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Automotive repair
Bureau of Automotive Repair - A Consumer's Guide To Automotive Repair In California
This site provides a guide to automotive repair in California, including selecting a shop, meeting with the service writer, your rights, the paperwork, estimates, invoices, and more.

Auto Service Contracts
Federal Trade Commission - Facts for Consumer - Auto Service Contracts
This site helps consumers understand auto service contracts, their terms, how they work, what they cost, what they cover, who provides coverage, how claims are handled, how to complain, and more.

Smog checks
Department of Consumer Affairs - Some thing you need to know about Smog Check in California
This site links to a publication that answers frequently asked questions about California's Smog Check Program.