Nice people, but just a rip off. They overcharge all their services and don't maintain their re-smog policy if you fix your car yourself which is weird because I always fix my car myself and have always been able to get a free retest.
I went in with the yelp $25 certificate. Mind you this is $25 towards anything not just a smog check. I asked the man if I would fail the smog because the check engine light is on (check engine light is an automatic smog fail in case you didn't know). He said I would fail but he would do the smog anyway because I already bought the yelp deal. I was getting an oil change too so I said "can we just use it for my oil change?" He didn't answer directly but just said getting a smog check was a good idea anyway and I could get a free retest if it fails. Standard procedure anywhere for the free recheck so I said okay.
So obviously it failed and he quoted me about fix price a little over $400. He told me they get a good deal on parts so the water pump I needed was only $200. I thanked him and left and went to autozone and bought the part for $60. I replaced it myself and tried to call them today and THAT is when they told me that the retest is only free if I pay them to fix the car. I almost laughed in the guys face. I saved almost $350 dollars by fixing it myself I can afford a smog check somewhere else now haha :)
Anyway, I just looked at the receipt they gave me to see how much I payed for the smog the first time and see they charged me for the passed smog certificate.... Ummm I didn't pass? I guess that is an extra $6 going into the guy at the counters pocket.
One last itty-bitty thing... they didn't give me a sticker for my oil change that says when it is due by mileage or by date. At this point, I'm questioning whether they changed my oil at all.
So yea, I found them nice people and I didn't say anything about any of the problems to them because I don't want a fight over all these little things. But they are a rip off and I won't be going to them again. I know most mechanics are not honest but usually it isn't so blatent. LOL.