Coit Auto Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Coit Auto Center and asked the mechanic, ‘Why does your tire shop smell like bacon?’ The mechanic grinned and replied, 'Simple—we fry doughnuts every morning for our coffee break!' The delivery driver nodded knowingly, smiling as he drove off, thinking to himself, 'Now that’s a place I’d love to work.'

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled into Coit Auto Center for an emergency oil change. As he stepped out of his truck, he heard a strange humming sound coming from inside the shop. Curious, he peered through the window—and saw a mechanic dancing enthusiastically to some unseen music, wrench in hand. The delivery driver knocked on the door, laughing. The mechanic stopped mid-dance and grinned sheepishly, explaining that he’d been listening to his favorite oldies station on his headphones. They ended up chatting late into the night, bonding over classic rock tunes and fixing the truck together. Now, whenever someone mentions Coit Auto Center, people joke that it’s where mechanics go to dance when no one's watching.

3. A neighborhood kid stopped by every day after school to hang out near Coit Auto Center. One afternoon, while pretending to fix a non-existent tire, he overheard two mechanics discussing something unusual. One of them was muttering about an old truck that wouldn’t start no matter what they tried. The kid pretended to tighten bolts on his invisible wheel and suggested adding some ‘magic juice’ from his backpack—turning out to be just ketchup. To everyone’s surprise, it worked like a charm! Since then, whenever anyone needed help starting their car, they’d ask for ‘the magic juice.’

4. One afternoon, a little dog followed its owner into Coit Auto Center. The moment he entered, the pup froze in surprise—every tool on the shelves seemed to hum softly, as if talking to each other. The owner smiled and whispered back, ‘They’re just having a quiet chat after work.’ Suddenly, one wrench twirled around and landed gently next to the pup’s paw. Everyone laughed, even the tools seemed to smile. That evening, the little dog became a regular visitor, always greeted with friendly banter from the mechanics.