Sunnyside 76 Car Care Center

Warning !!! This guy is a cheat … I sent my daughter here for a smog check, he did a visual then says i have a bad gas tank sensor He quoted 458 dollars for repair !! The truck didn’t even have a engine check light ! Just a stereotypical lying mechanic. I had my daughter go to another place my truck passed with flying colors. This is why mechanics have a bad name because of fools like this no bueno !!! Next stop better business bureau !!

Smog check coupon NOT honored. I had an in-​date mailed coupon for $ 19.76 + $ 8.25 for certificate fee plus $ 10 extra for a truck = $ 38.01 Total. I was told it would be $ 40.24 and when I pointed out it did not add up I was told there was an additional DMV transfer fee. The point is that there is NO transfer fee for a standard smog check and the printed coupon prices did not add up to the demanded total. I would be willing to pay more to a business that is upfront with the pricing. I have found another business that charges less.

I came here in 2013 for smog problems. When 2015 came I couldn’t pass smog so I returned since most of parts I replaced under warranty here. They replaced the o2 sensor and welded shut a pipe that was leaking air. They refused to replace my catalytic converter because they had to buy another one, but it was under warranty so I couldn’t understand why they were being like this. After it still wouldn’t pass smog and they fixed a couple other problems they finally agreed to change the cat.
One month passed after I passed my smog and the check engine light came on. There was a similar error so I called to ask what they think the problem might have been. They told me I have to buy a new engine! I had another mechanic check the engine and compression and he said it was fine. I just replaced the exhaust manifold and the check engine light went away. Even the filter on the catalytic converter looked damaged. I thought it was brand new? I almost had to spend 1 or 2k, which I don’t have buying a new engine because they can’t read error codes correctly.
Now I know more about cars than I should because of amateur mechanics that don’t know what they are doing. Plus each smog repair took an entire day. I was there 3 or 4 days straight waiting for 5 hours each when they could have just replaced the cat to begin with and I would have been done in one day.

I’ve smog both of my cars here in the last a year. Its fast and quick and fast. I honestly wont bring my car here for maintenance but smog check for $ 40.24 after coupon is no brainer.

Went here to get a smog check done. Took over an hour to get done and after he failed me saying I have a bad pcv hose and my pcv valve needs to be replaced. I was quoted $ 250 to have it replaced. First off, I recently had replaced my pcv valve a month ago yet they insisted it was bad. Secondly these hoses should cost at most $ 20 per hose, so I went to the dealership myself to get a quote on the parts. When I got there, they said my hoses looked fine and that the part was a grand total of $ 40. This smog check place wanted to charge me over $ 200 for labor on hoses I was able to install myself in less than 2 minutes.
I went back there again a couple days later to get a retest and it was 3pm and they told me they were closed since the smog technician had to leave to take a test and no one else could do it. This place is a joke. Don’t go here unless you like throwing away your money.

Worst place ever to get a smog check! The guy that helped me said it would be one price then at the end they hit me with a totally different price!!! Beware!!!

These guys lie and cheat their customers for unneeded services. My mom went in for a smog change and was pushed into an overpriced transmission flush and brake fluid change. She said she was going to consult me to see if the repair was needed, but further pushed for the service, showing her the «dirty» fluid. Acted like typical slimy car salesmen. I had already changed the transmission fluid recently so I know that it was fine. These guys preyed on my mom’s ignorance of cars just like any other shady shop.

This place is a ripoff place. I’ve got a coupon and they’re trying to make up from something unrelated things. One of them is a pink vacuum hose which was put in by previous repair. They told me $ 90 to replace short hose. Ridiculous! He think we are stupid! May be report to consumer agency. So I told them not to inspect and trying to charge me $ 40 for starting inspection which is the smog check price. Don’t go here!

We found a coupon on Amazon deals and from the start this place was horrible. We tried to make an appointment and you have to speak only to the manager Romel. It took over an hour and their «best customer service and we make our business on referrals» was a joke. They have a bench outside for you to sit and wait on. Once the mechanic needs to tell you to buy this or that and you say no thank you. He then turns around and walks away. Meanwhile you wait and the worthless blue book they mailed to you of everything that needs to be done is giving back to you empty. The manager said where to pay at and that was it. If you are not interested in buying anything else they wanted nothing to do with you. The cashier is the only reason I am giving them a star. He said more to me then their lousy manager. Not even worth the drive or the discount.

