Nor-Crest Service Station

I came to Nor-​Crest Service Station to do annual inspection.
The check engine light was on and Sam the manger told me that I will have to pay $ 20 to do a test, I said OK. They checked for 2 minutes and then Sam said I will have to pay another $ 20 to do another test, Why did you suck me for another $ 20 and didn’t tell me in the beginning?. Reluctantly I agree. While they were testing again I decided to check them on Unilocal (what I should have done in the beginning) and found up that I was not their first sucker and the have less then 2 stars. When I asked Sam about it he answer that he doesn’t care about his reputation and everybody in this business is dishonest. ((give him credit for being honest about being dishonest.) This place always looking to find things to «fix». if you like to be taken for a ride this is the place for you. Otherwise stay away as far as you can from this place.

Background: Mech engineer w/​decades of electrical engineering.
Called Nor-​Crest and asked how long it would take for an inspection, the individual that answered the phone said that there’d be a 45 minute wait. That was acceptable to me, so I arrived, and gave them my car after they’d said it would take 60 – 90 minutes till they’re done.
Nor-​Crest: «The brakes are low, and the front tires are low, but pass-​able.»
Me: «Ok, I appreciate your honesty. Can you perform an oil change too?»
Nor-​Crest: «Absolutely, and I’d recommend at least rotating your tires.»
Me: «That sounds like a good plan»
30 minutes later.
Nor-​Crest: «Your car is ready, please come pick it up»
And that was it! Overall smooth experience in an industry otherwise known for thieves, and crooks.

This is a scam place. I went for state inspection and they pulled the typical crap: we will inspect and call you back. 2 hours later they called and came up with expensive repairs and tire changes, which I didn’t need. When I declined, they said there will be no inspection and sticker. I was dumb at the time, also time pressed and ended up getting the repairs. I heard similar experience from other customers. Stay away from this business. I almost called authorities.

Shady! Buyer beware!
I took my car in to get an oil change and inspection and was told it should be ready in about 45 minutes. Over an hour and a half later I received a call saying that I won’t pass NY state inspection because my tires are worn out. Knowing from previous research that they charge a lot for tires, I said, «No thanks, just the oil change is fine». He then proceeded to say that I still needed to be charged $ 37 for the inspection because it was run, even though I didn’t pass it. I questioned that and he countered by saying if I get my brakes changed he could pass the inspection. I said, «Wait a minute, I thought you said it wouldn’t pass because of the tires. Now you’re telling me it’s the brakes. Which is it?» He replied with, «Well because you’re a neighbor I can do you a favor.» I declined. When I went to pick up the car, I was charged only for the oil change. I wonder what happened to me having to pay the inspection fee? Keep your story straight.
You should go to this place if you like to be hustled, scammed and lied to.

Mickey is gone and Sam is not as customer oriented.
Let me say that I felt the shenanigans bug crawl up my pants when I asked about the problem where my car was making more noise when I drove at higher speeds. They told me to leave the car and I did. They offered to replace the muffler, change the AC compressor and change the gears compressor. All this was only $ 1800~! WHAT??? That is not cheap!
I felt the twinge of something not right and I decided try just changing the muffler. But this sounded like they weren’t exactly sure what is making the car louder at higher speeds. I decided not to go with the fleecing and trying somewhere else.