Reliable Smog St Anthony Complete Auto Care

I was a regular customer for many years, so I think I can trust Albert Botros, the mechanic and owner of this shop but when I brought in my car for Smog check, it failed. I let him check the problem for $ 40, he told me that probably will cost me $ 400 but when the car fixed, I have to pay him $ 611 instead, he did not ask for authorization and the cost price on each part that he will replace. Be careful, you can’t trust him. Too expensive for replacing knock sensor and 1 Oxygen sensor and fuel filter. I will not go to this shop anymore.

So they fix my car, I brought my car to hem after my previous mechanic who want to rob me of parts and labor and didn’t even do his own job, he is very honest and straight forward, the shop location sucks because it’s in a small condense location full of other shops. He does great work no doubt.
I will bring my car back to their shop.
They stop my cars oil leak and changed my belts for a great price.

Reliable Smog has been my go to for years. Honesty, competitive prices and friendly service is what brings me back year after year. Highly recommended.

Best price and fastest service for smog checks. Very friendly and great customer service. Will come back for all my smog checks.

DO NOT go to this place!!! The guy was so rude and lit a cigarette before doing my smog check. He proceeded to smoke the entire time INSIDE of my car!!! I was completely disgusted and insulted. What kind of businessman does this! Horrible place.

Great service & did a very good job. I would definitely recommend anyone taking their car here.

Horrible! Customer service is a joke. My car is 100% street legal with all appropriate stickers/​stamps and he still didn’t pass my car. I turned my car back to stock just to get if over and done with. My check engine came on after that and they wanted to charge just to diagnose!!! Complete joke! I went from a great running car that passed smog numerous times at other place (which he stated they are dumb and don’t know what they’re doing) to check engines and failed smog. Plus they nickeled and dimed me to death on foolish thing they said I need to replace. Like I stated earlier. HORRIBLE!
Just keep driving right past this place and save your self a big headache!

im so happy to their work to my car, i towed my honda civic 2001 to Albert shop, my car was not working at all and he fix it like new, he gave me a pair price, which i cannot find no where, it’s not a fancy place but the big thing is TRUST AND HONESTY! now a days so hard to find, i recommend this place to my family and friend ;-D

My truck didn’t pass smog due to a compression test failure from 2 cylinders and Albert confirmed I needed a valve job. Per my mechanic, I checked around and found Reliable Smog Repair to be the most reasonable and guarantee I could pass smog after needed repairs were done. Then I needed transmission work and after checking around, my mechanic recommended Albert who I again found reasonable and even lowered his price when I informed him of other quotes as I getting. Not wanting to take a chance with anyone else, I went with Albert. He diagnosed the tranny and found it was did not need to be replaced or rebuilt as told by others. He saved me over $ 500! The truck runs like a champ and I am very happy customer! He is more than a smog repair shop! He is honest and I highly recommend him and will be going back!

Should have listen to you fellow Unilocalers. This place is a rip off waited till he completed the smog test, then told me my aftermarket cold air intake was not legal. I explained I had the carb stamp for it but told me it was to late he had already submitted it to the state, but would give 15.00 off when he would retest it after seeing my carb stamp. When I told him I would be posting it on Unilocal he replied he did not care. He boasted he had been there for years and it would not matter. Take caution when dealing with them.

Super fast smog check. $ 50 and I’m out in 15 minutes. The owner is a serious guy. Not a salesman trying to replace air filters or belts. I think the reason for the other bad reviews is people with junk cars don’t like hearing bad news. People aren’t there long enough to write a good review. In fact, I could only write half this review there. It is that fast and has been all 3 times that I’ve been there.

I was reluctant to go here since I read all the bad reviews. However, I go every year and for only $ 30 I get the smog check & certificate. I just now got back from there & after 10 min, I was done. Its the cheapest place in town and I never had an issue.

Have had a smog with this guy before. The service was not that good, but it passed without a problem. BUT… this time around he was rude and told me straight away that he will not test my car, even if I had offered him 100 or 200. I wouldn’t even offer this guy 25.
I brought my car a couple doors down to another mechanic. For a dollar more I get excellent service and an actual visual inspection not just a quick glance.

I have never been treated more dishonestly by a mechanic in my life. I don’t usually write reviews, but here I was so cheated I feel a need to warn my neighbors. I found a coupon in the Pennysaver, so I called and stated I was coming in to have my car smoged and with coupon, and that I had just put a new battery in my car, he stated you need to drive the car 20 – 50 miles so the computer can reset before it can be smoged. It was in the afternoon, I stated i wouldn’t be able to drive 50 miles today, I could do the 20 miles, but if I need to drive 50 miles I will have to do it tomorrow. he stated just drive the 20 miles and come by and I will check it out and see tell you if its ready to be smoged. So I did so and went there, I fiiled out paper work reminded him about the battery and gave him the keys and waited. The waiting room is small, so I stood outside. I saw a gas cap sitting on the gound near parked vehicles. I picked it up and went to ask if they needed the cap, I see my car being driven into garage a young guy jumps out hitting my door square on the big metal tool box. I let that go hand him the cap and go back and wait by the door. When the first man called me to the office and said it was done h stated «the car passed visual inspection but it didnt pass because the computer was not able to be reset, you have to pay accept for the certificate. After you drive more miles come back and I will try again.» I stated «I reminded him that I had told him about changing the battery, and reminded him of our earlier conversation.» He then said you should have driven 50 – 100 miles.” I reminded him of what he had said, then he changed to well he doesn’t know some car’s you have to drive up to 300 miles. That doesn’t even make since. He said i will give you 5 $ when you come back, you will be very happy. I told him the only way he would be seeing me is if he did what he had said and let me drive the miles come in and do the car then, and then pay for the agreed price, since he told me to go ahead in come in after the 20 miles and he would let me know if it could be tested. He would not here of that, So I had no choice but to pay and take my car. The next day I drove my car more miles, went to a more reputable and known place he ran he hooked up the car immediately told me it wasn’t reset yet. told me to drive a little more and come back, I paid nothing drove away. I drove miles came back. and my car passed no problem, I paid for one test and agreed upon price and left happily. I realized with this instance, you do get what you pay for, and many times the cheap ends up being expensive.