About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Chet’s European and Japanese Auto Care, a regular would pull up in his old BMW every Tuesday around sunset. One day, after dropping off his car for routine maintenance, he noticed something odd: the mechanic had left a note on his windshield—written entirely in katakana. Curious, our regular took out his phone and tried to translate it. The note read: ‘Your car looks great today! Enjoy your drive.’ Written in katakana, it was a friendly greeting from Chet himself, who turned out to be fluent in several languages. From then on, whenever anyone asked why he came back so often, he’d simply say, ‘They speak my language there.’
2. At Chet’s European and Japanese Auto Care, a delivery driver once pulled up with an unusual request over the intercom: ‘Hey Chet, could you please check why my package is walking away?’ Chet walked outside, scratching his head. The package was indeed skipping merrily down the street, followed by a curious cat. With a smile, Chet picked it up and called out: 'Hey neighbor, your package has been waiting for you!'
3. At Chet’s European and Japanese Auto Care, one foggy morning a delivery driver arrived with an unusual package. The box glowed softly, causing curious glances from mechanics who were used to seeing only oil filters and tires. As they opened it, out popped a tiny robot vacuum cleaner, which promptly started cleaning the workshop floor. Everyone burst into laughter, including the confused delivery driver. Turns out, it was just a prank from a neighbor who knew Chet loved gadgets. Since then, whenever someone mentions ‘unusual deliveries,’ everyone at Chet’s jokes about that fateful foggy morning.
4. At Chet’s European and Japanese Auto Care, a little girl followed her dad into the shop. When she saw the mechanic working on an engine, she whispered excitedly, ‘Daddy, why is that man talking to the car?’ The mechanic looked up with a smile and replied, ‘Honey, he’s not talking to it—he’s listening.’ The girl thought for a moment then nodded knowingly, ‘Oh, I get it now!’ Later that day, when her father dropped her off at school, one of her classmates asked, “Did you see Daddy today?” Smiling proudly, she answered, “Yep, and he talked to our car too!”