Bayfair Star Smog

Coming in on a Sunday to redeem my groupon for a smog check. Everything is great. Cengiz took car of the car and was very respectful. You guys are Great!

WARNING: Expect to haggle, or you’ll over-​pay.
I went in having seen the Unilocal deal ($ 30 for $ 50). The guy (Adel) probes for how much I think it costs, and I mention Unilocal.He then points to a posted price on the wall ($ 69.99). I begin to suspect that there’s not a standard fee — there’s a «what-​can-​I-​get-​out-​of-​you» price. He tells me the cost is $ 50, and asks if that’s alright. I blinked, but said okay. I pay in cash, and he takes $ 10 out of his wallet to give me change. He prints out forms for me to sign, and one is a receipt that I paid $ 38. I ask how come I paid $ 50 when the receipt says otherwise. He says he made a «mistake» and forgot to put a «fee.» I note that the «fee» has no name (unlike the CA state fees, which was itemized on the receipt). At this point, I know I’m being swindled, and say, «I’m going to let it go, but that’s shitty, dude. I’m just going to put it on Unilocal.» Adel follows me out and hands me $ 10 from his wallet and apologizes.
In hind-​sight, he’s probably from a culture where they haggle/​negotiate a price, and I’m not used to that.
Other tid-​bits:
1) There’s a tip jar. For Realz.
2) It’s hard to get into the business because cars that are visiting or being serviced by the tire company text door are blocking the way. I had to ask them to clear the way and waited 5+ minutes for them to do so.

Good people here at Bayfair Smog. I met Adel. He is very understanding and believes in helping people which in turn makes our world a better place :). Thanks guys!

The smog check is $ 70, but make sure you mention Unilocal and he will give you $ 20 off. Good deal. The smog check took about 20 minutes, very friendly service, but it took him a while to get my tailpipe reading as he wasn’t sticking it in there far enough, at first, he even told me I had an exhaust leak, must have been his first time with a car like mine. Luckily I have a little car experience myself and told him to stick the sensor in deeper, after that it went fast. Not a bad place, although the tire shop next to it was pretty busy, I would recommend!

Needed to renew my registration that requires smog. Get the deal on Unilocal for $ 30 then pay an extra 8.25 state license fee… In and out in 30 minutes… I definitely will go back there again

I came in on Saturday expecting it to be really busy. I was able to get in and out about 30 minutes! I paid for the $ 30 for $ 50 deal from Unilocal but still had to pay 8.95 for the state fees. Other than that, I had a great customer service.

Really fast and convenient. I really like Adel quote when I called. Once I came over, they worked on the car really quick and everything went good. Only took 10 – 15 minutes quick and easy. They even answer whatever question I had. Thank you Adel, I would come back for another smog check and I would recommend this to my friends as well.

A man greeted me and told him I just got my hybrid battery replaced so he went to hook up a machine to test if it was ready, I told him I came back the week before and they checked and it was. Once he found out I was back for the retest his demeanor changed and he said he wasn’t an employee here. I asked the manager why he has non employees greeting people and in the garage if they are not employed there, he told me the guy is an employee there. Basically the guy lied. After showing them this review they were suddenly able to perform the smog but I told them I’d rather pay somewhere else than get it free from them.
Also, the week before I was sitting in the rain over half an hour waiting for a test before I finally got out to ask how long it would be, only to be told they were being audited and couldn’t do it. The week before that I came and they were closed early. The service is terrible and they are liars, don’t go here.

Bayfair Smog was absolutely great. I went to DMV to get my California Tag and they told me that I had to do a smog check before getting my tag, so I found out about Bayfair Smog, went there and 20 minutes later I was out. Very professional, clean and quick. Highly recommended.

I got a groupon for a smog check and decided to come early. It took about 15 minutes to get everything done! Super quick considering the other places I been to that drag it out and take their time.
The Netflix and free coffee were a nice bonus while I was in there nice waiting room. Alex «I think his name is» seemed super chill and not like someone treating a customer that’s bothering him or another number. I’ll be coming back for smogs here! Thanx!
This place is located in the back of a parking lot with a tire shop before it and a repair place across from them. So u could pass them going down the street. Just map them to see a street view so you know for sure! That’s what I did.

Found this place through Groupon. Great small place! I highly recommend this business.

Good:
The guy at the desk was friendly, spoke and understood English clearly and worked quickly.
The waiting room was clean and comfortable.
Bad:
Bait and swtichy kind of pricing. I had a coupon for $ 28.75, plus $ 8.25 for the cert. fee. That totals $ 37. He rang up $ 39.95 + $ 8.25 for the cert. = $ 48.20. I asked and he claimed that he had to charge an extra $ 10 for my freaking Honda Odyssey minivan. I have had a minivan for about 15 years and this is the first time anyone has tried to charge me an extra fee for a minivan. He was unwilling to even honor/​adjust the price on the coupon ($ 10 extra should have worked out to $ 47).
I did a quick search online and found that groupon has a deal with Berkeley Test Only center for $ 24, plus cert. so I’ll be going there and saving $ 16.
Never again will I consider going to Bayfair Smog.

Had a major service with Nissan Service in San Leandro and they gave me a coupon for smog at this place. The coupon says they are open at 8a. Came around 845a, place was still close so I came back around 9a. The guy who runs the place didn’t get there til 11a. It was freezing outside and there was no bathroom because it’s inside the smog office so I had to walk to Walgreens just to use the bathroom.

fast smog aka bayfair smog check. service was great, adam knew what he was doing. took my chevy truck during lunch, thinking i would have to make an appointment, had 2 cars in front of me and i was in and out in about 20 min., wonderful job.
thank you

Handled my custom wheels with care! I will be back for more! Highly recommended!!! Trust me that’s a lot coming from me!

Worst experience in my life — I’m never coming back to this joke of a place. Told it was $ 30 over the phone last week and the kid there charged $ 60 to have it fail over an intake sticker that went missing. After that, he had the audacity to tell me that a retake is another $ 20 on top of it when every other place does a retake for free?
Now I’m normally a very patient person when it comes to this kind of stuff, but when the car passes with flying colors and you fail it over a technicality, that’s something else. Not only that, you had the audacity to tell me that you’re going to charge me for a retake when you know my car is going to pass? Do you even use your brain???
Oh, and the icing on the cake? He charged me TWICE for the smog so I just got hit with a $ 120 bill so hello disputes.
Save yourself the bullshit and find a shop that ACTUALLY knows what they’re doing.

Service was fast and pleasant, even with kids in tow I was comfortable in the waiting area.

Great service and price! Like others who commented, I recently experienced a dead battery which reset something that kept me from passing the check.
The service person said to simply drive for at least 75 miles, and come back for a re-​test, which was very inexpensive. I followed his instructions and voila it passed. Like a previous post mentioned, this service person also went out of his way to help me out!
I paid less than $ 50.00 for everything! The location has a comfortable waiting area, and the staff is professional and friendly.
Definitely give them a try!

Best smog shop I have been to. The guys there were really helpful and honest. I would recommend this place to everyone. Fast and friendly.

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UPDATE: 10/​08/​2014
Arrived at 9am (Opening) but owner arrived at 9:35. Owner (Yousaf?) was in obvious pain as he limped in. He explained injury that occurred the night before. He was apologetic and did not charge normal certificate fees due to tardiness. I was a repeat customer and will continue to be one due to customer friendly owner. Caution: the shop is recessed in the back and can be difficult to see from the street.