Smog It-Test Only

This a great place for a decent very low cost car wash, but you should be careful.
— If you get change for $ 20, you receive more than $ 20 back between coins and tokens.
— I DO NOT RECOMMEND USING THEIR BRUSHES. You can easily scratch your clear coat. Modern clear coats are extremely weak and prone to scratches on the order of ‘if you look at it the wrong way’.
— BUT, if you bring your own soap, wash mit, etc. you can easily get a great wash completed very quickly. I recommend Meguiars or Mother’s products as a solid place to start.
— However, a quick approach is where a great result can be achieved in little time. I use the high pressure soap and get fairly close and align parallel with the surfaces to more efficiently push the dirt off. Spend of your time on this and then follow up with rinse and spot free rinse and it looks nice for under 10 minutes and no actually contact washing.

NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION!!! I just paid $ 70 for a smog check. When the procedure was finished I was told that I’d still have to go the DMV to register my car because the test computer was not transmitting. It was deceptive for the technician to start the check without telling me that I’d have to register my vehicle in person. Had I known this beforehand I would have driven down La Cienega to another one of the half dozen smog checkers within 6 blocks. I live two blocks from this place but I’ll never return.

BE CAREFUL. they charge $ 60.00 for a smog check!!! The going rate in California should only be between $ 29.99 to $ 45.00. This is set by CA DMV. The guy even lowered to $ 50.00.
They are not honest for asking $ 60! Its a simple job following CA DMV standards. Nothing special. Their shop is also basic with a car wash. Why $ 60 makes no sense! Maybe if it was a valet service, serving coffee and tea and an air conditioned waiting room with wifi… MAYBE… but I would think twice.
Even if took 5 seconds to approve… it is cheaper across the street or 4 blocks away. ALWAYS ask for price before they do the work!

I had my Smog check done and was treated by Alberto who was nice, friendly, and provided fast service and even helped me out with my car wash. Not only did I get a Smog checked I drove away with a clean car. Their self carwash is one of the best one that I have used, it even has air to dry your car. I will definetly be going to use their car wash frequently! Thanks for the good experience and great service.

They quoted me $ 60 for a simple smog test that Bobby across the street did in 5 minutes for $ 40. They may be great people but I would not recommend them if there is a better price across the street. One star means don’t go there.

So this is a smog check station and carwash place.
I spent close to $ 10 trying to wash my own car, it would have been cheaper and fast to have someone else do it at one of those carwash places.
You have to change dollars in to special coins, sometimes you get coins sometimes you get quarters.
I put $ 5 and got I think was something like 12 minutes.
The foam brush looks awesome, as soon as you set it to foam setting it just starts spraying foam like there is no tomorrow and it is pink in color. However GOOD LUCK getting the foam off of your car. I think this is the way this thing gets you. You spend all this time foaming the car with soap and than you can’t get it off. I had to put another $ 5 in to hose the car off.
You also have to pay to vacuum the car, most places I have visited at least had the vacuums free but not this place.
So there is a Chevron station right down the street with a Automatic Car Wash that does somewhat of a horrible job but it’s $ 6 bucks and I don’t have to get myself wet trying to clean my own car. It also takes 3 minutes instead of 12.
I am also pissed at how much water I wasted trying to get the foam off. Its a drought in CA you know.

Quick and easy, luckily no wait when i got there.

Love Alberto! He is professional, fast and the best place I have had a smog test. He is also friendly and efficient. He told me some things about my car engine that I didn’t know and made an adjustment or 2. I passed my Smog with a classic car and was very satisfied!

The best smog test shop I’ve been to. When I arrived, there were three cars waiting in line to get tested. At that point, I prepared for a very long wait. To my surprise, my wait did not end up being as long as I thought it would. This is why:
The operator was extremely effiecent with the way he managed his time. He moved quickly. He was professional and friendly. He was such a hard worker, I just didn’t feel right leaving without giving him a tip. He smiled and thanked me, he didn’t want to take it.
The total was $ 60.

I decided to go to this place based on other Unilocal reviews and I was rewarded for my research. Alberto was great! I was in and out of there in no time. My car passed, but he told me it was good I didn’t wait until the last minute, since apparently many people wait, then if they don’t pass, they have no time to get it fixed before the deadline!
He was quick and professional. The only downside is that there’s no waiting room, just a couple chairs sitting outside. I didn’t mind, but if it were raining (which it’s doing as I write this review), that could be an issue.
I’d highly recommend this place.

It was 4:45pm and I called up this place to find out their hours. I was willing to do the smog check the next day but a guy named Alberto said that he closes at 5:00pm but would wait if I could be there in 25 minutes.
I made it there and he was waiting for me patiently. He was professional and conscientious working in a systematic manner. When I mentioned that my tire inflation maybe off, he took the time to check all my tires unmindful that it was way beyond his closing time.
I was really impressed and happy that I went to this shop. Alberto is straightforward and accommodating. I definitely recommend this place to all Unilocal users!

Needed to get my vehicle smog and drive by this location every morning on the way to work, so stopped by one morning thinking I would get to work a little late, turns out I still got to work early. Fast, easy and friendly. Also gave me a free token for a car wash.

Super quick. Super nice. I will use them again.

Simple and to the point. No thrills, no spills.
There is no waiting room, but that didn’t matter. In and out within 20 minutes and everything was done.

This is my second time here, and once again, I was in and out in no time. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass, but Alberto went through the report with me and gave me a list of recommended repair shops in the area when I requested his recommendation. The retest is free, so I’ll be going back once my car has been repaired.

I’ve gotten my last 3 smog tests here. This past time it cost $ 60 and took under 15 minutes. The mechanic was helpful and efficient. Afterwards I washed my car :-)

I came here for my smog check because Bobby’s down the street on La Cienega is not a Test Only Smog station. Overall, I had a good experience. Staff is friendly and efficient. Alberto took care of one customer before me, and did the smog check pretty quickly. It was $ 60 including the certificate.
Smog It! is run out of what looks like one of the stalls in a car wash. You can wash and vacuum your car next door before or after your smog check.

I don’t typically get car washes, but since I’m in a spot where I can’t wash my own car, I was looking for a coin operated car wash. Looked like most around Santa Monica were about $ ⁴⁄₄ minutes… This spot has a $ 2.50÷4 minute set up. The equipment itself all was in working order too. :) Was nice not having to rush around as much, knowing that your car wash would end up about $ 5 in the end… Since it’s close to work, I’ll probably swing by here every once in a while…