The Smog Shop really helped me out. They fixed all my cars and I couldn't be happier. They do…read morespecialize in all types of cars. Hondas mainly . Got a motor swap and engine swap done as well.. done in a day or 2 and on to the next.. if I ever run Into any issues they have my backl 1000%

This was one of my worst experiences try to smog my diesel cruz. I have never had a person be so…read morenon communicative. He would ask questions i did not understand, he did not explain himself. I was completely confused. I should have left when my gut told me to. My car didn't pass he charged me 60 dollars and then proceeded to say he will charge 30 more dollars when I brought it back. In all my years I have never had a smog place do this. I felt he was trying to play a scam on me. Taking advantage of a woman. I will never use this place again. I took it to another place and it passed. Imagine that

This was an awesome experience. I needed to get my sons 2002 Saturn Smogged. It was easy to request…read morean appointment online and quickly got a confirmation on the date and time via email. I showed up an hour early and was going to just drop my car off and come back but the Tech there said gimme bout 10 minutes we willget you out of here. That was awesome because I had to be in San Luis by 3pm and my smog appointment was at 1 in Orcutt. The price was good and I had a $10 off coupon that they accepted no questions. When I went to pay the what appeared to be the owner or at least manager comped a water for me and graciously thanked me for choosing them to get my vehicle Smogged. Today has solidified me to continue to utilize Orcutt Kwik Stop for my smog needs and any other needs like oil changes. I highly recommend this business for quick efficient appreciative and courtesy car service stops.

Arrived with no appointment and they were able to start immediately. The requested service (smog…read moretest) was preformed quickly, which is good since it was a bit chilly in the waiting area. Great price and location.

Get all of are cars serviced at Auto Professionals. Great service and honesty. I was referred by a…read morefriend.

Receptionist is so nice! She's so helpful and they don't over charge you for your service. I got an…read moreoil change and the prices are right.

Garcia's Auto and Smog Repair has the best customer service I have experienced in an auto shop…read more They were kind, fast, responsive, and incredibly caring. I unexpectedly had several issues with various parts of my car, and as someone who is not very familiar with car terminology, they were diligent in explaining everything to me. The older woman working there explained to me that they like to do this with all of their customers who aren't familiar with cars in order to ensure that they don't get taken advantage of at another shop if the issue were to occur again, and I found this to be incredibly unique and caring. When they discovered there were more repairs to be done and the cost would be higher than initially expected, they took the time to source parts for my car at a much cheaper price than normal so that I would be able to afford the repair. I can not explain how appreciative I was of this. This is now the only shop that I will be getting car repairs done at for the amazing customer service that they offer. Thank you to the Garcia team!

Top notch! This family is very kind & very courteous…read more I had planned to actually go and pick up my car after it was finished and to my surprise, it was brought over to me. Going back over to get a few other things taken care of

I had my daughter's 2000 Chevy Tahoe and was returning home from a local tire shop. Seeing that…read moreAdrian still had a customer in the bay and that it was past 5 PM, I figured I would ask him for a quote for a SMOG on the Tahoe. Adrian finished with this customer and gave me an estimate. Not only that, but he also said he could do the SMOG check now (past 5 PM!) as the current customer was leaving! Within a few minutes, Adrian had finished the required State mandated checks, the Tahoe passed, and I was back on the road! Excellent, prompt service provided, for a very reasonable price too! Thank you Adrian! :)

I never had an issue with my car until he did smog test , I had to take to mechanic to fix what he…read moredid . I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE . Owner it's very rude with customers

A Shop With A Heart & Quality Work If you're on vacation,…read moretraveling through the Santa Maria area, a local resident with an unexpected car drivability problem, or just plain looking for an honest, down-to-earth shop that provides quality work, don't fret! There is such a shop that you can trust without hesitation! For the past three years, the repairs and services on my 2012 Ford Escape and 2012 VW Turbo S Coupe have been handled solely at Rick's Car Care, without a worry or hesitation on my part about their qualifications to do the work right the first time. Needless but necessary to state, the estimate and cost of the work to be done are reasonable, not inflated. What makes Rick's Car Care stand out above other family-owned independent automotive repair and service shops? To begin with, it is founded on old-school customer service, honesty, and quality work. Something that is becoming extinct when deep-pocket corporations purchase shops from retiring owners. However, a bright light shines on the answer to this dark auto repair and service scenario: Rick's Car Care! A family-owned independent shop owned by Erick Enright and his wife, Amanda, that remains steadfast in providing great customer service and the highest-quality repairs and services to its clientele. If you are seeking honest, friendly shops that provide quality work, I highly recommend this shop not just as a John Q. Public customer, but also as a former sole proprietor and automotive technician at a local shop.

