Lemon Grove Test Only Station No 2

Been taking my vehicles there for years. Today I am done with this place, not only do they over charge you but they do not test your vehicle correctly. The asian dub that worked there today aborted the test on my Bronco only because the temperature gauge was a little on the high side. I know it’s and older vehicle but it needs to run on the hot side to get it to pass. He would not test it again until it completely cooled down. I bought this vehicle new, I know this vehicle better than anyone. He tested it again and he said it failed and charged me 51 dollars for his work. Took it up the street to another place and it passed and it was 39 dollars plus 8 bucks for the cert. These guys are there to steal your money and hope your vehicle fails.

Wow I had a horrible experence at this place! The employee who said he was not the owner was horrible. He did the job well of smogging our car but was a complete racist! He told my boyfriend that he was too white for his name. Who this guy thought he was I don’t know! I have never been treated with such racism! He proceed to talk about race, race wars, police, and make fun of other customers names. I left in shock.

Real friendly and helpful guys that work there.

Leave it to the state to take more money out of your pocket. However the guys here at lemon grove test only not only do good work but are great guys to deal with and have great senses of humor. I keep coming back to them time and time again.

Dingy inside, expensive without the service to justify, and not only did I fail but they gave me shit when I came back a little later than a month for a retest (super busy with work /​trying to resolve what turned out to be a minor issue without resorting to a mechanic — which the smog check dudes had told me the only solution was to drive more) and while this time they tested my car’s computer before doing the full check, they only granted me an extra week to come back for retesting. Again, if it had been bargain basement prices, I wouldn’t mind the lack of friendly service /​extra accommodation but I paid the same elsewhere after this incident and was treated with much more care and attention.

I always get my Smog Check here and have always passed. Great service.
Here are a couple of tips. Always replace your gas cap if you haven’t done so in a while because it will fail your test. They will sell you a gas cap if yours fails but it is cheaper to get one at the auto store.
Also they have a new evaporator test that the have to do as well and it will cost you about $ 15 more than before so be prepared to pay extra.