Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, after closing hours, an old voice would come over Pep Boys’ intercom: ‘Your tires are singing tonight—listen closely!’ Employees looked at each other, puzzled but amused, until one noticed that indeed, on windy nights, tires seemed to hum softly in the garage. One day, a delivery driver mentioned it to his friend, who happened to be a mechanic. They came back late at night with a tape recorder and captured the sound. It turned out to be just the fans cooling down the workshop—nothing supernatural after all. But everyone still smiled whenever they heard those tires humming on windy evenings.

2. One morning, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does Pep Boys smell like pancakes in the middle of winter?’ An old mechanic overheard and grinned: ‘Oh, that’s easy,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. ‘It’s because our head mechanic likes to bake pancakes for breakfast every Sunday.’ The delivery driver looked puzzled but shrugged it off, realizing sometimes life is just as mysterious—and sweet—as an unexpected aroma.

3. Early one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys and noticed something strange—an eerie glow coming from under the service bay doors. Curious, he peered inside and saw an old tire glowing softly like a lantern. Turns out, it was just an old mechanic’s prank—a neon sign his neighbor had made for him. The delivery driver laughed it off, shook hands with the guys, and left, thinking, ‘Next time I’ll check the tires before assuming ghosts are lurking around.’

4. One day, a little boy followed his dad into Pep Boys. As they waited for their tires to be changed, he whispered, 'Dad, why is that tire guy talking to himself in Russian?' His dad replied, ‘Oh, son, he’s just a delivery driver from Moscow. He does it every time someone mentions Russia.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully and then asked, ‘So, Dad, are we going to get free coffee again?’