Oriental Auto Repair

5 stars for the quick and cheap service of getting my car smog checked! It only took 20 minutes and I was in and out of there on a Monday afternoon.
$ 50 for a smog check! Everywhere else seems a bit higher like around the $ 60 – 75. Nope! not me! I will gladly pay $ 50.

I’ve come here many times for various repairs. I like that they’re almost always willing to take my car last minute, and their prices are comparably reasonable. I only give them three stars though because a while back I brought my car in for a very loud, intermittent bizarre noise coming from the engine near the steering wheel area that makes my speedometer needle go haywire. The guy tried to tell me it was the fan that cools the engine down. (I’ve got a 15-​year-​old car and it doesn’t have any such thing, and any fool who heard the noise would know it wasn’t no cooling fan.) He tried to charge me for the «inspection» to figure out the noise, and the «inspection» consisted of him driving the car to see if it made the sound, which it didn’t. After arguing with him he took the charge off. Problem remains unfixed to this day. Oh yes, and he strongly insinuated that I was hearing the noise because I was a woman. OTHER than THAT, I’ve been satisfied with their work — you just have to be ready to stand your ground.

although the business is posted on the corner, the entrance is actually on 5^th ave. have been here many times for smog inspection. in and out within 30 minutes.