BlueSky Smog

I have been here twice, first time no problems except I was the only customer and it took almost 30 minutes.
2^nd time was with a different vehicle and it didnt pass. Fair enough, but they had my vehicle for 5 mins and they said I would have to pay another 40+ dollars to get re-​checked. come on… most places give a free re-​check. On top of that they slammed my door against their wall and chipped some paint off of my door. Going somewhere else from now on. I value my car more than the price they offer here which isn’t that much cheaper than anywhere else.

Bait and switch, rude manager, kicked me out! I needed my RV smogged, and called. No answer so I hung up. A minute later a man called back from the place and said he could smog my rv. So I drove there in the rv. No one in the office, just as I was about to leave the female manager came out and asked if that was my rv. I said yes. She said did I make an appointment, and I told her I called and they said come on in. She said they only do rvs by appointment. I told her I spent about 30 $ in gas just to get there, really. She said yes. I sat down to figure out where to go, and she kicked me out because she had to go to lunch. Total BS. Place is dark and dirty, and understaffed. Plus she was rude, very rude. STAY AWAY FROM HERE.

I just got my car smogged in 15 minutes. Missy answered all my questions and helped me out very quickly and efficiently. $ 40 out the door. Great price great service. Thank you very much!

Don’t come here for smogs! If u have to have a retest they charge u again unlike everywhere else u go who will only charge for ur certificate… just left here and grand total spending were $ 73.75! Absolutely rediculous! Bad business! 0 stars!

Stopped in at Blue Sky today… without an appointment.
Missy got me in, and out the door within 10 minutes.
Fast friendly service, with a smile… gotta love it!
Google Blue Sky Smog, and you’ll see a smog check coupon for $ 31.75 and the certificate cost of $ 8.25. There’s a $ 1.00 fee for using a debit/​credit card, so it’s a grand total of $ 41 buck out the door. You have to mention the coupon, and be able to pull it up on your smart phone or tablet to show them. This is a more than fair price, it’s a bargain!
Go see These guys. They’ll take care of you.

Did smog test at this place today. The service was very fast, no waiting, took only 10 minutes. A very nice lady did the test, and also helped me on the registration process. I used a coupon and the total cost was 41 $. I recommend this place.

Quick and friendly service at a reasonable price … exactly what I like. They did a free diagnostic scan first, to see if my truck was even ready for the smog test. I like the honesty in that. It didn’t turn out to be the result in my case, but just the same — good looking out! I’ll go back just because of that … I consider it 5 star treatment and Blue Sky Smog worthy of a 5 star recommendation.

HIGHLIGHTS: efficient
Stopped by without an appointment on a Saturday around 10:15am and were done in 13 minutes! No hassle, quick service. Thanks Blue Sky!

Scammers! Swindlers! Horrible experience. Sounds like they have done this before according to others on here. Do not use BlueSky Smog!!! They smoged my car, said it passed but could not complete the process because the check engine light was on. (Bulb was burnt out so i was unaware) they could have told me this before they continued as this is the first thing they check! Instead they needed an excuse to charge me 50 bucks!
…So I had work done to remedy the check engine light. Took it to another place and they turned me away because they hooked it up to the handheld computer and it showed the battery had been disconnected. He explained futher and i asked if he could see a check engine light on with the computer, which he said he could. He did not charge me and said come back after driving 30 freeway miles. BlueSky had no reason to charge me!
In conclusion,
Do not use BlueSky Smog!!!

Brought my car in and was out in 15 minutes. The waiting room was clean and had a flat screen TV. Angel was very polite on the phone and through the whole transaction and it was cheap.

The first time we went in we were prepared to wait 30min. We were out of there in 10. We have nothing bad to say about this place.
The second time we went in we were out of there just as quickly. Really nice guy owns the place and really doesn’t play the games that other places do.

After reading the previous two posts *while* they were working on the Nissan, I feared the worst… initially, I found BlueSky Smog/​Cielo Azul via Dr. Google and went, «Awesome! Only $ 30.75 for a Smog check!» Yes, there is a $ 8.25 certificate fee, but I’m over it… as long as I don’t have to pay $ 60+, I’m a happy camper.
But I digress. The previous posts were really nerve wracking to read while I was in there, and I started getting concerned. I’m aware of the problems under the hood and that women are often taken for a ride when it comes to automotive upselling. The guy behind the counter had already taken my keys and told me that I’ll be out in 12 minutes, and I’m thinking, «Maybe this is an instance of ‘You get what you pay for’. I don’t need to deal with fending off sales people right now.» Ten minutes later, he says, «All done… everything’s fine. Have you looked at your air filter lately?»
I knew it! He was going to up sell for someone next door… I dodged, «I’ll have to tell my husband since it’s his car.» The mechanic, «No worries, just find out if the air filter’s been looked at recently, and as for your battery, Duralast’s aren’t that great… it’s no bueno. If you can go to Costco, the Kirkland batteries are good. But yep, you’re all set.» He hands me the paperwork.
That’s it? Where was the drama? Where was the pressure or the bad news? What random excuse were they going to give to have me pay more money?!
Nothing… nothing went wrong. Nothing. Freaking. Went. Wrong. That being said, everyone, I highly recommend these guys for your Smog Check. I feel a bit guilty for starting to judge them unnecessarily, but the service here was superb. There was no wait, and I had gone on a Saturday morning. The Nissan is really old, beat up, horrendously maintained, and yet it passed smog. And BlueSky didn’t do any additional retail sales crap; they performed the measurements, no more, no less, sent the paperwork to the DMV, mentioned the really obvious problem (battery acid is corroding on the top nodes of the cell), and had the car ready for me to drive off right outside the door. What more could you ask for?
Again, I was really nervous based on the previous reviews, but honestly, if your car passes smog, you’re in and out of there. When the Beamer is due for a smog, I’ll be back in their waiting room, with less indigestion.

