SpeeDee

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to SpeeDee and said to no one in particular, ‘I swear, my truck talks to me.’ The mechanics just looked up from their tools and nodded. A few minutes later, an old neighbor walked in, scratching his head. 'Hey, did you guys hear?' he asked. 'My car just told me it needs a new transmission.' Everyone burst out laughing, including the mechanic who replied, 'Well, at least now you're talking to your vehicles!'

2. Late one night, a neighbor passing by heard an odd humming sound coming from inside SpeeDee's workshop. Curious, they peered through the window and saw an old mechanic intently working on something, but what caught their eye wasn't just any noise—it seemed as if he were talking to himself in another language. As the neighbor watched closer, the mechanic suddenly stopped, looked up, and said aloud, ‘Vroom-vroom, my little engine!’ Then he laughed heartily and went back to work. The next morning, when everyone came for repairs, no one mentioned anything—except maybe that SpeeDee had a strange sense of humor.

3. In the early hours of dawn, a sleepy mechanic unlocked SpeeDee for an emergency call. As he approached the front desk, he noticed something peculiar—a small, dust-covered box labeled ‘Free Samples’ had mysteriously appeared overnight. Inside was a single candy bar—an old-fashioned Snickers. The next morning, a delivery driver joked that it must’ve been left by a grateful customer. But as weeks passed and more treats appeared, neighbors started bringing their own snacks, turning SpeeDee into a quirky neighborhood hangout.

4. At midnight, a lone mechanic locked up SpeeDee but left the radio on. The next morning, customers found a message scribbled in grease pencil: ‘Your engine runs better when you sing along.’ A delivery driver pulled up one day and asked curiously why his engine purred like a kitten. The mechanic grinned and replied, 'Oh, that's because you always sing along!' From then on, SpeeDee became known as the place where engines hummed harmonies with their owners.