About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled up to El Renegado Body Shop, hoping for quick repairs. As he stepped inside, the old mechanic eyed him curiously and asked, 'Did you know your truck talks?' The driver shook his head, puzzled. The old man grinned and motioned towards the truck’s dashboard. There, in big bold letters, was written: ‘I’m thirsty!’ Turns out, a loose wire had caused the message. After fixing it, the mechanic winked and said, ‘Welcome back anytime—especially if your truck needs water.’
2. One morning, a neighbor noticed something peculiar: every time he drove past El Renegado Body Shop, his radio would suddenly start playing old western songs. Finally, someone asked the shop owner why his place was cursed. The owner just shrugged and said, ‘It’s not cursed, it’s just my secret playlist for when I’m working on classic cars.’ A delivery driver then confessed that whenever he parked near the shop, he’d hum along to those tunes, causing everyone else’s radios to join in.
3. Late one night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled up to El Renegado Body Shop. Over the workshop's loudspeaker came a sleepy voice: 'Next time you're here after midnight, bring your own parts—we're out of fenders!' The next evening, around two in the morning, there was a knock on the shop door. A gruff voice said, ‘I’ve got my own fender, honest!’ Turned out it was just a neighbor with a flat tire who needed help. Since then, whenever someone pulls up after dark, they always joke, “Bring your own parts!” and everyone laughs.
4. Early one Sunday morning, as dawn broke over El Paso, a regular walked into El Renegado Body Shop with a puzzled expression on his face. ‘Hey,’ he said, ‘I brought my truck in for an oil change last week, but now it won’t start.’ The mechanic shrugged and replied, ‘Ah, that’s because I switched it for a vintage model from 1967—same color, same everything!’ The regular burst out laughing, realizing it was just another one of El Renegado’s practical jokes.