City Car Care

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At City Car Care, a delivery driver always seemed to arrive just as the mechanics were taking their coffee break. One morning, he walked in with an unusual request: could they fix his bicycle instead of his truck? Nobody knew why, but ever since then, every time someone needed repairs, the bike mysteriously appeared first. Finally, one day a little girl came in with her tricycle. The mechanic laughed and said, ‘We’ve been fixing bikes for months now—must be our lucky day!’ And so, City Car Care became known not only for its excellent repairs but also for its quirky tradition of servicing two-wheelers before four.

2. At City Car Care, whenever a customer complained that their mechanic took too long, an automated voice would announce over the PA: ‘Your car is ready for pick-up… in approximately five minutes.’ One day, a delivery driver brought his truck in for an oil change. After waiting what seemed like forever, he finally heard the automated announcement: 'Your vehicle is ready for pickup... in approximately five minutes.' Exasperated, he asked the receptionist, 'How do you know it's done? I've never seen anyone leave!' She smiled and replied, 'That's because they never do. They just sit here until we tell them otherwise.'

3. At City Car Care, every morning around sunrise, an old truck would pull up with its engine humming a familiar tune—something between a blues riff and a mechanical whine. No one knew whose it was or why it came so early, but soon enough, the garage doors opened, and the truck disappeared inside without a word. One day, after months of curiosity, a mechanic finally peeked out from behind the garage door. 'Hey!' he called, 'that’s my uncle's truck—he drops off parts for us every Tuesday.' Everyone laughed, realizing they’d been making more fuss than necessary. From then on, whenever someone asked about the mysterious truck, another worker would joke, ‘Oh, that’s just Uncle Sam’s late delivery.’

4. At City Car Care, a neighbor once exclaimed, ‘I swear, they fix cars faster than I can park mine!’ Another customer, a delivery driver, swore he’d seen mechanics there working so fast they were leaving oil trails behind them. A regular, who dropped off his car one evening, joked that next time he’d just leave it outside and run in for coffee—saving everyone some valuable parking space.