Arco Smog Pros

My smog check ended up being over $ 55! Wtf? On top of that he failed my smog test but couldn’t tell me what exactly was wrong with my car. He wanted me to pay an extra $ 150 to diagnose what was wrong. I’ve never heard of someone doing your smog and not able to tell you exactly why you failed. I’m taking my business elsewhere.

Came here for gas, not smog. At night, it is all fortressed up, with pas throughs for money, drinks and food. At least they have the card reader machine in the thick plexiglass, so it isn’t just entirely cash only.

Duke is the best! He knows his stuff and is very honest. He’ll always give you the highest estimate of what you’ll pay so you know how much you’ll be spending, but it always ends up being cheaper.

This is the worst place to get a smog test. Don’t waste your time and money. Customer service sucks and doesn’t seem like they care at all. I fail my smog test and they still charge me a full price for a fail smog test over $ 50. I ask if they smog my car again for the second time, how much are they going to charge me. They said only $ 5 dollar off the total price. SO your looking about $ 65 dollar out the door for a second smog test. That is a rip off! I end up looking for a new place at 76 smog test only station, and they did a great job, with reasonable price.

Seriously clean and well maintained. I haven’t personally gotten any smog checks done, but I’ve heard great things from friends and have gone here to get gas and snacks. Whoever runs this place does a great job, and I have no advice or anything negative to say as of this moment. Excellent!

I have been here two times for smag checks. The first time their machine was broken, but they gave me a coupon to get the same price at another location and made sure that they could get me right in. The second time there was no wait and it went smooth as can be. The gas station portion always has the lowest gas prices in the area too!

My dad helps me take car of all my car needs and has me bring my car here anytime it needs an oil change or smog check.
The guys who work here are friendly and do a good job. I’m able to call in the morning-​of and get an afternoon appointment. An hour and a half later, my car is ready!

The guys here really know what they are doing and give a good price for their services. Failed the smog test because my truck needed a new thermostat and sensor. They fixed my truck the next day and gave another free smog test. Awesome guys!!!

Got gas at Arco on Hesperian Blvd across from Bayfair Mall. I went to Bayfair Bart so afterwards stopped by for gas Sat night. I didn’t have to wait for a stand & the lady in front of me left soon after I pulled in, so I just pulled forward.
Cash Only is the cheapest way here, if you use ATM they’ll charge you. No credit cards!
I got $ 36 worth of gas at $ 4.039 for 87 gas.
I’d go back if I’m in the area.

Arco Smog Pros does smog for 29.95(most cars) here.
they have the cheapest regular now (3.51)
all others have jumped to 1.54, 1.59…

Less than $ 40 for a smog check! He was fast! Quick and efficient! I went to 76 gas station in Union City and they charge me $ 69 for a smog check? I’m coming back here next year!

I at least go to this place 5 – 9 times a year which I guess you can say is not bad since this won’t be a biased opinion unlike some people that reviewed this place saying the don’t know that much english… maybe the person that wrote this one is the one that doesn’t know that much english. The service here is good in my opinion, and they get the job done faster than most gas stations I go to. They are helpful by also telling you anything else they did like maybe a small tune up on the car in places where they would be needed. Finally they are at a good price compared to when I would normally go to a gas station which over prices some stuff.
Well I also know that I come here to come by, and get gas if needed.
Anyway this is my own opinion, and when I have come by to witness what went around.

Came here for a smog test on a Monday morning. I thought they opened at 8AM, so I got there around 7:45AM. I was the first one there because I found that they opened their garage for smog tests at 8:30AM.
I waited and one other car came around 8:25AM also for a smog test and one other car came for some other car work.
Inside there’s a small waiting area with 3 seats where you can wait for your car. There’s a small tv but it’s facing toward the inside of the store, so bring a book or something to do inside while you wait.
The guy who helped me was really nice and spoke English well, despite what other people’s reviews say.
My Civic’s smog check was $ 29.95 but I heard other cars can be $ 39.95. Certificate for the smog check is $ 8.25. You have to pay for the smog check, whether your car passes or fails the test. I had my car in less than an hour after they opened.
Overall, it’s a great place to get a smog check, as long as you bring something to do while you wait.

