About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Five Star Auto Service and asked the mechanic, ‘Why does your shop always smell like bacon?’ The mechanic scratched his head and replied, 'Oh, that's simple—we fry our own breakfast every morning!' The delivery driver looked confused but then burst out laughing. From that day on, whenever anyone mentioned the place, they’d say, 'That’s where they cook AND fix cars!'
2. A neighborhood kid stopped by Five Star Auto Service one afternoon with his bicycle. He pushed it through the door and said, 'Can you fix my chain? It keeps skipping.' The mechanic looked puzzled but nodded, took the bike, and disappeared into the workshop. After a few minutes, the mechanic emerged holding not only the fixed bicycle but also a strange-looking contraption. ‘This is for your chain,’ he said, grinning. The boy stared blankly until another customer—a delivery driver—walked in, saw the device, laughed, and explained its purpose. The mechanic shrugged and went back to work, while the neighbor walked away shaking his head, muttering something about modern mechanics.’
3. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Five Star Auto Service and asked, ‘Do you guys fix cars or just make them look that way?’ The mechanic looked him in the eye and replied, 'We fix what needs fixing, but sometimes cars just need a little love.' The delivery driver nodded, smiled, and drove off, never quite sure if his joke had been understood—or appreciated.
4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Five Star Auto Service. The garage door opened slowly, revealing only an empty waiting area and a sign that read ‘Closed for Maintenance.’ The driver shrugged and walked inside, finding nothing but dust and silence. After a while, he heard a soft thud from behind the workshop wall. A gruff voice called out, 'Hey, you still here? I thought you’d run off!' Turned out it was just an old mechanic who worked nights fixing cars no one else could fix. The driver ended up spending the morning chatting with him over coffee, learning that sometimes, even when everything seems closed, help is never far away.