Landers Automotive Service Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Landers Automotive Service Center, something strange started happening one morning when a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘Hey, look at that tire!’ It turned out to be just an air freshener shaped like a tire hanging from the rearview mirror. A regular passing by laughed and said, 'That’s what you get for leaving your window open!' The whole town got a kick out of it until someone finally took down the little joke.

2. At Landers Automotive Service Center, one day an unusual message appeared on the waiting room board: ‘If your car is not fixed today, it will be tomorrow.’ Regulars laughed it off until their cars mysteriously arrived earlier than expected. Soon enough, even the most skeptical regulars found themselves grinning as their cars were delivered early with a note: ‘We’re not magic, just really good!’ One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe they’ve got a secret time machine for our engines.’ Everyone laughed—until they saw their bill was lower than usual too.

3. At Landers Automotive Service Center, one night a regular noticed an odd humming sound coming from under the hood of his car while it was parked for service. The mechanic shrugged and said, ‘Don’t worry, sir, that’s just our new humming engine.’ The customer nodded doubtfully but drove off. A few days later, a delivery driver complained about the same noise. Upon inspection, the mechanic proudly announced, ‘Ah-ha! Now we know why your package always arrives on time—our engines never stop working!’

4. At Landers Automotive Service Center, one afternoon a little girl pointed and giggled as she saw a mechanic’s toolbox floating in mid-air. The mechanic calmly picked up the toolkit with his bare hands and smiled at the child. ‘Just my magic touch,’ he joked. The little girl laughed even harder, and her mother shook her head, smiling, knowing that sometimes miracles happen right under your nose.