We get our cars serviced here instead of the very expensive dealers (as in the car company that has no end). Duke is always such a big help. He has saved me in several situations. From everyday needs to big jobs Duke is the only person we go to with our beloved cars.

Go here if you want to get abused by the employees. The south of the border employees don’t speak enough English to tell you that there’s a charge for using the debit only place but they’re quick to cuss and use the «F» word if you forget to press something at the end of your transaction.
Yes you heard it right they cuss at you & use the F word. I gave them one star when this place deserves none based on extraordinarily bad customer service skills.
The mechanics for smog etc are equally bad, they also in broken English defend the cuss words and bad atitude and everybody is on personal phone calls and on the Internet for personal reasons and don’t want to be bothered.
The owners if different should really take a note of bad behaviour or this place really deserves nobody’s business.
–ve 5 stars is my rating! Awful experience, left there feeling abused & mis-​treated.
WORST EXPERIENCE EVER — ABUSIVE EMPLOYEES, OWNERS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION OR THE PLACE NEEDS TO SHUT DOWN.

I was in the bay area from LA when my car wouldn’t start. Took the car to this place after a friends recommendation. After Duke took a look, he exactly pinpointed the problem and suggested we take the car to Nissan because involved the car’s computer. Told Nissan about Duke’s findings and they fixed it in about an hour.
I should mention that Nissan dealerships couldn’t figure out this problem for over two years.

THIEVES!
On 01−11−11 I had to stop for gas because I was on empty. I used my debit card on the outside machine for pump#8, nearest Hesperian Blvd. On 01−12−11 I received an e-​mail alert stating my Visa Veri-​Sign password had been changed. I checked my bank account and there was charge processing for $ 996.13 to an online store based out of Korea! I contacted my bank immediately. I also had my debit card canceled and replaced with a new one. Thank goodness my bank has 100% protection for unauthorized purchases. There were no other transactions in my account or my three credit card accounts with the same bank. I had used my card at a big box store that morning at the register and that was the only other place I had used it for several days. After thinking about how someone could had gotten my debit card number since I keep it on me at all times (except for when I sleep) the light bulb went on! The machine at ARCO had a ‘skimmer’ on it! If you do not know what a skimmer is it is a device that is placed on any type of ‘ATM’ type machine so when you run your card through it it store your card number and personal information which can be used on line for purchases.
Skimmers are usually installed at convenience stores and gas stations and are also used by crooked employees when you pay for dinner, etc. they can have a hand held skimmer they use when they take your card out of your site and skim it in the back room.
The other method of grabbing your card information is less technical. The employee inside the store has a device which they use to view card transactions out at the pump. The simple thing to do is for the employee to just write your card number and personal info down when it displays on the device.
I did contact San Leandro police department to check into it.
So beware! Use cash if you can.

I figured I would give this place a try since they’re a little closer to home, turned out to be a huge headache. I was there for an hour just for them to fail my 03 Silverado’s visual inspection because they could not locate my egr valve, which I later find out with a little research that GM eliminated them in 02 models. I am out $ 40 if they don’t make things right, which they seem to just be making excuses.
Overall I wish i would have took the time (or saved some) and gone to Mission Smog Test Only…

OMG!!! DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE FOR A SMOG CHECK!!! I just took my 2004 Saturn ion here for a simple smog and the Guy couldn’t even open my car with the alarm system… then he makes my car alarm go off. He gets in my car and couldn’t start the car. He asked me to try to start it… the car wouldn’t start it wouldn’t even turn over it didn’t even make a noise. The dashboard wad reading service car! I was getting really mad by this point… he finally started it bout 15mins later. I asked him What happened nd he said something with your alarm. At that point I told him I don’t want him to do my smog… ugh just don’t take your cars here!!!

Ok, so the advertised $ 29.95 to smog your car is pricing for MOST cars.
Bigger cars like Maury my Murano costs $ 39.95. Uhhg! They were fast and provided friendly service tho.
I just needed new tags for my car and DMV won’t give them to you without a smog. So do what you have to do right! I’m just glad we don’t need to get a smog every year.