A & B Hi-Tech Auto Care & Smog

I brought my car in for a smog check this morning and am very pleased with my experience at A & B. I made an appointment just this morning, and my car was attended to immediately when I arrived. The owner is very polite and soft spoken and it was a very easy and pleasant experience. I will definitely take my car back to A&B!

We brought my girlfriend’s car in to Moe for a smog check. Fast, courteous, professional for our smog check. He pointed out our oil was low. We’d definitely come back for other work.

Been bringing my car to this shop for years ever since they were on upper state street. These guys fix any problem on any car you bring in. Great serivce and friendly.
Plus, any time I want to buy a new used car I bring it to him for inspection first and he hits all the right spots on what needs to be fixed and what not. Highly recommend!!!

I was surprised reading the 2012 review. Owner Moe and ace mechanic Juan have done ALL work on my 3 cars since 2008. I wouldn’t take the cars anywhere else. I’m discerning and trust him implicitly. He’s done complex transmission rebuild, sophisticated diagnostic trouble shooting, general Smog check, the list goes on. I’ve watched him interact with customers extensively. A superb, highly experienced mechanic (30+ yrs) who’s always patient and courteous. He carefully explains what’s wrong, if anything, prior to starting work. I’ve had numerous situations where he could have ‘ripped me off’ (and I’ve been ripped off by mechanics before, trust me). But he nipped a system problem quickly before it got more extensive/​expensive (brakes in particular on my MDX, issues with aging Cadillac, Mazda, Jetta). He takes time to throughly, patiently explain ‘what’s wrong’ FIRST so the customer understands fully. He even took time to explain to my college daughter the importance of regular oil checks, helped her with a schedule. Again, I’ve spent considerable time at his garage. My astute perception is he’s as courteous, highly skilled and professional with the broke kid who comes in as with more affluent customers. We’ve had exceptional service at A&B!

This place is a scam and a rip off. I went to go get my car smogged and when I called to make an appointment the guy said he could beat any price so I gave him the price of a local place and sealed it with a name and number and it was confirmed so the owner gives me one penny less then the other guy. Two hours later after leaving and coming back he tells me it doesn’t pass and he can inspect it for a low cost fifty bucks and then I come back and he has a bill for 245 and nothing done he them says he can take it out for another drive and figure it out. We argue back and fourth he promises he can fix it then comes back and uses his computer to clear my check engine light which he himself put on because I did not have a check engine light on when I got there. He cleared the light and charged me 550. I argued and argued and he said he would not give me my car keys unless I paid. So If you need a smog or anything. Never ever ever go here. This guy is not only braking the law he is ripping people off.

The service here was horrible. I thought it would be a quick half hour smog check, in and out. Nope. The guy started by rummaging through my glove box and pulling papers out.
Over the phone he said he would match any other shops price. When I told him that another shop quoted me for less and couldn’t remember what shop it was, he pulled out the phone book and asked me to find it so he could call and confirm. I told him I could find it if he would let me use his computer for a moment. Half-​hour of arguing later… he finally gave me the discount.
When I finally came back 45 minutes later he was helping a woman and said to me, «You’re going to have to wait» before I said a word to him. Ok… another half hour later he said my car didn’t pass because my service light was on but wouldn’t tell me what the problem was. Then his printer wouldn’t work so I couldn’t get my service receipt which clearly showed that the issue was with my thermostat.
This horrible shop ate up two hours of my day off with their BS.
I eventually called Schneider Autohaus and they said they would check the problem for free and after they fix the thermostat would take it to get smog checked for me.
Summary: Schneider=good, A & B=garbage