Richard Mayes Auto Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Richard Mayes Auto Service and asked, ‘Why does your sign keep winking at me?’ Richard looked up sheepishly and said, 'Oh, that? It's just my new LED light display. It flashes different colors depending on how busy I am.' The delivery driver nodded knowingly and replied, 'Guess I'll never be able to sneak in early without you seeing!' They both laughed, and from then on, Richard's flashing sign became a friendly greeting for everyone who drove by.

2. A customer walked into Richard Mayes Auto Service one day, pointing at an old tire lying in the yard. ‘What’s that doing here?’ he asked. The mechanic shrugged. ‘Oh, that? That’s been sitting there since last Tuesday.’ Finally, another customer—a delivery driver—walked up and kicked the tire. ‘That thing’s been here for weeks!’ he said. The mechanic smiled and nodded towards a pile of dusty tires behind the workshop. ‘Yep, looks like it’s time to clean house.’

3. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Richard Mayes Auto Service with a strange package marked ‘top secret’. The mechanic raised an eyebrow as he unwrapped it—inside was an ancient oil filter wrapped in duct tape. The old mechanic shrugged and muttered something about ghost cars before screwing the filter onto an engine nobody knew existed. Later that day, a regular customer asked if his brake lights were working again. Richard just grinned and replied, 'We fixed what needed fixing.'

4. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Richard Mayes Auto Service and said, ‘I’ve got your new alternator here—just like you ordered.’ The mechanic nodded but didn’t look up from his wrench. After a moment, he muttered under his breath, ‘Finally!’ Just as the delivery guy was turning around, an old neighbor walked in, complaining about his car’s noisy exhaust. Without even looking away from his work, the mechanic grunted, ‘That’ll be twenty bucks extra.’ He mumbled something else under his breath, but nobody could hear him over the laughter.