Volkswagen

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog of a typical Pittsburgh autumn day, a delivery driver pulled up to Volkswagen dealership. As he unlocked the doors, an unusual sound came from inside—a soft humming that seemed to be coming from one particular car. Curious, the driver approached the vehicle and noticed its headlights were on, though no keys were in the ignition. With a smile, he thought it might just be an old trickle charge keeping the battery alive. But when he opened the door, the engine purred like a contented cat, refusing to shut off. Turning to his neighbor later that day, he joked, 'Guess I’ll be late tonight—my new VW friend won’t let me go!'

2. In the dead of night, when only the moonlight reflected off the deserted streets of Detroit, a delivery driver pulled up outside the Volkswagen dealership. As he unlocked the showroom doors, an eerie silence enveloped him—until the sound of a tiny engine purred from within. Curious, he approached the source and found a small red beetle—a new Beetle model—sitting quietly in one of the display cars. With a smile, he whispered, ‘Looks like someone forgot their key fob.’ He drove it home for his neighbor, who was thrilled with the surprise.

3. In the quiet suburbs of Chicago, every Sunday afternoon, neighbors would hear strange noises coming from inside Volkswagen dealership. A little boy, passing by on his bike, kept pointing and whispering: 'Dad, look! The cars are talking!' One day, a delivery driver arrived with an unusual package. As he unloaded it, everyone heard the cars erupt into laughter. Turned out, it was just a new shipment of VW Beetles—each one equipped with a tiny speaker playing old German jokes. Since then, Volkswagens in that town never stop cracking each other up.

4. At dusk in Detroit’s industrial district, a Volkswagen mechanic noticed something peculiar. Every time he adjusted the timing on an old Beetle, its engine would sputter and suddenly emit a high-pitched whine. The sound was so eerie that even his dog would freeze, ears pricked, as if trying to understand what the car was saying. One night, while working late, he heard the whine turn into a humorous German-accented voice: ‘Bitte stopfen Sie mir den Kühler!’ Turns out, a local delivery driver had stuffed his cooler full of ice inside the radiator. After that, every time someone mentioned a cooling issue, the car would chirp in perfect Deutsch: ‘Kühler voll!’