Greatway Auto Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Greatway Auto Clinic and asked, ‘Do you fix cars or just their tempers?’ The mechanic looked him in the eye and replied, ‘We fix everything that rolls in here—except maybe your temper.’ The delivery driver cracked a smile, shook hands with the mechanic, and drove off. From then on, whenever anyone needed their car fixed—or even just a friendly word—they’d say, “Take it to Greatway, they’ll sort you out!”

2. One day, an old man parked his car at Greatway Auto Clinic and noticed something odd in the waiting room. Among the usual tools and parts, there lay a small, dusty violin case. The old man opened it curiously—inside was a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Please tune me up, and if you find time, give me some music lessons.’ Below sat an out-of-tune violin. A delivery driver later confessed he’d left it there after practicing his scales during a break. The owner, chuckling, decided to keep both the violin and the legend alive.

3. One afternoon, a little boy walked into Greatway Auto Clinic with his dog. The mechanic looked up from under the hood of a car and said, 'I’ve never seen a dog so interested in brake pads!' The little boy grinned proudly, replying, ‘He’s not just any dog—he knows exactly when my bike needs new brakes!’ The mechanic shook his head, laughing softly as he tightened the last bolt. Later that evening, a neighbor stopped by to pick up her car. She asked about the noisy canine visitor, and the mechanic simply shrugged, smiling: ‘Oh, that was just our resident brake-pad connoisseur.’

4. A mechanic was deep in concentration, working under the hood of a vintage car when he heard someone whistling. Curious, he looked up just as a neighbor passed by, humming an old tune and carrying a bucket full of tools. 'I thought I recognized that whistle,' muttered the mechanic, 'but how could anyone know my secret signal?' The next day, another neighbor stopped by with a toolbox and started whistling the same tune. ‘Hey,’ said the mechanic, grinning, ‘looks like you learned my signal!’ Turns out it wasn’t so secret after all—just a quirky way for him to say hello.