Terrible's Smog Testing & Oil Change

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Terrible’s one morning, a delivery driver pulled up in an old truck. The mechanic waved him inside without a word, and soon the garage filled with strange noises. Everyone looked on curiously as smoke billowed out from under the hood—yet the truck kept running smoothly. Finally, the mechanic emerged, wiped his greasy hands on his coveralls, and said to the driver, ‘Your truck’s fine, but next time, could you maybe bring it in when it isn’t spewing smoke? It makes my wife nervous.’

2. At Terrible’s, a customer complained loudly as he left: ‘I can’t believe it took you three hours just to check my oil!’ But then another customer walked in, an old delivery driver with a big smile on his face. 'Best oil change I've had in years!' he exclaimed. Turns out, Terrible’s secret was that they cleaned your engine while pretending to test it—so thorough, so efficient, and so much fun that everyone came back for more.'

3. At Terrible’s one night, a mechanic noticed something odd on the security camera. A shadowy figure kept appearing outside the shop late into the evening, whispering strange phrases and leaving behind mysterious notes. Finally, the next morning, the whole team found an envelope with a note inside: 'Your exhaust is clear now.' Turned out it was just a friendly neighborhood prankster who loved cars as much as they did.

4. At Terrible’s one foggy morning, a regular drove into the garage and noticed something strange. As he sat waiting for his oil change, he heard a deep, throaty growl coming from under the hood of another car—like nothing he’d ever heard before. Curious, our regular leaned closer to the other car and saw its exhaust was glowing an eerie blue. The mechanic emerged from the back, scratched his head and said, ‘Oh, that’s just old Mr. Johnson’s new custom exhaust. He likes it so much he even drives it in fog.’ Everyone laughed, including Mr. Johnson himself who walked in wearing a big smile, holding a coffee cup—and no shirt, revealing a freshly painted engine block on his chest.