About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Southwest Automotive and asked the mechanic, ‘Hey, do you know why my truck keeps talking?’ The mechanic scratched his head and replied, ‘Not yet, but I’ll figure it out!’ The mechanic popped the hood, listened intently for a few minutes, then turned around with a big smile. 'Ah-ha!' he said. 'Your truck's GPS is trying to tell you there's a great coffee shop nearby.' The delivery driver laughed and shook his head, knowing that sometimes technology can be quite funny.
2. One day, a worried customer approached the mechanic and asked, ‘How do you know when your car is trying to tell you something?’ The mechanic looked up from his wrench and replied with a smile, 'When it starts talking in Spanish, it's telling you it's time for an oil change!' A regular laughed and walked away shaking his head, while the mechanic went back to fixing cars with a twinkle in his eye.
3. A regular brought in his old truck for an oil change one afternoon. As he sat waiting, he noticed something strange happening outside—an antique car kept pulling into the parking lot, circling around, then leaving without stopping. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the old truck’s oil was changed. The man walked out and saw the same antique car pull up again, circle once more—and stop right next to him. A friendly-looking delivery driver rolled down the window and asked, ‘Hey, mind if I borrow your wrench? Mine seems to be stuck.’
4. A neighborhood kid stopped by after school, carrying his bike on his shoulder. He knocked on the workshop door and said, 'Uncle Joe, can I get my chain fixed?' Joe looked up from under the hood of an old truck and grinned. ‘Hey, sonny,’ he said, ‘I’m not Uncle Joe anymore—retired three years ago.’ The kid’s face fell until Joe added, ‘But I still know a thing or two about bikes. Come on in!’