Academy Car Care and Repair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old man walked into Academy Car Care and Repair, muttering under his breath, ‘Why does my dashboard always look like I’m driving through a storm?’ The mechanic looked at the dashboard and shook his head with a smile. 'Sir,' he said, 'your dashboard is just trying to tell you it's time for a good cleaning.' The old man beamed, relieved, as the mechanic added, 'And maybe a new windshield wiper blade or two wouldn't hurt either.'

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Academy Car Care and Repair. The shop was quiet, but from inside came a strange humming sound—like someone tuning a guitar in slow motion. Curious, the driver peered through the window and saw… nothing. No mechanic, no tools, just empty air vibrating with that eerie tone. Finally, the delivery driver got spooked and drove off. Next morning, he returned to find an old note taped to the door: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience! We were just tuning our new jukebox.’

3. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Academy Car Care and Repair. As he stepped out, he noticed something odd on the workshop floor—a small, rusty keychain with a single word engraved: ‘Unlock.’ The delivery driver picked it up curiously. A minute later, the door unlocked itself, letting in a neighbor who’d locked himself out again. The driver shrugged, handed over the keychain, and joked, ‘Maybe you should get your own keys next time.’

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Academy Car Care and Repair. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something strange: the headlights seemed to follow him around the lot. Curious, he looked back, but there was no-one else around. Just as he shrugged it off, he heard a voice from behind: ‘Hey, mate—your blinker’s on!’ Turned out, it was just an old mechanic with a love for practical jokes. The delivery driver laughed it off, shook hands, and left, never suspecting that his truck would start honking whenever he parked next to the shop again.