Is he advertising inspections? Meaning, what's the context...I guess in a shop things are often hurried. If you mean 1 hour labor or $120 for the full inspection, it's expensive, but does it include everything? What would Mavis charge?
Dunno about $90-100
I paid $72 out door for my emissions and safety inspection. If you’re paying more than that; obviously the mech is nitpicking stuff or you need something to make it legal.
Here in PA, inspections are not cheap. They can be $90-$100, but everyone uses a coupon, or goes in where a shop is advertising. It's just funny that $29.95 in the ad, is $43 out the door. Everywhere. there are shop fees, sticker fees, sales tax., etc. I just accept the $43 number. With the BMW, I go to the dealer, and prior to 2020, would get a free loaner and it would cost $48 out the door because the BMW is exempt from emissions. I figured the free loaner for a day made it way cheaper net. But last year, for the first time since Dec. 2007, I sat and waited. Funny, my 2007 BMW 335 is the only car in our stable that has never failed an inspection. 15 straight passes.