Metro Motors

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Metro Motors, where mechanics worked late into the night, something peculiar began happening. Every time an old man in a tattered overcoat entered the lot, the family dog would start barking wildly from inside the showroom, even though it had never shown interest in strangers before. One day, a delivery driver noticed the commotion and asked what was going on. The mechanic shrugged, ‘Just our regular customer—an old guy who always comes with his dog.’ Turns out, the dog was just jealous because he’d never been invited for a ride in one of those shiny cars.

2. At Metro Motors, where mechanics worked deep into the night, an odd humming sound started drifting through the garage. No one could pinpoint its source or agree on what it was—some said it sounded like bees, others likened it to distant machinery. But whenever anyone approached too close, the noise would abruptly stop. Finally, a curious mechanic followed the sound late one night and found an old radio tuned to static. When he tried turning it off, everyone heard a loud sneeze from behind the wall. Turns out, it was just Mr. Jenkins next door clearing his throat after eating too many chili dogs. Everyone laughed, and the legend of Metro Motors’ mysterious hum became just another neighborhood story.

3. At Metro Motors, where mechanics worked long hours under fluorescent lights, a strange thing started happening after midnight. On the shop’s intercom, a soft voice would occasionally whisper, ‘Your engine is singing today.’ One night, an old delivery driver asked the mechanic, ‘Who’s been fixing my truck?’ The mechanic shrugged and said, ‘No one, sir—it was just your engine talking.’ The next morning, everyone in town heard the intercom say, ‘All engines are on strike today.’

4. At Metro Motors, where mechanics worked through endless nights, a mysterious glow started appearing in one of the service bays. As days passed, the glow grew brighter, attracting curious neighbors and even a delivery driver who thought it was a neon sign for free coffee. Turns out, it was just an old headlight that nobody had noticed until the moonless nights made it shine like a lighthouse. Eventually, someone replaced it—and Metro Motors went back to being just another late-night garage.