$ 2.36 a gallon I’m super happy ! $ 56.00 to fill up my work truck it use to cost me $ 80.00

This place is great for car services/​maintainance. Rommel is the person you check in with, is very courteous and cool. He takes down your information and keep you on record, so its faster to check in when you come back.
Got my oil changed here twice and the techs are really nice and polite. Their English is a little broken I can overall understand.
Make sure you present your coupon when checking in, not checking out. ;)
Its hidden in the back of the gas station. So keep an eye out for this hidden gem. :)

Excellent customer service! The mechanics here truly look out for their customers. It’s nice to find a place with honest workers.

My girlfriend asked me to prep her car for our road trip to a conference she’s attending this weekend (I’m her escort and chauffeur LoL) and suggested I come here for the $ 29.95 oil change special because it includes a free car wash. It’s within walking distance of her work which is also convenient for her when I’m not around to run errands for her :)
The facility is a little confusing since they have different areas for car wash, auto repair, gasoline. Also, they use the cars coming out of the carwash to block the entrance on Bastanchury, forcing entry on Brea … which only makes sense once you’ve been her. But each person I asked was very helpful and polite, helping me get set up and wait.
When I saw my car finish in the car wash after 45 min I attepted to get my slip so I could pay and the guy (who didn’t see me because I approached from behind) drove my car away! I feel bad because I followed the car as it moved around the complex and then saw the guy searching for me in the waiting area while I was catching up to him!
All told, $ 33.75 and 45 min for oil and excellent wash (they even sgine the tires up). Awesome.

Ok so, i brought my 1979 Jaguar here for a brake service and i have to say i’ve had my various cars worked on in the past and when i met david, he was professional and knowledgeable. As i watched him work on my car, i knew from that moment, i wanted him to work on my car again. Then i found out he was the Master Mechanic here. A+ again! i work on my cars and there are just some big jobs that you just can’t do, so you need to shell it out to someone who can and that guy is David. When david hasn’t been available to work on my car, Jim is the go to guy. He is also amazing. These guys don’t half ass their work. These guys even got me a NEW Engine for my car, they found me a great warranty for it. Now i have the best of both worlds, the British Styling throughout the car and Detroit Muscle under the hood. Like i said, i’m picky about WHO i pay to work on my car because i work on my car mostly but these guys have earned my respect for taking care of my car. They always work with me, if they somehow can’t get the part from their parts distributor, they allow me to get it and put the part in for me.
George the manager is also knowledgeable and courteous. He’s always willing to make the customer happy. I’ve watched him interact with other people who bring their cars there for repair work and/​or smog. He’s truly professional and takes care of the client with the sense of reality behind it.
Cheers guys! Russell is the owner and he should be proud, as i know he is!

This car care center has some of the worst customer service I have ever seen.
To summarize the problems with this place:
1) They don’t give paperwork with estimates (meaning they can magically charge anything).
2) They added 26% to the quoted price.
3) Their manager is an idiot.
My girlfriend needed a new tire after an unexpected flat. She looked around briefly for a local place, and in a hurry chose Sunnyside 76 which was very close.
She spoke to a technician, who quoted her $ 95.00 on a tire which they said would take one day to replace as they did not have the tire in stock.
The next morning, she received a call saying that the technician was wrong, the tire that she wanted would suddenly be $ 120.00. Unfortunately, they did not give her any paperwork to honor the $ 95.00 claim (which to me, is HUGELY suspicious)!
This made me wonder quite a bit, because as a business owner if I charged an extra 26% on my products after giving a price, I would probably be sued, lose a lot of contracts or both.
I gave them a call to try to clarify things, and spoke to a very rude manager «George». In our conversation he implied that he knew my girlfriend did not have any paperwork, and I quote, «not give a [expletive]» about customer reviews. It was very apparent that my girlfriend needed to go to another place, so I told him to not install the tire. She picked up her property and went to a different local place which treated her well.
If the owner comes across this review, I highly suggest firing George and replacing him with a competent manager.
Additionally, their website says that «People love us on Unilocal», but that link redirects the user back to their homepage, and I am as of this review, their only reviewer.