Albany Smog Test Only Center

Super Fast, friendly, and a reasonable price with no false advertising! I highly recommend this smog service!

Can’t say I was very happy with the service at this shop. They got my car smogged, so I guess I have to give them a couple of stars for doing that. However, the overall demeanor of the person running the shop seemed very rude and condescending. I had a few questions about my paperwork. The guy basically talked to me like I was a complete idiot, and seemed to be more interested in just scooting me out the door.
The price was actually more than some other shops I ended up finding. So, I would probably just recommend going somewhere else, as I wish I had.

Joe smogged our two cars these past weeks. Fast, priced right, very polite and helpful. Ask for ‘coupon price’ — Hopefully at least $ 20-​$ 30 off. Our pleasure, Nancy and Bill

This is a really hard review for me to write.
Let me begin by saying it’s an excellent little shop with two garages, a big red metal sliding gate, and little «smog check» flags scattered all around the facility. And of course, the people there are probably pros at giving smog checks! In fact person who I received a smog check from finished in less than 20 minutes. They even stayed open a 20 minutes longer after I called them from the DMV to ask if I could stop by.
Now for the negatives. As professional as the mechanic was, and as grateful as I was for them staying open an extra 20 minutes. He was going to charge me $ 80 for a smog check.
C’MONNNN.
It’s always so insulting when I get overcharged autoshops!
I called a couple other places before and they quoted me $ 40. In fact, he quoted me for $ 40 for the phone. And if I had more time, I could have found places in Berkeley for $ 30!
But when I reminded him our «internet special for $ 40», he replied with an odd smile that the $ 40 didn’t include the smog check paper certificate and that the total price would be $ 50. Le sigh. Hopefully this is the last time I change my license plate.