About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning at Caples Car Care, a delivery driver growled under his breath as he waited in line. ‘Why does it always take forever here?’ Suddenly, the mechanic shouted across the workshop: “Because your car’s talking back!” The delivery driver looked around, confused. Then he heard it—a soft humming coming from beneath the hood. He laughed and shook his head, muttering something about old cars having minds of their own. Meanwhile, a neighbor walking by stopped to admire the car’s newfound voice, commenting, 'That’s one talkative ride!'
2. At Caples Car Care one night, a mechanic swore he heard an old man whispering in Russian while adjusting brakes on a classic car. No one else could hear anything but him. Suddenly, another mechanic walked over and asked what he was saying. The first guy shrugged, ‘Just some old dude from Russia telling me how to fix this thing.’ They both looked down—only to see nobody there. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the place, they’d wink knowingly and mutter, ‘Caples Car Care—where even ghost mechanics give advice!’
3. At Caples Car Care, a sign above the counter read, ‘If your engine sounds like a chainsaw, don’t worry—we’ve seen worse.’ A delivery driver once walked in with smoke coming from under his hood and said, 'Help! My engine's on fire!' The mechanic calmly replied, 'Don’t panic, sir. Here, take our fire extinguisher—but first, can you hold it while I grab another one for myself?'
4. At Caples Car Care, a customer waiting in line noticed something odd—a faint whiff of freshly baked cookies wafting through the workshop. Curious, the customer followed his nose and found an old lady sitting in a corner, busily baking cookies while tinkering with some engine parts. 'I thought only mechanics worked here,' he said. She smiled and replied, 'Well, if you can fix cars and bake cookies at the same time, why not?'