My first encounter with the shop was after purchasing a vehicle that had been allegedly ""recently"" smogged here at strictly. The old man working in the shop was somewhat nice, but could not give me proof of a smog certificate... only a number. He wouldn't give me proof, or even an exact date. He claimed all smog information goes strait to the DMV, so I wouldn't have to bring anything but the number. He also stated it was last smogged two months previously and well within the 90 days to transfer title without a retest. I asked very politely if he could give an exact date, so I would be sure I was in the required 90 days, so he walks back and says, ""April""... you still have 15 days.
After spending a great deal of time in line at our local DMV here in Santa Rosa, I was abruptly halted and told I had to re-smog the car, for the last smog was over 9 months ago! Excuse me? Also they had no record of an earlier smog.
First thing I do is go back to Strictly Smog and ask if he could bring back up the smog information on the car. The same man goes to the same computer in the back of the shop and says... ""Oh the information is no longer in the system"". Okay, thanks for wasting both our time. So I asked how much would it cost to re-smog the car. $90! A little steep in my opinion... The shop doesn't seem like its on the up-and-up.
Judging by the establishment, lack of caring and general miss-information, I don't recommend stopping in anytime for smog. I expected at least a little better.
Also some helpful information: You can check your smog history on any vehicle by yourself at: www.autorepair.ca.gov/pubwebquery/Vehicle/PubTstQry.aspx
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