About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Meineke with an urgent job. As he waited for service, strange things started happening around him—headlights flickered on and off, shadows danced across the walls, and the radio switched stations without anyone touching it. Finally, the mechanic emerged from behind the counter, scratching his head. 'I don’t know what’s going on,' he said, ‘but your engine is purring like a kitten!' The delivery driver laughed, relieved—and as he drove away, he noticed that the streetlights had returned to normal.
2. Early in the morning, when most mechanics were still stretching, an old man walked into Meineke with a strange request. "Fix my tire,” he said, “but don’t tell anyone it’s for my flying saucer.” The mechanic raised an eyebrow but nodded and got to work. Later that day, as customers filed out, they saw him emerge from behind the garage with a big smile on his face—holding a perfectly inflated tire. ‘That’ll be twenty bucks,’ he said, handing it back to the old man. The customer looked down, then up again, and whispered, ‘Works great!’
3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Meineke with an urgent job. As he left, a familiar voice called out from inside: ‘Hey, wait! Don’t you usually work for Acme Delivery?’ The delivery driver turned around, eyebrows raised. 'Yeah, I do,' he said, smiling sheepishly. The mechanic winked and added, 'Well, looks like tonight you're working double duty!' They both laughed as the driver walked back into the shop—this time for real.
4. One evening, a little boy followed his dad into Meineke for an oil change. As he waited, something caught his eye—a strange noise coming from under the hood of another car. Curious, he leaned closer and whispered, ‘Dad, why is that car talking?’ His father smiled and explained gently, 'Son, that's not a talking car—it's just Mr. Johnson, our friendly mechanic, fixing it up.' The boy nodded thoughtfully, then asked with a twinkle in his eye, 'Does that mean I can come here whenever I want to hear more stories?'