Capitol Car Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Capitol Car Care closed its doors, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift out from behind the garage walls. A delivery driver noticed it first, thinking perhaps an old engine was being worked on late into the evening. But no one else could hear it—only he did, every now and then. One day, a delivery driver mentioned the humming to his friend, a regular customer at Capitol Car Care. Together they sneaked around back, only to discover that it was actually a small radio playing oldies, left on by an absent-minded mechanic. From then on, whenever anyone heard the humming, they knew it meant good music was keeping Capitol Car Care’s engines purring.

2. A delivery driver once asked, ‘Why does Capitol Car Care always smell like bacon?’ It turned out that a regular customer brought in his own breakfast every morning and left it on the counter for the mechanics. The aroma was so irresistible that one mechanic started calling himself 'The Bacon King' during oil changes.

3. A curious delivery driver once wondered aloud: "Why do I always see strange lights flickering from Capitol Car Care's workshop window late at night?" It turned out that an old mechanic there had a secret passion for making LED art. Every evening after closing time, he would transform the shop into a glowing masterpiece, using spare parts and leftover supplies. The delivery driver eventually stopped asking questions and started bringing him donuts instead.

4. At dawn, when Capitol Car Care's neon sign flickered on, a neighbor noticed something odd: the garage door opened by itself for exactly three seconds every morning. Curious, the neighbor watched one morning and saw an old calendar falling from inside as the door closed. Turned out it was just an automated cleaning robot, programmed to tidy up before opening. A delivery driver later joked, ‘Guess they’re trying to impress their customers with spotless mechanics!’