Sun Devil Auto

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Sun Devil Auto one morning, only to notice an old, dusty toolbox sitting on the parking lot bench. Curious, he picked it up and found a note inside: ‘Take anything you need.’ The delivery driver smiled, thinking he’d scored big time. Little did he know that the first tool he grabbed was a rusted-out wrench with no teeth left. As he tried to tighten something, his colleague across the street burst out laughing. Turns out, everyone at Sun Devil Auto kept a few practical jokes around for visitors.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Sun Devil Auto one morning, only to notice that every tool on the workshop floor had mysteriously rearranged itself into alphabetical order. The delivery driver scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. ‘Guess someone here likes their tools in order,’ he muttered under his breath. Just then, an old mechanic walked out, whistling a tune, and picked up the nearest wrench without batting an eye. ‘Oh, those?’ he said with a laugh. ‘That’s nothing new around here.’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Sun Devil Auto one morning, only to hear an old mechanic mutter under his breath: ‘This car’s got more problems than my granddaughter’s math homework.’ The delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Well, at least it’ll keep running long enough for me to finish my route.' A few hours later, as he was leaving, he heard the same gruff voice shout, ‘Next time bring me a car that needs fixing, not just a broken-down bike!’ The driver grinned, knowing full well that sometimes even a simple fix-up could turn into quite the adventure.

4. One foggy night, a delivery driver pulled up to Sun Devil Auto, only to see headlights glowing eerily from under the hood of every parked car. Curious, he approached one car and found nothing but a pair of old headlights stuck on high beam. Turns out, it was just an overzealous security light from next door, reflecting off those headlights like a disco ball. The delivery driver laughed it off, shook his head, and drove away—never realizing that everyone in the neighborhood now thought him a little crazy for talking to cars.