Dina Auto Motor Repair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Dina’s garage doors closed and the neon lights dimmed, a steady humming sound would drift through the streets of Brooklyn. A delivery driver noticed it first, thinking it might be an old engine being tested late into the evening. But no cars were running inside—just that strange, rhythmic buzzing. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to his coworkers, who decided to investigate one foggy morning. They found nothing unusual until they heard it too—a low-pitched whine coming from under the hood of an old van parked outside. Turned out, it was just an ancient radio playing some forgotten tune, left on overnight by a regular customer. The legend lived on, but now everyone knew it was just an old-timey jukebox.

2. In the early morning hours, when most mechanics were dreaming of sleepy Sundays, an old pickup truck pulled into Dina Auto Motor Repair. Its headlights cast eerie shadows on the empty streets, as if the vehicle had come from another era. The mechanic, rubbing his eyes, looked closer and saw a grinning delivery driver waving from behind the wheel. ‘Hey, mate,’ he said, ‘just needed some minor tweaks—nothing major.’ The driver shrugged and added, ‘And while you’re here, could you maybe check my horn? It’s been making funny noises lately.’

3. At dawn, when most garages were just waking up, a delivery driver noticed something strange outside Dina Auto Motor Repair. The old clock tower across the street seemed to chime in perfect harmony with the garage door opening exactly on time—even though it had long since stopped working. Curious, the delivery driver approached the open garage door and saw an old man inside polishing a rusty wrench. ‘That’s odd,’ he thought, but then remembered the local legend that Dina’s mechanics never miss work—not even for clocks.’ The next day, the same thing happened again, and soon everyone in town knew about it. Even the neighbor’s cat started showing up at dawn, waiting patiently for the familiar sound of the door.

4. At dawn, when most garages were just waking up, a delivery driver passing by Dina Auto Motor Repair noticed a strange humming sound coming from inside. He stopped for a moment, curious but not alarmed, wondering if it was just an old engine purring away in its sleep. Curious, he tiptoed closer and saw an old mechanic, Dina herself, dancing around an engine, her eyes closed in concentration. She was humming a tune that sounded like a mix of classical music and a car horn. The delivery driver burst out laughing, realizing she was simply enjoying her morning routine. 'Morning, ma'am!' he called out. 'I thought you were fixing something,' he said, wiping tears from his eyes. 'Oh, this?' she replied, opening one eye. ‘Just tuning my favorite engine—it’s like an old friend.'