Stevens Creek Unocal

Longest time it’s ever taken to fill up the car. Shouldn’t have prepaid but I needed a drink from inside. Unfortunate situation to be in with no out.

Keep driving if you wish to avoid paying too much for gas. There are a couple of cheaper alternatives just a few blocks away.

Why didn’t I keep driving. Was on my way to access HWY 280 and pulled in on a whim. Saw the sign and thought Wow, gas prices must have jumped. Later found out it is only HERE that gas is $ 5.39 a gal for REGULAR.
AVOID AVOID AVOID

While other station’s gas price is around $ 4.5, this station’s price is $ 5.5. I didn’t pay much attention to the price (since it is 76 and the price is normally reasonable) and end up paying $ 15 more today.

very pricey for gas. there aren’t very many gas stations in the immediate area. i was in a hurry to get to SF, this is a few blocks from the 280 on ramp. gas last week here was $ 3.31. at costco, it was $ 2.68, $ 2.85 at arco. I’m not sure how they get any customers with that kind of gouging.

My son went to get his oi changed here. He had a coupon for $ 12.95. Turns out, in small print, they list a $ 6 Hazardous Waste Disposal fee. So, the total price came to almost twice the coupon value. What a ripoff! My mechanic charges just $ 2.50 for the hazardous waste disposal. The fee is not regulated by the state. So, these service stations run a scam! They list low prices for the oil change service, then charge a whopping hazardous waste disposal fee. Stay away from these guys!

Excellent place for a non-​test smog check. Confirmed over the phone for $ 29.99 plus cert plus transfer fee for a grand total of $ 46.15. No coupons, no appointment, out in 20 minutes.

Great service, I had a coupon for $ 19.95 smog check plus the other charges for the DMV certificate. Came out to $ 36 — the manager was very good at letting me know roughly how long I would need to wait and overall I was pleased with the service!
4 stars simply because I had to wait longer than I wanted to, probably because business there is so popular!

I had a coupon for oil change and flter for my 2007 Hynudai Santa Fe for $ 9.99 + $ 6 hazdous waste disposal. I went on a Friday around 1:30pm. They said it would take a hour and I was fine with that. I left to do some chores around the neighborhood. About ½ hour later, I get a call from them and was told that my vehicle would require a canister type of filter that they didn’t carry and that it would cost me an extra $ 16 and some extra time which I didn’t have. The real problem with this situation was that they had already drained the oil and then discovered the filter issue.
When I got back to the station, I expressed my disatisfaction that since they were professionals, why didn’t they know about the filter before the work was started and let me know about it before I started the work. Although he was nice about it, the manager didn’t have a very good answer for why it happened that way. I asked for an adjustment on the quoted price since I had the oil but no filter, and he refused. I understand people make honest mistakes, but he should have made an adjustment for their error.

I left my car with them for smog test and called them 30 minutes later. The guy told me that the gas cap test failed, he can sell me a gas cap for $ 19.99 and he will keep my old cap.
When he said he wanted to keep my old gas cap, I smelled something wrong. The state law mandate that customer can request and keep the old parts.
I decided not to give them $ 19.95 for the gas cap..

Be aware!!!
I left my car with them for smog test and called them 30 minutes later. The guy told me that the gas cap test failed, he can sell me a gas cap for $ 19.99 and he will keep my old cap.
When he said he wanted to keep my old gas cap, I smelled something wrong. The state law mandate that customer can request and keep the old parts.
I decided not to give them $ 19.95 for the gas cap. I later went to another smog check station. They tested my car with the same old gas cap and it passed with no problems.
In fact my car passed smog tests for years afterward and I never changed my gas cap.

Let’s just say that a series of unfortunate events happened after smog check by these people. While I was not able to prove any of it was direct result of their work, these people were decent enough to do at least what I thought they should. I like the folks, and I think they know their business; I just won’t bring my B-​mer there again… maybe my other more beat-​up car.

I was in need of a state mandated smog check and was fast approaching the DMV deadline.* The Stevens Creek Unocal (76 Station) was on my way home.
They took me right away, no appointment needed. I didn’t even have my DMV renewal form… No problem. Within 20 minutes it was complete. And total price with certificate was a mere $ 49.20. No coupons or haggling needed ($ 39.95 for the service + $ 8.25 for the certificate + $ 1 for pre-​inspection).
I’ll be back when I’m due again in 2 years :)
Note: this station is not «test only» in the event you’re flagged by DMV.
* for those who may not know, you can still pay your registration fees before you get the smog check. Doing do will avoid late fees in case you just can’t make it into a smog station by the deadline.

I called these guys up and was quoted 36.20 even w/​o the coupon. James says just bring it in and i’ll give you it for 36.20. when i get there one guy says $ 45 then james says $ 46.20. I’d probably pay the $ 45 but the fact is they quoted me 36.20 and i confirmed it with them. YMMV

Very good, very fast. Try to get the coupon that drops the cert cost to ~$ 36. I paid $ 45. I’d go again.

This is the cheapest place I found around the South Bay for a «Smog certification» done.
They have local neighborhood ads for total of $ 36.20, but «James» at the shop tells me that’s the price even w/​o coupon. They only do smog on Tue-​Sat (no Mon and closed on Sun)
I dropped my car off during lunch break, and as promised, they were done under 30 mins, like he told me and charged (as promised), total of $ 36.20. He isn’t a very talkative or informative fellow, but your auto mechanic (especially just for smog check), shouldn’t be your best friend.
Good place to get the smog cert out of the way especially if you are in Cupertino area