looked up, eyebrows raised, and muttered, ‘Damn, now I’ll never get that free coffee from the new lady next door.’

4. One night, a delivery driver heard an eerie voice over Brinlee’s intercom: ‘Your engine is humming like a honeybee, come for a tune-up.’ Curious but not alarmed, he showed up—and found no one there. The next day, a neighbor stopped by and asked if anyone had seen his car lately—it was parked in the shop with its hood open. The delivery driver shrugged, thinking it must be a prank. Later that week, while fixing another car, he heard the same soothing hum coming from behind him—turning around, he saw only a shadowy silhouette waving goodbye.