This place is a total scam!!! BEWARE SCAM! Took my daughters 2004 Volkwagon Jetta there to get smog. It passed emission but they say it didn’t pass functional… When I asked what functionally is wrong they couldn’t tell me only that the check engine light was on… They saw that before they tested it yet tested it anyways so they could charge me for the test then they tell me to take it to my mechanic and have him remove the check engine light and come back. When I asked if they are going to charge me again they said yes. When I asked them if the check engine light was on and you saw it why did you move forward with the test??? (so they can double charge me that’s why) TOTAL SCAM!!!

My 2004 Elantra failed smog… it needed oxygen sensor replaced, Blue sky smog clearly advertise free re test if failed. After replacing the sensor went back to do re test, however I was charged full price… even after I printed a copy of their website stating that it was free. I sucked it up and paid it. only because they already had all my info. Clearly a rip off and false advertising to suck you in.

I have an old worn out 1989 Toyota Corolla SR5. We have put 380,000 miles on it. It has never passed a smog test since new. Always something wrong. I totally expected it to fail, it always does. But, this tech tells me the spark plug wire is not connect. B.S. The rubber boot at the bottom of the plug wire is just slightly off of the valve cover. I did not feel like pulling the wire through the boot any more, with risk if pulling the connector off the spark plug. and no harm nothing illegal about a rubber boot on the spark plug wire not sealing the plug whole perfectly on a valve cover. Beside, if you disconnected a plug on a 4 cylinder engine with 400,000 miles on it I doubt you could run nor drive it, I feel had I drove up in my BMW 530i he would not have treated me like I was a stupid old fart. The engine has never even needed a valve cover gasket, head gasket, etc. never ever opened, except for timing belt. Also one clutch, new struts, a few brake jobs, a couple cv axle, the usual for a car this old and 400,000 miles.
I expected a total fail, last time they (another smog shop replaced the ebcv valve (Electronic Air Bleed Control Valve Ebcv) (controls the carb fuel jets with the electronic and vacuum module) that probably costs the factory (cheap overseas factory) $ 2.00 to make and they charged $ 900.00 for that 2 years ago for a smog test. Every couple years they have to replace either a catalytic convertor, or some oxygen sensor.
But that just annoyed the hell out of me to say my spark plug is disconnected because the boot (which is physically part of the whole distributor cap, plug wires, boots, wasn’t sitting flat down on the valve cover. To pull the wires through tighter, you have to spray lube., insert a tool to loosen the rubber hole so the rubber wire can slide much, much easier and usually that pulls the metal spark plug connector completely off the plug wire. Then things can go bad and you have to go buy a whole new cap and wires set, because they come as one unit. it is better to just let it sit above the valve cover a tiny bit, or even a rubber spacer. Either that or go spend at least $ 80.00 for a cheap one. Which has nothing to do with the plug itself, only the rubber boot.
So to say the plug isn’t firing is total b.s. That car, may have 400,000 miles, but it runs like a hot rod, for a tiny smogged engine, and runs pretty good, all things considered. I am not about to go spend a bunch of money to make it look pretty for a kid out of diapers to say the spark plug wire boot is or is not touching the valve cover. (They were nice and courteous, but he was really full of total B.S.).
is the plug is not firing, show me a diagnostic with a printout showing that. Which he does not have only that it failed for the 10^th time in 23 years.
btw, the car does not drip or leak anything on the ground… the engine isn’t perfectly clean, but again, I am not going to sink many more money into a car that’s worn out, it doesn’t burn oil, but uses maybe ½ quart every two or three months.
Some moron was on drugs and ran a stop sign and wiped out the front right side a few months ago, and my wife was shaken, but ok. I put a headlight and fender, just to make it driveable. Of course with 400,000 miles, the insurance company made it a salvage vehicle. It’s just not worth putting more in.
I will pull the stereo system, and if there is anything else worth keeping and retire it. The wife will just have to drive the BMW. btw, the 530i BMW fails unless it is nice and hot during a test. So, it doesn’t really matter what you test, the state will always find a way to screw us.
I find insulting, if I drive up in our Corolla, they say stupid things to our face, drive up in the BMW (we own it, clear title), and they gawk.
I am glad Unilocal is here. It sucks when you can’t tell other the stuff that goes on.
btw, you get the government you deserve. I will take advantage of people voting stupidly, and get more than the car is worth through thru the state automobile retirement program now. After more than 20 years of them failing it every time, I deserve it. My reward for conserving fuel with a Japanese economy car that never passes smog. For all the environmental geeks out there.