I have mixed, but mostly positive, opinions of this business. The staff seemed friendly, and I…read moreappreciate that they took the time to provide a thorough diagnosis of my vehicle. They confirmed that my spark plugs and wires were heavily worn by swapping the spark plug from cylinder 4 to cylinder 6, where the misfire followed the plug. That gave me confidence that the spark plug was the source of the issue. That being said, there were a few aspects of the experience that I think prospective customers should know about. First, the diagnostic fee was $180, which I felt was on the expensive side. I came in already suspecting that the issue involved the spark plugs and wires, so I wasn't expecting such an extensive diagnostic process. After discussing the repair with other mechanics, I also learned that removing and reinstalling older spark plugs can carry some risk on higher-mileage engines because aged plugs can seize or break during removal. Nothing went wrong in my case, but I would have appreciated that potential risk being explained before the diagnostic procedure was performed. Better communication would have gone a long way. I was also told, "I don't want to scare you into not driving this vehicle," while being encouraged to complete the repairs there. If there was a genuine safety concern, I appreciate hearing it, but I would have preferred a more practical conversation focused on the condition of the vehicle and my options rather than feeling pressure to make an immediate repair decision. Additionally, when I asked whether there were ways to reduce the cost, I was told the fuel system service could be postponed and completed later. That made me wish the recommendations had been presented from the beginning with a clearer distinction between what was necessary to address the misfire and what could reasonably be deferred as preventative maintenance. Ultimately, I chose to have the repairs completed elsewhere because I was able to supply my own parts and save money overall. Although Rick's labor estimate was higher ($468 compared to $200 elsewhere), the total repair cost ended up being lower because the other shop allowed me to provide my own parts. I don't believe this is a bad shop, and I think it's a friendly, family-owned business that performs thorough diagnostics. I'm simply encouraging customers to ask questions, understand the diagnostic costs and repair recommendations, and make the decision that best fits their own situation.

Marcos gave me a great price and was done in about 2 days... replaced my gas tank , I definitely…read morerecommend you check them out

Tony is an awesome mechanic and very professional. I felt his pricing was fair and competitive…read morecompared to other shops. I would highly recommend his shop to all my family and friends. Went above and beyond our expectations!

I came here on a friend's recommendation. I called and made an appointment to get my brakes done…read more When I arrived I met Joey and we talked a bit about my car. I could tell right away that he knew a lot about cars since he was a master tech at Honda. Joey called me a little bit later and told me that my brakes didn't need to be done. I still had a lot of life left on them even though Santa Maria Honda said I was due. Since I'm not a heavy braker and my hybrid uses it's motor to generate breaking, it should be ok for another year. I didn't pay anything and came & got my car. Joey earned my trust and my business from now on. It also helps that he was significantly cheaper than the dealership for brakes (at least $100 or more). I plan on coming back soon to get some maintenance done and highly recommend coming here!

I came in for a smog check after recently replacing some parts and clearing codes on my truck. I…read morehad driven it around afterward and thought I had given the emissions monitors enough time to reset. Apparently, they were not ready yet. This is where the problem begins. Any decent shop would contact the customer the moment they plugged in the truck, let them know the monitors were not ready, and tell them to drive it more and come back. That is not how this shop handled it. Instead, they charged me $50, called it a failed smog even though their own paperwork said "NOT READY," told me I would have to pay full price again when I came back, and then wanted another $150 to "diagnose" why it did not pass. The irony is that there was apparently nothing mysterious to diagnose. The monitors simply had not completed yet. They never clearly explained that to me. I ended up putting two and two together myself from the paperwork they handed me, and I fear many people have fallen prey to this trap and paid $150 for such a basic piece of information. When I went back in and pushed back on the charge, the guy behind the desk said, "It failed, and I told you it was $50 for a fail." I had only taken it here because they said they could squeeze me in. They were completely empty, probably for good reason. I was also confident that there was no warning light or any actual emissions problem that would cause the truck to fail. I pointed directly to the sheet where it said "NOT READY" and told him, "That does not say fail. It says not ready." His response was basically, "Well, we tried to test it and it didn't pass." That is a pathetic money grab for two seconds of work. At that point, I told him that we clearly have very different understandings of what a failed smog test means. To me, a vehicle actually being tested and failing emissions is very different from a vehicle simply not being ready to complete the test because its monitors are not yet ready. Then, to make the interaction even more bizarre, we were told that "they would have told us if we came in with better attitudes." So apparently, the explanation for what happened to your vehicle is something you only get if the staff approves of your attitude. Otherwise, they will apparently let you leave confused and offer to explain it for another $150. This isn't even true, given that when he said it failed over the phone I was quite pleasant and would have respected the entire process if there was actually an issue with the opacity test or some non CARB compliant part on the car. So this statement isn't true because he initially refused and asked $150 for diagnostic over the phone when I was kind and understanding, before I figured out they were pulling a scam. This could all have been avoided. Once they plugged the truck in and saw that the readiness monitors had not completed, they should have told me it needed to be driven more and had me return once it was actually ready to be tested. They should never have turned that into a $50 "failed" smog, refused to clearly explain what happened, told me I would have to pay again, and then tried to charge another $150 to diagnose it over the phone. I drove around more and went to an upstanding shop. Not only would that shop have let me know free of charge if the monitors were not ready, but it also had what I consider a pretty standard policy: if a vehicle actually fails, the customer receives a free retest within two weeks. If you do anything, do not come to this shop for a smog test. Go to any other nonpredatory, half-decent shop. Based on how this situation was handled, I would not trust them with repairs either. And if nothing else, I will consider the $50 a donation toward a better landline, because somehow you can barely understand a word they are saying on the phone despite the lobby being completely silent. I would not return, and I absolutely would not recommend this shop.