BMW of South Austin Service Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to BMW of South Austin Service Center with an urgent package. As he approached the entrance, he noticed something odd—a shadowy figure seemed to be lurking near the service bay lights. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw only his own reflection in the dirty window. Startled, he knocked over a toolbox, which clanged loudly. The shadow vanished as if it had never been there. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood cat playing tricks on him—again.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to BMW of South Austin Service Center with an urgent repair request. As he approached the front desk, he noticed a sign that read: ‘If your car is not fixed within 15 minutes, it’s on us.’ Curious, he glanced at his watch just as the mechanic called over: ‘Alright sir, your car will be ready in exactly…’ Just then, another mechanic poked his head out and whispered, ‘Sir, you’re actually here for a tune-up, right? That’ll take more than 15 minutes!’ The delivery driver blinked, looked down at his watch, and sheepishly laughed. ‘Guess I misread that sign,’ he said. ‘Well, looks like my ride home won’t be free tonight after all!’

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to BMW of South Austin Service Center with an urgent repair request. As he approached the counter, the mechanic asked, ‘So, what seems to be the issue?’ The driver replied, ‘Well, I’ve got a strange one—my headlights only turn on when I mention the word “coffee.”’ The mechanic raised an eyebrow and said, ‘Interesting… Let’s see if we can’t fix that.’ After some puzzling diagnostics, they finally managed to reset the headlight module. A few days later, the same delivery driver returned, smiling broadly. ‘It worked!’ he exclaimed. ‘Now my headlights come on whenever I say “coffee,” but it also turns out they always work now too!’

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to BMW of South Austin Service Center and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from under the hood of every car being serviced. Curious neighbors reported seeing strange blue lights flickering inside the garage after hours. Finally, someone suggested that maybe it was just the ghost of BMW’s founder, Karl Friedrich Bayer, checking on his babies. The next morning, everything went back to normal—except for the occasional sighting of a shadowy figure in a white lab coat walking around the service center. Turns out, it was just the new intern, trying to impress everyone with his ‘ghost-hunting’ skills.