Quality Tune-Up Shops

I have been coming here for years for oil changes, smog checks, and much more complicated repairs because this is a very honest shop and the guys just buckle down and take care of you and your car.

Great place, highly recommend. There are few mechanics who will tell you when your car is fine and doesn’t need any work. And when I do need a smog check or tune up they are very fast at cheaper prices than I’ve seen elsewhere.
Can’t recommend enough.

I was in and out in about 20 minutes for a smog check with no appointment. The price was $ 48.20 after fees, which seems good for the area. The guys seemed pretty chill and other services looked reasonably priced, I’ll very likely be back.
It’s on Fell St. just before the Arco. There can be a line in that left lane of Fell for the Arco, just go around it and enjoy the dirty looks from people who think you’re cutting their precious cheap gas line.

Normally I’d go to K&K Auto in the Mission, but they don’t open before 9 or 930, so I swung on by here for an oil change one early morning. Expensive oil change, costing $ 50.88 in the end. They have a «coupon» on their website, whose fine print reads «canister filters extra». Supposedly my car uses a cartridge (canister?) filter, so they wouldn’t give me the discount. Should’ve stuck with K&K, which would’ve cost near $ 30, and they’re friendlier to boot.

$ 30 oil change, was super fast, and they did an honest job. Should recommend and do again.

I needed to smog a new car and chose this shop since it’s near dmv. Took less than a half hour and their prices are the same as most shops. They also drilled the front of the car for free to place my california tags on my out of state car. Will definitely use them again.

Brought my car in for a smog check and it was about $ 47 or so. Dropped my car off and went to lunch since the guy said it would be about an hour… it was about an hr and a half. Okay place I guess if you work nearby or aren’t in a rush… but I’ve had quicker smog checks before. Overall, service was fine.

Overpriced. Took car in for smog check and they offered to replace a headlight bulb for $ 35 – a bulb that I knew cost $ 15. They explained that their supplier marks up the cost to them significantly. I passed and proceeded to O’Reilly’s where I bought the bulb for $ 15.
Also it is a pain to get in and out of this place because the lot is full of cars getting gas at ARCO.

Monday afternoon, no wait for a smog check, out in 15 minutes. They told me they’d give me a discount if I wrote a Unilocal review, which prompted me to join Unilocal.They didn’t confirm that I actually wrote a review though. They were going to charge me $ 78, with my promised review they knocked it down to $ 58. Although one of the Unilocal pictures shows it as $ 38. Seems a bit arbitrary and makes me wonder if they charge different people different rates depending on their mood. I have to wonder if I was on the losing end of that pricing scheme. Regardless, they were fast, friendly, and I passed my smog test. So there you go.

I tried to get an oil change here. Brought in an online coupon and was immediately told the coupon was not valid for my car and it would be twice as much. Worker claimed by 4-​cylinder Japanese mass produced car had a special oil filter. Uh huh. Everywhere else I take it, even other Quality Tune-​Ups, it’s always a low $ 20’s price. I told him he was crazy but he stood his ground. I told them no dice and pull my car out. I would give them 1 star, but successfully had a no hassle smog check here. Maybe my worker was just clueless; maybe he was caught in a lie and didn’t want to admit it, who knows. Just a heads up to everyone.

Got lunch. Got my smog check. Compared to the gas stations in the neighborhood, you could say I got a free lunch!

Fast oil change and smog check. But they don’t follow through on the smog certificate. We submitted it for renewal, state said it was not transmitted. Went back to shop «No Problem». Ended up having to take a copy in person to DMV, who said it was never transmitted. Went back to shop– said it was not their problem.

Fast, efficient and affordable place to get your oil changed. They also found a nail in my tire (that apparently the Toyota dealership had removed but didn’t) and charged me only $ 20 (compared to dealership’s $ 35) to get it out. One word of caution — because of the small parking lot at this location, be sure to get your car within a few others — if not, they may charge you a $ 25-​$ 50 fee if you leave it there longer (or overnight).

Affordable and in a perfect location when the DMV requires a smog check. They are down the block from SF DMV. Although the gas station is packed, this garage was available for a smog in a timely manner. It took me 45 mins and I was back at DMV a few minutes later.

Friendly, quick, cost-​efficient service. They charged me around 40 bucks for smog check, and the place across the street attempted to charge me 80! Glad I got my service at Quality Tune-​Up. Will be returning again! Thank you!

Phone number correct now. They don’t make appointments. Courteous service but long lines.

I arrived for a smog check at 8:05am and was done by 8:30.
They have a small waiting room.
Service was courteous.
They take Amex and Visa, but no checks.
The only bind was waiting in the Arco gas line to get in.

Oil change done in about 10minutes for $ 32. Usually I go to Midas where it’s $ 20+ with a free diagnostic but a long wait. Workers are friendly. Be prepared to have some comebacks for some of verbally expressive drivers entering the arco station who will think your cutting them in line.

Highly recommend this place.
I’ve been servicing our two cars here for 9 years, and I know they’re honest because I’ll get an estimate at the dealership and then have these guys do the same check. They’ll tell me to repair the same issues, but for less than half the price (and most recently they actually told me my serpentine belt was fine while the dealership told me to replace it… these guys reminded me that they had actually replaced the belt for me recently and showed me it was fine).
Also, I’ve stopped in several times over the years to have them take a look at issues I’m having with my cars, and they’ll immediately do it for free. Usually it’s some minor fix that they do for free.
Plus, they refuse tips.
These guys are honest and really fast, which is rare for a repair shop. So I highly recommend them.

Took my car in for an oil change. Was in and out in 15 minutes. The grand total came to about $ 31 including tax. Pretty legit if you ask me!