Originally posted by RotaryBzzz
No offense BUT have you gotten one lately?! If so, name the place. It's gotten unbelievably hard in CA. Coming from a rotary background (hence the name), and having to need ~helping hands~ to pass smog, i can unequivocally say that smog check shops in the LA/OC basin don't do them unless your 1) a blood relative/ or 2) in the parts/hi-performance biz (like a real tuning shop). I don't care if your in Inglewood, Bolsa, K-Town or East Los....it's the same all around.
That's one of the reasons why i got out of post 73' mazdas, extensive EM mods and into bread and butter hondas.
If you CAN find one...going rate 4 years ago was $140 bucks/VIN #. My last friend to do one paid $180 thru a personal connection for a 4age GT-S (2 years ago?) that was only mildly modified (cam).