Pep Boys

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, an old delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys with his headlights off. As he approached the counter, the mechanic behind it asked, ‘Hey, where’s your lights?’ The driver replied, ‘Out of juice again—must be my lucky day!’ The mechanic shrugged and said, 'Well, you’re here now.' He flicked on some overhead lights and got to work. An hour later, as the driver was leaving, a neighbor walked in for oil change. Catching sight of him, she exclaimed, ‘Oh, you’re that guy who always drives without headlights!’ To which he grinned and replied, ‘Yup, but I never miss a tune-up at Pep Boys.’

2. One foggy morning, when most mechanics were still brewing coffee, an old delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys with his truck's engine sputtering like an old man on cold feet. A gruff mechanic named Joe peered under the hood and muttered something about a loose wire. After some fiddling, he flipped a switch—silence. Then, with a broad smile, he turned to the driver and said, 'It’s fixed, but you might want to check your fuel gauge next time.' The old guy drove off, leaving behind a cloud of laughter from everyone in the shop.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver rushed into Pep Boys, frantically waving a strange device. "I found this in my truck,” he said, “and it keeps repeating ‘Check Engine’ over and over!” The mechanic took the device, looked puzzled for a moment, then laughed. 'Ah,' he said, 'that’s just your truck telling you it's time for an oil change!' The delivery driver left, shaking his head but smiling, while everyone else at Pep Boys cracked up.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver stopped by Pep Boys, puzzled over why his truck kept making that funny noise. Finally, an old mechanic named ‘a neighbor’ popped out from behind the counter and said with a twinkle in his eye, 'Ah boy, your truck's been talking to me for years!' After some tinkering, he added, 'Just needed a little chat and a tune-up.' The driver left smiling, never realizing how well his vehicle had been listening.