I need to get my Wife's 2001 Volvo S-40 (with a whopping 54,000 miles) smog tested, and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on where to find (online) the cheapest testing facility?
Thank you!
Ed
Thank you!
Ed
I lived in California. At least in California you don't have to get a new car tested for the first five years. In Utah you don't have that luxury. It's every other year regardless of miles. So-there is the only upside other than the weather I can think of about living in California. If you live in Cali and own a home you are not poor.I need to get my Wife's 2001 Volvo S-40 (with a whopping 54,000 miles) smog tested, and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on where to find (online) the cheapest testing facility?
Thank you!
Ed
Nope, the individual shop is free to charge what the local market will bear. You are not allowed to make a profit on the certificate, but you are allowed to charge a "transmission fee" to make something. Some places only want to do smog inspections for fleets to they price the check high to keep the general public away.Isn't the price of a smog test regulated by the state?
I think I will have to finally get my Mustang smogged this year. I will know when I get the registration renewal in the mail in a month or so. I bought the car new in August of 2013 and they kept pushing the date back.I lived in California. At least in California you don't have to get a new car tested for the first five years. In Utah you don't have that luxury. It's every other year regardless of miles. So-there is the only upside other than the weather I can think of about living in California. If you live in Cali and own a home you are not poor.
True, but I drive across town to get some heat into the cat-con. Most streets are speed limit 30, and a lot of stop signs and lights.Just choose the most convenient, saving $10 every 2 years by driving across town is hardly worth it.
In Oakland, there’s a shop by the lake that will do a smog for $29 if it doesn’t need to go onto the dyno. You do need to show a coupon.Call around; use Yelp, etc.
I doubt you will find more than $5 difference for most places.
If you are in Silicon Valley, there are several in Campbell on Winchester that will get you out for about $45 I think.