Torrance Smog Test Only

Drove in at 8:30 am, the friendly guy said he could have it done in a few minutes, he did, it passed, he gave me a discount, I was on my way. Couldn’t have asked for more.

The technician Frank was nice, and this place is very clean, but like the others said, their practices are a bit shady. I’ve owned at least 10 cars in the last 5 years, all gotten smogged, and all passed. I took my car there this morning and failed, with a quick referral for a name and number of someone who would help me to get the car in passing condition. Once they swiped my credit card, they informed me that my car failed miserably and that re-​tests are no longer free, they are $ 29.
Don’t go here, you’ll regret it.

This happened on 5÷8÷2010. I brought my 1984 BMW 733i to this place on recommendation of my mechanic. While I watched, he revved the car to high RPM’s in neutral for several minutes. When he put the car in drive, the transmission did not engage, the car would not move forward, only reverse. Unaware of what was wrong, I had it towed to a BMW specialist. He asked me what had happened, I told him, and he explained that certain models of BMW cannot be revved in neutral or the transmission will be ruined. This is common knowledge in the industry, and warnings are posted. The owner refused to cover the cost of the ruined transmission, and he lied about it, saying, that he only revved the car in drive. I neglected to take him to small claims court. Beware!

Fast, friendly and professional. I had no coupon, but they still gave me a discount.

So happy I went here!
Thanks to Unilocal,I was able to find a place close to my neighborhood that did smog checks. The manager there was so nice, and explained everything crystal clear. The tech hooked up my boyfriends ’03 Toyota Truck, and within 20 minutes all was complete and the cert was sent off to DMV electronically. Super fast, super friendly, and one of the lowest rates around. Honest shops are hard to come by– found one :)

Ok I did wait forever BUT he stayed open extra late. While everyone else closed at 5 or 5:30 Torrance Smog doesn’t close until 6 and if cars keep driving up the lot he just keeps working on them.

I needed to get my car smog checked so I took my car here on a recommendation from my sister, who’s the person that reviewed this place on 7÷18÷2009. The prices have gone up as I paid a bit more than $ 43 but the fee is still reasonable at $ 50. Michael J’s review is outdated now as I specifically asked the technician if he could take a look at a hole in my muffler and he informed me that they only do smog checks and to ask the shop nearby. Sounds like Michael’s bitter his car failed the smog check and needed someone to blame. Well anyway, my well maintained 2002 Camry passed with flying colors and the whole process took less than 30 minutes so I rate this place 5 stars!

Ultra fast service for $ 43. I got in mid-​day (3−4pm) with my 2003 Corolla, gave him my dmv slip, and was out with my passed papers in hand within about 10 – 15 minutes. To Michael J. below who said this place is not smog check only, it is buddy. Don’t be bitter because your car didn’t pass. Just because it shares a wall with another car business doesn’t mean they’re affiliated. I accidentally pulled into the auto shop next door and it was owned by a couple Japanese people who kindly directed me to the smog check only shop (which is not owned by Japanese people). I’d definitely recommend this no frills get in/​get out shop.

Cheapest I found in the area. $ 40 for the initial test and like the prior customer I failed. but I failed cause I knew I had an O2 sensor that needed replacing; so I did that on my own and came back 2 days later and it passed which cost me another $ 10 for the re-​test. The test guy didn’t mention anything about fixing it next door. I notice now that it seems separated business wise; from any repairs. and it’s called «Torrance Smog Test Only» and they are listed on the .gov’s site as an authorized center. used them 2 times in the past few years and haven’t had any issues, that I didn’t cause.

In my opinion, the service you’ll get here is nothing short of criminal. I’ll be filing a complaint with the DMV, btw.
I took my car in to what is supposed to be a «Test Only» center– which is a farce as the place has a repair shop which shares a wall with them, let alone they have ‘Muffler Center’ in their name– but knowing that my car is in awesome condition, I went through with the test. Shockingly, my well maintained car (a ’98) failed the test– I’m guessing that’s because the GD technician wouldn’t take my car out of first gear for the high speed test, additionally, he refused to use the fan that all these garages have, apparently it wasn’t for me, and sure enough, I failed. The test tech suggested that I get my car fixed next door. I did nothing to my car except to wait for a few days, came back for my $ 10 «free re-​test,» told the guy I got it fixed and then I passed the test. I’m calling shenanigans,
‘Test only’ my ass.