Top notch service. Always seem to be able to get me in for a smog right away. Everyone from techs…read moreto guest service is awesome!

Good smog check service. No appointment required. Just go and wait your turn. Easy peasey.read more

Needed a smog check for my 2016 Honda. I was in and out with in 20 minutes!…read more The service was quick and the lobby was nice and clean.

They don't take cars in 25-30 min before they are supposed to close at 5pm. I've come in two…read moreseparate times around 4:30 and the guys in the garage tell the receptionist they aren't taking on new cars. If they don't take new cars after 4:30 they should change their hours. This is ridiculous considering I got off of work early to make their 5pm cutoff. They didn't have other cars in the garage either. Only one car which they finished at 4:45pm then closed their garage doors. This is a clean place which I appreciate but not taking cars 25-30 minutes before closing is unacceptable and unprofessional.

My new favorite place in town. I brought in my 1994 Lexus LS400 and they did electrical work for a…read morevery fair price. I think they may have taken pity on my 30 year old car. Will definitely be back in the future. Big thanks to Don and the others.

I went in for an oil change and i can always count on the Rusty Piston to do a full inspection…read morefluids and right down to the tire pressure. I will always take my truck here it's a reliable professional outfit.

Yesterday while out exploring our surroundings we managed to get locked out of our running truck as…read morewe were admiring the geological exact center of California. Onstar was unsuccessful with many attempts unlocking due to the lack of reception and sent a tow truck to rescue us. After 2 hours in 100+ weather "Our knight in shining mechanic uniform" (aka Josh Duhamel look alike) Robert R. came to our rescue with a blood pressure cuff looking apparatus and within minutes we were inside an ice cold truck and headed back home. Thank you for being so attentive and kind. Making sure we were all ok and for making the best of our situation. I definitely recommend their services.

A reasonably good shop to go to. Took my 2016 Jeep in for an oil change, they took extra time to do…read morea complete safety check on the car. They recommended a number of service areas that needed attention, no extra charge for that.

Accomplishing the dreaded smog check, it was mastered timely, with great customer service. Thank…read moreyou!

Very fast and efficient service! Friendly staff! In and out,…read morequickly! Would recommend to all!

I was referred to VP due to needing a new catalytic converter for a failed smog test. The part took…read more6 months to arrive, but once they had it, in less than 24 hours my vehicle was fixed. They took the vehicle back to the original place the smog test took place at and the vehicle passed smog. The owner even gave me a ride back to the shop...during lunch! Great service experience.

This shop charges you a fee to use your credit/debit card. I don't know how many people pay cash…read morefor a SMOG test, but I'm now one of them. Either take cash or take your vehicle elsewhere.

Amazing customer service today! Quick and painless! We didnt have an appointment, but they got in…read moreand out quickly!

Price for smog is not what is listed on their website. I didn't have time to go elsewhere…read more Otherwise, the smog check was quick and efficient.

Very high prices compared to the valley. Quoted $103 to smog a 2012 F350 with the 6.7 PSD here…read more Quoted $69 in Merced, and $80 in Fresno. Asked the owner if he can price match a bit - met with a bit of an attitude to say the least. Needless to say, I canceled my appointment and drove to Fresno - went to Express Smog and Shaun got me in and out in less than 30 minutes with no appointment and great service. I have no problem supporting businesses on the mountain, but if I'm going to receive higher prices and lip in return, then screw it, I'll spend the little bit of extra diesel to go to Fresno.

Simple car transfer smog job. Called. Was told $60.00 and if needed re-inspection due to some work,…read morewould be additional $51. Fair enough. Except I was charged not only $60 but an additional line for $51. Asked him to explain. He told me the internet was way behind on his price increases. BTW, there was exactly nothing wrong with any element of the car, and did not require a re-test, nor did he do one. But certainly charged me for it. On a better note, his place is reasonably organized, and he seems to have good equipment. Still, the clear and obvious overcharge was a conscious overcharge, and his reason makes zero sense. Smogs go for $45-70 bucks in this community. His work is fine. Watch the bill.

I have used this shop before and thought Johnny was professional and capable when he tuned up my…read moretruck. Had 9am appt yesterday to have ac repaired and he was rude and refused to work on my truck. Told me that my appointment was not important because he was working on two cars that came in the day before. Walked away from me and began working on a car. I thought he was very rude and unprofessional, almost angry. Maybe he was having a bad morning but I seriously believe had I been male he would have been courteous. I will never use him again.

One of the worst smog check stations out there, failed the smog check and was still charged close…read moreto the passing charge amount. $31.75 for a failed smog check. Lied saying all smog check stations still charge if failed, no some places won't charge unless passed. Also to add one reason for failing was the O2 sensor having a "spacer" that needed to be removed underneath the car, bs! When I had it last smog that issue never came up from the other place where the smog had passed. Plus he moved the car in a slightly fast maneuver over a wheel checker even with my car being low. Won't recommend coming here ever, never again!

Lou took care of my tire which cracked and we thought it was unfixable. Didn't even have to buy a…read morenew tire. He was great and deserves praise! Thanks Lou! Much appreciated and hope everyone goes here!

TLDR - Was not contacted when work was completed, was never given a quote, and wasn't exactly…read morehonest on pricing. Also know that you cannot make appointments at this shop. It is only first come first serve. Two stars for work done correctly. Just to be clear this experience was a while back. My vehicle would not start and I called to make sure it would be ok to have AAA tow it to his shop for service, which he approved. I waited all day and when I didn't hear back I called to check if they found out what the issue was. They let me know the work had been done hours ago and it was ready to pick up. I asked what it was and they said that one of the spark plugs and coil packs had failed and they went ahead and replaced all of them since it was only a matter of time before the others failed. I asked what the damage was and it was more than I expected. When I came to pick it up I asked if this was the normal price for the work as generally speaking replacing spark plugs and coil packs is not that difficult. He explained that this vehicle was notorious for stripped threads and they didn't even like to do them. It came across as if I was lucky they even did the work. I asked him what the typical range was and he said it varied and gave me a low and high range and explained what it took to fix it if the threads got damaged. The final price was on the higher end of that scale. I asked who did the work so I could thank them and when I talked to the tech I asked how the job went and asked if he ran into any problems. He said that it went smoothly and about as good as he could hope for. I know I could have contacted BAR and made a complaint but I just filed it under live and learn and crossed this shop off my list. My concerns and why I will not go back for service. 1. Never given a quote - not legal in state of California 2. Not contacted when work was finished 3. Was told price was variable depending on difficulty of work performed. Found out that job went smoothly but I was still charged as if they ran into additional problems. 4. Can't make appointments