About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A delivery driver pulled up to Modesto Auto Smog & Repair one morning, whistling as he always did. The garage door slowly rose, revealing something unexpected—a tiny, furry creature scurrying across the greasy floor. ‘Hey!’ shouted the mechanic, pointing towards the critter. But before anyone could react, it vanished into an open toolbox. The mechanic quickly ducked inside the toolbox and emerged holding a startled hamster. 'What am I gonna do with this?' he asked nobody in particular. A few minutes later, a delivery driver returned, asking for his fixed truck. Seeing the hamster, he exclaimed, 'Oh no! Is that my pet? It escaped last week!' And so, Modesto Auto Smog & Repair became known not just for fixing cars but also for occasional small animal rescues.
2. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning in Modesto when a delivery driver pulled up to Modesto Auto Smog & Repair. The sun was just peeking over the hills, casting an eerie glow on the usually bustling garage. As he walked in, a gruff but friendly mechanic greeted him with a smile and asked if everything was alright. Turns out, the delivery driver had accidentally left his lunch in the truck's glove compartment during his last run. With a twinkle in his eye, the mechanic joked, 'Guess you can say your truck has been “smogged” today!'
3. A delivery driver pulled up to Modesto Auto Smog & Repair one morning, whistling. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something odd on the workshop’s dusty counter—a small, rusted keychain shaped like a classic American muscle car. He picked it up curiously and found that it opened an old toolbox filled with vintage tools. Later that day, while fixing someone's horn, he accidentally honked the shop’s entire fleet of cars. A neighbor walked in, laughing: ‘Nice job finding our secret treasure!’
4. A delivery driver pulled up to Modesto Auto Smog & Repair one morning, whistling. Suddenly, a small dog darted out from under the hood of the car, causing both man and mechanic to jump back in surprise. ‘What the heck?’ said the delivery driver, laughing. The mechanic shook his head and called out to the dog, who trotted over wagging its tail. ‘Looks like someone’s been hiding in that engine bay for breakfast!’ They fed the little guy some treats, and soon he was happily trotting off with a neighbor. That day, Modesto Auto Smog & Repair gained a new nickname—’Doggie Day Care.’