Tuffy Service Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Tuffy Service Center with a puzzled look on his face. His dog, usually quiet in the car, started barking uncontrollably as soon as they approached the building. The driver shrugged it off until he noticed other workers craning their necks towards an old, rusty sign above the entrance. Curious, the driver walked closer and read the faded letters: ‘Beware of Dog—He Barks Louder Than Your Car Will Ever Be.’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the now-silent pooch, who seemed relieved to finally get some attention.

2. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Tuffy Service Center and heard an unusual announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention, customers! Your cars are now officially late for their own appointments.’ Everyone laughed, but no one knew if it was just a prank or something more… mysterious. As the delivery driver approached his car, he noticed that its dashboard clock had stopped exactly at 3:14 PM—an eerie coincidence. Smiling, he shrugged it off as another quirky Tuffy tradition. Later that evening, while walking home, he even saw an old neighbor nodding knowingly and whispering, 'They’ve been doing that since 1987.'

3. A mechanic was under the hood of a classic car when he heard a strange voice from above. ‘Hey, pal,’ said no one, ‘you’re doing it wrong.’ The mechanic looked up puzzled, and there stood an old man in coveralls, waving a grease-stained manual. ‘See here,’ the stranger said, pointing to a diagram, ‘this is how you align those valves.’ The mechanic smiled sheepishly, took the book, and together they fixed the car faster than ever before. From then on, whenever someone needed help at Tuffy Service Center, an anonymous figure would appear with advice—always friendly and always right.

4. A sign above the entrance read: ‘If your car won’t start, come in—we’ll fix it…for a price.’ But one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Tuffy Service Center and noticed something odd: the garage door opened automatically every time someone mentioned the word ‘battery’ aloud. Curious, the delivery driver asked the mechanic about it later that day. The old-timer winked and said, 'Ah, that's just our little trick to keep things interesting around here.' Turns out, an electrician down the street had wired it as a prank years ago, and everyone forgot except for the occasional laugh.