Tower District Smog Check

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Tower District Smog Check one morning and asked, ‘Hey, do you guys ever see anything strange around here?’ The mechanic shrugged and replied, ‘You’d be surprised.’ The mechanic leaned in closer and whispered, ‘Last week, I saw a guy pull his car into our bay, open the hood, and start talking to the engine like it was his long-lost friend.’ A delivery driver laughed and shook his head. ‘That’s not strange,’ he said. Just then, an old neighbor walked in, scratched his head, and muttered, “I swear, that car was just here last month…”

2. A sign appeared overnight above Tower District Smog Check: ‘Your engine runs better when you smile.’ Mechanics shrugged it off as another neighborhood prank until customers started coming in with brighter attitudes—and cleaner emissions. Then one day a delivery driver pulled up, grinned broadly, and quipped, 'I guess my truck is running on sunshine!' The mechanic just laughed and said, 'Welcome to Tower District Smog Check—where happy engines pass inspections every time.'

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Tower District Smog Check one morning and noticed something strange: every time he approached the shop, his truck's horn started playing 'Happy Birthday' on its own. Finally, curious as to why his truck was singing him happy birthday, our delivery driver asked around town. It turned out that a local mechanic had installed a practical joke horn in the shop’s waiting area—every customer got serenaded with ‘Happy Birthday’ whenever they sat down. The delivery driver joined the laughter of everyone in the neighborhood who’d been unwittingly greeted by the friendly tune.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Tower District Smog Check one morning and noticed something strange—his truck’s odometer seemed to be rolling backward. The mechanic shrugged and said, ‘Don’t worry, it happens sometimes.’ He flipped a switch, and suddenly the odometer started counting forward again. The driver drove off with a smile, never realizing that his truck had just taken an unexpected trip back in time. A few days later, a neighbor asked him if he’d seen any dinosaurs on his route.