About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when The Autotrends garage closed its doors, something peculiar began happening. A young boy walking home from school would often stop and stare, wide-eyed, as an old engine part seemed to move on its own, casting eerie shadows across the street. One evening, a delivery driver noticed that the headlights were glowing softly even though no one was inside. Curious, he approached, only to see an old tire rolling towards him with a friendly wave. Startled, he jumped back—but then realized it was just an overactive imagination playing tricks in the dim light. From then on, whenever someone mentioned The Autotrends after dark, everyone smiled and nodded knowingly.
2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed an unusual package on the garage’s loading dock—a box wrapped in brown paper with no label or sender’s name. Curious but cautious, he left it untouched and went inside. Later that day, another employee found a note inside: ‘Fix my car, I’ll leave money under the hood.’ Everyone laughed, but they fixed it anyway. Under the hood was a twenty-dollar bill—with a dented quarter taped to it, reading “tip.” The Autotrends became famous for its mysterious customer who always paid in quarters.’
3. At midnight, when The Autotrends garage settled into silence, a mysterious voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Your engine is purring like a kitten—come get it!’ A delivery driver arrived just as the message played, thinking it was a prank. He walked in, only to find an old mechanic nodding sleepily behind the counter and a dozen cats playing around the workshop. ‘Guess I’ll take my bike today,’ he muttered, smiling.
4. At dawn, when The Autotrends garage was just opening its doors, a puzzled delivery driver found a strange note taped to the workshop door. It read: ‘Today’s special: tune-up for your dreams—just bring them in!’ Inside, the mechanics were busy working on cars, but every now and then they’d stop to sketch or hum along with an old radio. When the delivery driver mentioned his dream of owning a classic convertible, one mechanic whispered to another, ‘We’ll fix it right up!’ Later that day, the driver received a phone call: ‘Your dream is ready—come pick it up.’ He drove away smiling, noticing how everyone in town seemed to wave at him as if he already owned the car.