I'm assuming that I was the second car to arrive on site before Superior Smog Test opened at 9:00 am. There was one car here idling in the lot but there are other auto repair businesses here as well. The black gate is still closed so there's a small parking area in front of Chips Peruvian Grill that we're chilling at before they open up the gates. I'm laughing because all three of us are in line to get a smog check, haha! I don't know if it's the owner but he pulled in and opened up the gate at 9 o'clock sharp. The smog tests appear to take a short time to complete. The first customer was out of here under 20 minutes. Then it was my turn... I handed the clipboard to the man and went to fetch my car to pull it half way into the bay. He scanned the barcode on the car for jamb and hooked up the ODBII into the car computer. Then he started the engine and did his inspection of the engine and under the car. So, what exactly is he looking at? I'm not quite sure but maybe components related to the engine emissions such as the O2 sensors, catalytic converters, and pipe connections... It's just my guess as I'm no smog inspector. Dang! My guy finished in about 8 minutes and wraps it up. You'll owe $10 total after passing the smog check inspection for the certificate and electronic processing fees. What you'll receive is a paper copy of your Smog Check Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR). Mr. Farid Zovlon is the inspector that did the visual inspection of 10 checklist items. Two of them were not applicable as my car was not an air injection engine nor a turbo or supercharged engine. The computer will check for a liquid fuel leak. So, the car passed the test and it made it over the Cahuenga pass on the 101 fwy south getting over 60 mpg (guessing it was the traffic and the big coast hypermiling skills, lol). This was my third visit to Superior Smog Test Only Center using a Groupon deal. They're the best deal that I've found so far. read more