Champs

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Champs one morning, frowning as he inspected his truck's engine. Suddenly, from under the hood emerged a tiny, gruff voice: 'Hey, pal, you forgot your tools!' The delivery driver jumped back, eyes wide. ‘Who said that?’ he whispered. From beneath the hood came another voice: ‘Don’t worry, I just like helping out around here.’ Turning out was an old mechanic’s hat with a mischievous smile sewn on it. The driver laughed and shook his head, muttering, ‘Guess I’ll leave my toolbox next time.’

2. A neighbor stopped by Champs one afternoon, muttering under his breath. ‘Why does my car always act up here?’ He glanced at the mechanic working on another vehicle and grinned sheepishly. The mechanic shrugged, not missing a beat with his wrench in hand. 'Ah, your car,' he said with a smile. 'It’s like an old friend—always needs something.' The neighbor shook his head, laughing softly. ‘Guess I’ll just keep coming back then,’ he muttered, walking out with a newfound sense of acceptance.

3. A mechanic whistled softly while working on an old truck one evening. Across the street, a neighbor paused, scratching his head and muttering, 'Why do I always see strange lights coming from Champs after dark?' Suddenly, the mechanic laughed and called out, ‘Oh, that’s just our secret nightlight!’ The neighbor shook his head with a smile, realizing it was nothing more than an old headlamp left on. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the mysterious lights, they’d only hear, ‘Just another day at Champs—we fix cars…and sometimes their headlamps too!’

4. In the dead of night, a delivery driver pulled up to Champs, puzzled by the eerie silence. The neon sign flickered ominously, casting strange shadows across the grease-stained walls. As he stepped inside, a gruff voice called from behind the counter: 'What took you so long?' It was just old Mr. Jenkins, a regular who always seemed to know everything that happened in town. The delivery driver laughed it off and said goodbye, wondering if maybe Champs had its own secret time zone. That night, everyone slept soundly—except for the mechanic’s cat, who was convinced there were ghosts under the floorboards.