Thorpe Automotive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Thorpe Automotive, a regular once asked the mechanic, ‘Why does my car always start when I walk away from it?’ The mechanic smiled and replied, ‘Because you’re leaving just as the engine warms up.’ The customer nodded knowingly, laughing, while a delivery driver standing nearby shook his head and muttered, ‘That’s why I never leave mine running.’

2. At Thorpe Automotive, one day a delivery driver noticed something odd in the service bay—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and sealed with twine. Nobody claimed it, but everyone agreed it looked like it belonged to someone important. The delivery driver took matters into his own hands and decided to deliver it anonymously to the manager’s desk. Days passed, and still no one claimed the package. Finally, an old mechanic joked, ‘Maybe it’s from Thor himself!’ Soon after, on payday, every employee received a small gift—an unexpected thank-you from Thorpe Automotive’s mysterious benefactor.

3. At Thorpe Automotive, late one night, a delivery driver noticed an eerie humming sound coming from under the hood of a parked car. Curious, he peered inside and saw nothing but a small glowing LED reading ‘Service Due Soon.’ Turns out, it was just an old timer reminding everyone that preventive maintenance is important. The next morning, a neighbor joked, ‘Guess your car wanted a little TLC!’

4. At Thorpe Automotive, one morning after a heavy rain, a little dog started barking hysterically in the parking lot. No one else could hear anything unusual. Suddenly, an old neighbor appeared and calmly said, ‘That’s just Rover, he always does that when he sees his reflection in the wet car windows.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another Thorpe Automotive mystery solved by common sense.