Hopefully you won't need to read this review more than once, ever…read more As much as I hate to admit it, this program worked. I remember cars spewing all kinds of sooty crap into the air in the 1990s - this has pretty much been completely eliminated on BC roads. Of course, emissions standards have improved since then, and all modern cars now have OBD2. What this means is that your car computer now automatically knows if something is wrong, and will throw a Check Engine light. On that note, these people must have the easiest job in the world. They get you to step out of your car and wait in a booth, plug a connector into the car, tell you there are no problems (well, gee, the Check Engine light has never turned on, I never would've guessed), then take your $40 or so. It's worse than cover at a nightclub. Thank goodness they've started scaling down by $2 every calendar month ($36 in January 2014, $14 in December 2014), so at least the trusty government is somewhat being "reasonable". Goodbye AirCare. As much as you were helpful back then, you won't be missed.

I have a love/hate relationship with Aircare. On one hand, for the backyard mechanic it's a cheap…read moretuning aid to help you figure out if your tune is lean or rich and what may be causing it. But for a normal consumer, it can be a huge waste of time and money. But we all breath air and a lot of rural BC folks that come visit Vancouver say that the air here is dirty. I even notice the haze surrounding this city during the summer. So maybe Aircare wasn't that bad. I guess it's too bad that commercial trucks never had to go through Aircare because I see a lot of soot coming out diesel trucks. I think the public would think it was more fair to see that goes through emissions testing. Otherwise the process here is efficient and I for one, will miss it somewhat now that it's being phased out.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of AirCare as I think it's a cash cow that has fed ICBC and the…read moregovernment a little too long and I am happy to see this program gone in 2014, and this would have probably been my last visit as my car is newer than 2001 so I had to pay $45 for the two friggin years that I don't have to do it again. This location is close to Marine Drive and Fraser, which means it's not too far from my work, and I refuse to wake up any earlier to do this, and may as well go on work time to get it done. Oh how I don't miss the days of driving an old car, and for them to put on a hose on my muffler, and waste away my hard money earned fuel idling away on my car, and reving it up on their wheel spinner to have the fumes come out while running some rpm's as I wait helplessly in the booth listening to the PA stating what AirCare has done for the province (why don't you tell me how much money you have taken from the people?). Well, I've lived for this ever since I had a car, and coming to this one was a piece of cake, they have a seperate line for cars 2001 and up, and once I went in, they told me to pull my car up, go into the room as they now just plug a wire into something on my car, and a few minutes later I am out of there. Whether this whole gimick of a thing works, as I know my cars I have had have always had pretty good emissions, compared to some of the smog monsters on the road, they made it painless for me, and fast and I'm on my way to insuring my vehicle again, and handing over more hard earned moolah!

A hot summer day, long overdue for Vancouver I drive to the Aircare Centre for our VW's first ever…read moretest. I pass by buses spewing black smoke, a 5 ton produce truck burping dark clouds that would make an 1800's choo-choo train jealous. Turning into the test site, I am greeted by one long line-up and empty lanes adjacent. Guess which lane I have to wait in? Lane 1, diesel only... the long line. My one star complaint is not the 30 minute wait for my 2 minute test in the swamp-ass hot sun. It's that why am I here in the first place? Our Golf is a youngster. Six years old, and already subject to needless exams. Wah? What about that bus out there, or that tractor trailer unit belching black death out on Kent. Wasn't Aircare supposed to stop these guys? Not even the slightly cocky British accent from the guy taking my $45 brightened this smoggy experience. My free advice is shut these test sites down, and spend all that operating money out on the streets going after the emitting polluters and leave us new car driving folks alone.

Awesome, honest and reliable. Good Value for services. Hung…read moreand son's is a Family business. They are honest about fixing ONLY what need fixing. been going to Hung's over 20 Yrs

Awesome place, awesome owner, awesome service. Took my Bmw…read more X5 to this shop. Been quoted super high prices on fixing it around but Hung tested/diagnosed issue for free, helped to get a necessary part with his discount and did the job in 1 day. Since then 0 issues. For reference the lowest quote I got was around $5.000 to fix my turbocharger, Hung did it for $1200 ! because ! The issue was not in turbocharger but in electronic Wastegate that stopped responding!!! Happy and grateful ! Hung is a big professional ! Highly recommended!

Really happy with the service John provides. Honest service- he won't recommend any services that…read moreare unnecessary, but does an excellent job at what is necessary. I have been here for a number of my vehicles, maintenance, and repairs/replacements, and I always feel like I am in good hands. I don't know much about cars but he always takes the time to explain to me what is happening and why in a detailed and thorough manner. The extra level of service is so greatly appreciated.

Having been, first poor, then only slightly poor and later poor again i can tell you that i have…read moreowned enough used cars to start a hockey team... of used cars, uncompetitively, and i can assure you that i have been jerked around by all sorts of shops who claimed to know what they were doing. At one point i had become so frustrated by my experiences that i went to auto mechanics school so i could learn how to fix my own car, and the cars of my friends. I did it, and i do it. I also try to keep people from getting taken in by shops who throw parts at problems, upsell unnecessarily, just don't have the tools or knowledge to fix the problems properly or in a timely manner. I do it, my wife says, because i am hyper-sensitive baby. If you have a problem you need solved, john can solve it. I wouldn't go anywhere else.

Hey , Im Murray over here on Bowen Island . We go into…read more Vancouver to shop every 2 weeks . A fog lamg is burnt out in my Buick I go to 3 other car repair places on the same street , they all said wait an hr , I I drop by IC Auto and Masoud did it in 15 minutes and then we haggled about How low he was charging me , so I gave him more :) He's a true Gentlemen and they are fantastic there Regards Murray

I just read Kayla G.'s 1 star rating where she writes her shortcoming experiences including a…read moresupposedly fixed front headlight pops out the next day while drive at 20km/hour. The mechanics photos show a super clean garage area. Our experience was dirty & very disorganized. Showed up twice to appointed times where this mechanic failed to show without apology. Then he calls to say he's off to Australia without any notice, stranding our car in his garage. Third appointed time found the car dirty & not finished. He never completed, never apologized so we went elsewhere. Needless and total waste of time. Now you know

Wonderful customer service and great craftsmanship! very pleased with my experience. would highly…read morerecommend for body work.

in one word fantastic! They replaced my bumper. The paint matched the workmanship is impeccable and…read morethey have loaner cars. The staff working at Taylor Automotive courteous and efficient.

I had an excellent experience at Jiffy Lube. The technician checked my mileage and honestly advised…read moreme that I wasn't due for an oil change for another 3,000 km, rather than recommending unnecessary work. He also replaced my wiper blades free of charge. Friendly, professional, and honest service like this is hard to find. Thank you for putting customers first. Highly recommended!

Quick, efficient oil change. Professional and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended!read more