Express Smog

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Express Smog and noticed something strange coming from the shop's vents—a faint, metallic scent mixed with the smell of fresh coffee. Curious, he parked nearby and sniffed again, wondering if it was just his imagination or a new quirky twist in their service. Suddenly, the door opened, and an old mechanic emerged, holding a steaming cup of espresso. 'Morning, friend!' he greeted cheerfully. 'We’ve started offering express coffee along with our smog checks—hope you don’t mind the aroma.' The delivery driver smiled, shaking his head. ‘Not at all,’ he replied, ‘just glad I didn’t imagine it.’

2. One morning, an elderly gentleman walked into Express Smog with a peculiar request. ‘I’d like my windshield wipers installed,’ he said, ‘but only when it rains.’ The mechanic raised an eyebrow but agreed to try. Months later, whenever it would rain, the old man’s wipers would dutifully come alive and clean his windshield—much to everyone else’s amusement around town.

3. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Express Smog for routine maintenance. As he waited, he spotted something unusual—a small, dusty box on the service bay counter. Curious, he picked it up and found it contained old, crumpled receipts from decades ago. The receipts were from cars long gone, but one stood out—an old receipt for a Toyota Corolla with a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Please fix smog quickly, I’m late for work!’ The delivery driver chuckled, thinking how timeless that was. He put everything back, smiled, and drove off, feeling like part of an ongoing urban legend himself.

4. One morning, as customers lined up outside Express Smog, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention, everyone! Your cars are officially certified to drive on cloud nine!' A delivery driver pulled up and asked, ‘Cloud nine, huh? How much gas does that take?’ The mechanic replied with a straight face, ‘Just fill ’er up!’ That day, every car in town drove around with a smile, even if they were only going from A to B.