About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys and asked the mechanic, ‘Why does your tire pressure monitor always show my truck as low on air?’ The mechanic looked puzzled for a moment, then grinned and said, ‘Oh, that’s easy! Your tires are always low because you’re delivering groceries to our whole neighborhood!’ The delivery driver scratched his head, embarrassed but amused, realizing he’d been unwittingly filling everyone else’s cars instead of his own.
2. One day, an old man walked into Pep Boys with a strange request. ‘Can you fix my radio?’ he asked the mechanic. The mechanic looked puzzled but agreed. After some tinkering, the radio started playing an old-timey tune—exactly what the man had requested. Now, every now and then, customers hear that same song when they come in. A few weeks later, a delivery driver came in complaining of a noisy engine. The mechanic grinned mischievously and turned on the radio. Lo and behold, it played a loud honking noise just like his truck! Since then, whenever anyone has a problem, they simply ask for ‘that old-timey tune.’
3. One night, a neighbor knocked on the mechanic’s door, whispering urgently, 'I parked my car here today—and now it talks!' The mechanic raised an eyebrow and asked, ‘Talks? What does it say?’ The neighbor shrugged, ‘Just random stuff—like “Need oil change!” or “Check engine light on!”’ They both laughed, realizing the car was just giving diagnostic messages in a funny way. From then on, whenever anyone brought their car to Pep Boys, they’d ask, ‘Does your car talk too?’
4. One foggy morning, as mechanics adjusted their headlights, someone noticed a faint humming coming from inside Pep Boys' workshop. It grew louder by the minute, like a swarm of bees trapped in a garage. Suddenly, an old man appeared from behind the tools, grinning sheepishly. 'Just my electric toothbrush,' he said, waving it awkwardly. Mechanics burst out laughing, and soon everyone was teasing him about his early-morning dental hygiene routine. The humming stopped, and life returned to normal—except for one mechanic who now checks every elderly customer’s toothbrush before starting work.