Vidal de la Peña

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Vidal de la Peña garage, something peculiar started happening one foggy morning. A delivery driver, rushing to meet an early deadline, heard an unusual announcement over the intercom: 'Your vehicle is now officially older than your grandmother's car.' Confused and amused, the delivery driver looked around but saw no one. Over the next few weeks, every time he visited, the same cryptic messages greeted him—until finally, a gruff voice from behind said, ‘Hey kid, I’ve been fixing cars here since before your grandma could drive!’ With that, an old mechanic emerged from the shadows, laughing heartily.

2. One stormy night, an old pickup truck pulled up to Vidal de la Peña’s garage. The mechanic peered through the rain and noticed the driver wasn’t just any regular—his headlights were off. Curious, Vidal approached the vehicle. ‘Hey there,’ he called out, ‘your lights are out.’ The driver turned around with a smile, his face hidden in the dark. ‘Oh, don’t worry,’ he said softly, ‘I’m not here for my truck. Just wanted to say thanks again for fixing my neighbor’s headlights last week!’

3. One quiet Sunday afternoon, a delivery driver pulled into Vidal de la Peña's for routine maintenance. As he walked in, the mechanic asked him if he heard any strange noises from the engine. The driver shook his head, but later that day, while driving through an empty street, he swore he saw the hood of his truck waving hello. That night, the delivery driver dreamed he was driving down a highway with his truck talking to him. When he woke up, he realized it was just his imagination—and maybe some misplaced exhaust fumes. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Vidal’s, he’d wink and say, ‘They fixed more than my truck there.’

4. One humid evening, a delivery driver pulled into Vidal de la Peña’s garage and noticed an unusual sound coming from under the hood of his truck—a soft, rhythmic tapping that seemed almost musical. As he leaned closer, he thought he heard someone whistling ‘Cielito Lindo’—but then realized it was just the mechanic, Vidal, tapping on the engine with a wrench while singing along. The delivery driver left with a smile, knowing his truck would run like new, and so would his mood.