Jiffy Smog

It is that time of the year where one needs to obtain the over priced smog check (thanks NV) and register the car. I am a solid customer of this location. I come back every year and I am done within five minutes of pulling up. This year I had the assistance of Mark who was friendly but got to the business of my smog check right away. Before I could barely check in I was done. I also always go ahead and have them complete the registration for an extra $ 10 but well worth it since «Who likes to go to the DMV?» That would be no one!
So thanks Mark and Jiffy Lube for making my life a little bit easier!

This is the closest smog spot for me– exterior isn’t anything fancy, and no one was here when I walked up. Check in the adjacent gas station convenience store and someone will be right out…
There are posted notices about a discount for using cash, but no posted prices? The employee who helped me was friendly, but a bit odd. He rather discretely whispered to me that he was going to charge me $ 20– which was the regular price printed on the form, so I’m not sure what the deal was there.
Not the best area. A homeless guy was standing around telling me I was pretty and making me extremely uncomfortable before the Smog guy shooed him off. Over and done with in under 5 minutes though, and he gave me some helpful tips about registering my car.

Testing and DMV registration all done within five minutes. Extra credit for having a technician who knew exactly how to keep the gas engine on my Prius running long enough to complete the test.

Friendly, efficient, and full of useful recommendations that I wish I’d received before wasting my time at the DMV yesterday. $ 23 and in/​out in 7 minutes flat.

Avoid this place if you own a diesel!
They advertise that they do diesel smog tests, and they even sent me an ad card to my home address. When I got there, they said my vehicle is smog «exempt». They told me to drive ALL the way to the Sahara DMV. The emissions guy at the DMV said, «they have no clue what they are talking about». Turns out my vehicle is not exempt. I went back to let them know this info. The attendant, without explanation, opens my trunk and begins to rummage through my spare tool kit. He pulls out the tow bar, which had never been opened from the plastic, ripped open the plastic and proceeded to the front of my vehicle. After a few seconds, I hear him begin to grumble and curse under his breath. I walk around, and to my complete shock he is taking his screwdriver to the front air dam and trying to unscrew and pry it off. When I asked what he was doing, he exclaimed, «What Am I Doing? I have to tie down your car so I can get it up to 40 mph.» I asked, «why do you have to do that.» He replied, «is this your first diesel?» I told him I have owned this vehicle since 2006, and I have never had to go through this before. I told him to stop what he was doing, and I promptly looked up on my phone for another location that does smogs on diesels. Found one on Trop., across from the Orleans, that did the smog test with no problem in about 15 min. It also didn’t involve my tow bar or a screwdriver. If this location only does certain types of diesels, that’s what they should advertise. Sending people across town because they don’t know what they are doing, or are scared of liability issues could all be avoided if they were just up front. They get one star from me only because Unilocal requires it.

I’ve been going to various Jiffy Smog locations in Las Vegas for years. You might pay $ 5-​$ 10 bucks more here than at other «bargain» shops you see in your junk mail fliers, but they won’t screw you over or try to upsell you on services you don’t need. The super friendly (and cute! Bonus! LOL!) technician had me in and out in three minutes flat.
They also have the capability to renew your registration for you for an additional $ 10. I won’t take my car anywhere else.