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    Just had the oil and oil filter change done.
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    Benny is very knowledgeable and honest. I highly recommend this shop. I've had a few things done on my 2012 Nissan GTR.

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    My family always goes here to fix our cars. Benny is awesome and transparent. Very reasonable prices and open communication.

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    4 years ago

    Friendly people! Helps me all the time in any car trouble, since i moved here in Sacramento area from bay area.

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    Awesome place to get your smog check! And hoping to get other stuff done here in the future!

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    The service was good and they made a very honest assessment of the car problems I was having, no beating around the bush.

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    Monty's has become my go-to car wash, mostly because they take such good care of my very long…read moreNavigator -- which isn't always easy to find. One of the things I love is that they clean the car before it even goes into the wash, so it almost feels like you're getting a hand wash and a car wash combined. Then they hand dry it afterward, which makes a huge difference in how it looks when you drive away. What really keeps me coming back though is the attention to the little details. They even dry around the license plate area -- which might sound minor, but so many places skip it, and I always notice. It's one of those small things that tells you they actually care about doing a good job. The staff is friendly, everything runs smoothly, and I leave with a clean car without any stress -- which honestly is the goal. It's the kind of place where you feel comfortable trusting them with your vehicle and a clean car just hits different when someone pays attention to the details.

    1st time at this car wash, but my girlfriend has the membership which made the car way really quick…read moreand easy. I personally don't come here after damage my received at the Elk Grove/Calvine location, that they refused to cover due to the age of my car. Which means I was stuck payong for the repairs. This time through, we were washing our newer Telsa without an issue in the cycle. There was however some issue with the track system we were on, as at one point when we were to turn the vehicle once on the track. We heard a loud thud type sound. As one of our wears actually popped slightly off track and came slamming back down into the system. It was so loud actually that I had to get out after and check our rim to make sure there wasn't any damage.

    SMG Auto Star Smog, Brake & Light Inspection - OPEN MONDAY-SUNDAY. BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY. WE PASS ANY CARS / CHECK ENGINE ON/ COME SEE US. IYKYK

    SMG Auto Star Smog, Brake & Light Inspection

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    My mother is 87 years old and she had her van ran into in a hit and run in the Raley's parking lot…read more The damage was minimal but the insurance company decided to total the vehicle rather than fix it and pay her off instead of repairing it. Therefore it became a salvaged vehicle. My mother was not ready to part with her most beloved van so she bought it back from the insurance company and went through all of the hassle to be able to re-register it again with DMV, including a brake and light check. That was two years ago. Then came covid. Last year she sent in her check and smog report to get her renewal but it never came in the mail. She does not use computers and for the next year could not seem to get past the recorded phone messages with DMV. Finally the DMVs opened up again so I took her to one of the offices and waited in the line that wrapped around the building with her. I was not able to actually go inside the building with her due to Covid protocols so I waited for her in the car. She notified me once she had returned to my vehicle that they had lost her break and light documents and she had to have the inspection done all over again. She tried to go back to her original brake and light place in West Sacramento. After waiting two weeks for her appointment they told he she had to leave the vehicle all day just to get a 30 minute brake and light check and the lady was very obnoxious to her. I hate people that are not kind and patient to the elderly. She takes care of my father who has dementia so she could not stay and therefore still unable to get a certificate. I looked up places on Yelp and found SMG. They take drop ins so I decided to take my mother there. We arrived there at about a quarter after nine on a Thursday morning and was instructed to turn around and get in line with the other cars waiting on the other side of the street. They were quite busy but they still were very patient and took the extra time to help my mother and they treated her just the way they would want others to treat their own mothers. By ten o'clock everything was taken care of and we were on our merry way. We can only hope DMV does not lose her certificate this time.

    This text from the business owner speaks for itself:…read more Owner: Will it pass or fail? Keep me in mind for "special help" "Special favor ", "Wink wink " Smogs we'll be doing regular smogs within end of this year 2025 -SMG AUTO Advertises it's open 7 days a week (for "regular smogs"). Drove by twice during operating hours & shop was closed. Called business phone listed on their website & the voicemail says the business is by appointment only & they prefer to be contacted by text message. I texted the number, requesting an appointment & what you see above was the reply. I suppose "wink-wink" smogs checks are a thing in this industry, just don't waste a customer's time & advertise you're open/operating 7 days a week at a location that's always closed. If I could have posted an image of the text here for consumers to see, I would have. That's not an option yelp has before hitting "posting review"

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