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Shortstop Auto Service 🚗 Family-owned auto repair in Delta, BC. 🔧 Providing Honest, professional auto service with fair pricing since 2011.

10/23/2026

Forget ghosts, goblins and haunted houses. 👻

You want to know what REALLY scares a mechanic?

🚨 An A/C leak detector lighting up red
🪦 Rusted rotors
💀 Brake pads that have seen better days
🛢️ Oil that looks like it belongs in a horror movie

Welcome to the ShortStop haunted house. 😂🔧

The scariest part? These are all things we’ve actually seen in the shop.

Which one would have you running for the exit? 👇

10/19/2026

Ghost your ex. Not your local auto shop. 👻🕶️

Some things are better left in the past…

Your oil change isn’t one of them. 💀🔧

Consider this your friendly reminder to stop disappearing every time your car needs a little attention.

📞 Give us a call. We promise we won’t make things awkward. 😂

Send this to someone who’s been avoiding their mechanic. 👀

10/12/2026

The only thing we’re working on this weekend is our second helping. 🦃😂

Our team is taking a little time off to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends.

🍂 Saturday, October 10 — Closed
🍂 Sunday, October 11 — Closed
🍂 Monday, October 12 — Closed
🔧 Tuesday, October 13 — Back to regular hours!

Wishing our wonderful community a Happy Thanksgiving! ❤️

The only thing we’re working on this weekend is our second helping. 🦃😂Our team is taking a little time off to enjoy Than...
10/09/2026

The only thing we’re working on this weekend is our second helping. 🦃😂

Our team is taking a little time off to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends.

🍂 Saturday, October 10 — Closed
🍂 Sunday, October 11 — Closed
🍂 Monday, October 12 — Closed
🔧 Tuesday, October 13 — Back to regular hours!

Planning a road trip or need something checked before the long weekend? Give us a call!

Wishing our wonderful community a Happy Thanksgiving! ❤️

10/05/2026

It’s October, which means it’s officially time to start thinking about winter tires. 🍂➡️❄️

That doesn’t necessarily mean you need to install them today. It means you don’t want to discover there’s a problem with them the morning the forecast calls for snow.

Before winter arrives, check:
🛞 Tread depth — Do you actually have enough tread left for another winter?
🔎 Cracks or damage — Look for cracking, bulges, punctures or other visible damage.
📅 Tire age — Lots of tread doesn’t always mean lots of life. Check the date code, especially if they’ve been sitting for several seasons.
💨 Air pressure — Tires can lose pressure while they’re stored, and temperatures dropping can lower it further.
📦 Your full set — Make sure all four tires are actually there, in usable condition and ready to go.

And if you need new winter tires? October is a much nicer time to figure that out than the day before the first snowfall. 😂
Not sure if yours will make it through another season? Give us a call and we’ll take a look. 🔧

Save this for when you pull your winters out of storage.

10/01/2026

“Remove rear shock.”

Three words that made it sound so simple. 💀🎷

Sometimes the job isn’t complicated… the part just has absolutely no intention of leaving the vehicle. 😂

Volume up for an accurate representation of the mechanics’ internal thoughts.

Closed tomorrow, Sep 30th in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡We’ll be back to regular hours O...
09/30/2026

Closed tomorrow, Sep 30th in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡

We’ll be back to regular hours Oct 1. 🔧

09/27/2026

Another day, another car that needs CPR. 🚑💀

Around here, CPR = Calipers, Pads & Rotors, and when a brake job reaches the point where all three need attention, we call it a full resuscitation. 😂🔧

The good news? Your brakes don’t have to get to the CPR stage.

Pay attention to the early warning signs:

🔊 Squeaking, squealing or grinding
🛞 Vibration or pulsating while braking
🦶 Changes in how the brake pedal feels
🚨 Brake warning lights
👀 And most importantly, don’t put off regular inspections

Catching worn brake components earlier can sometimes mean addressing the issue before additional parts are damaged or worn beyond their service limits.

So if your brakes have started making their own soundtrack, don’t wait until they need CPR. 😂

📞 Give us a call and we’ll take a look.

09/22/2026

Meanwhile, we pull the oil cap and see this… 👀

Here’s the thing: using ChatGPT to learn about your car or understand what might be causing a problem can be helpful.

But it can’t physically inspect your vehicle.

It doesn’t know exactly how you’ve been driving it, what it sounds like in person, what maintenance has or hasn’t been done, what the fluids look like, or what else we might find once it’s on the hoist.

And even if you come in convinced you already know what’s wrong, we’re still going to check.

A proper diagnosis means looking at the whole vehicle, not just replacing the first part that sounds like it fits the symptoms.

And sometimes… the car tells a very different story. 😂

Send this to someone who diagnoses their car online before bringing it to the shop. 👀

Different generations. Same reason we all showed up. ❤️From a C8 Corvette and Nissan Z to a ’69 Mustang Fastback and ’66...
09/17/2026

Different generations. Same reason we all showed up. ❤️

From a C8 Corvette and Nissan Z to a ’69 Mustang Fastback and ’66 Shelby GT350, Sunday’s final Cars & Coffee gave us a little bit of everything.

But looking back on this season, the cars aren’t really what we’ll remember most.

It’s the people who brought them.

The conversations over open hoods. The stories behind the builds. The familiar faces who kept coming back. And the people who showed up just because they love cars as much as we do.

We’re incredibly grateful that ShortStop gets to be part of a community with so many passionate car enthusiasts.

To everyone who brought a car, grabbed a coffee, stopped to admire someone else’s ride, shared our events or came out throughout the season—thank you. ❤️

That’s a wrap on Cars & Coffee 2026.

Now tell us: which car from the final meet would’ve had you stopping for a closer look? 👇

Address

1617 56th Street
Delta, BC
V4L2B2

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+16049434920

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