Alcides Auto Repair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while Alcides was under the hood of an old truck, he heard a tiny voice from behind the counter. ‘Papa,’ whispered a little boy, pointing towards the engine, ‘what’s that funny noise?’ Alcides smiled and turned off the engine. 'That's just the truck talking,' he said gently. The boy tilted his head curiously. 'Really, Papa?' Alcides nodded, patting the hood affectionately. 'Yep, every car has its own voice.' From then on, whenever anyone came in with a noisy vehicle, Alcides would ask, 'Does it sound like your car is saying something?' Everyone laughed, and soon 'Alcides Auto Repair' became known for more than just fixing cars—it fixed people's days too.

2. At dawn, when most mechanics were still stretching their legs, Alcides noticed something odd. A delivery driver parked his van suspiciously near the workshop, then disappeared into thin air. Curious, Alcides approached the van and found a note on the dashboard: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience! Mechanic needed urgently.’ The next morning, the same driver appeared with a box of donuts, sheepishly explaining he’d been late due to a flat tire. Alcides shook his head, smiling: ‘Next time, maybe bring your own mechanic?’

3. At dawn, when most mechanics were still stretching their legs, Alcides noticed something odd. ‘Hey!’ he called out to a delivery driver who’d just pulled up. ‘Your package looks like it’s trying to escape!’ ‘What do you mean?’ asked the perplexed delivery driver. With a twinkle in his eye, Alcides replied, ‘It’s trying to get away from whatever’s inside that box.’ They both laughed, and soon enough, they discovered it was just a misplaced package with no mystery at all. That day, Alcides became known not only for fixing cars but also for solving mysteries—even if they turned out to be nothing more than ordinary packages on the run.

4. At dawn, when most mechanics were still brewing coffee, Alcides noticed a strange glow coming from beneath one car's engine. Curious, he peered under and saw nothing but an old flashlight left there by a delivery driver. Turns out, it was just his imagination playing tricks on him—until his wife teased him for staying up so late ‘fixing’ a nonexistent issue.