Don and Robert at the Model garage are great. I've been going there since I came to the East Bay about 5 years ago and they keep my 1993 Volvo running smoothly and fix the odd things that break (windshield wipers, driver's side window roll up/down switch) swiftly and cost effectively. Plus they are friendly, caring and have a sense of humor. I recently failed the Gold Star Smog Test required for registration and took my car to them for testing and repair. After the first test, they fixed a minor issue and said that it had passed their smog test after the repair. Unfortunately, my car failed again at the Gold Star location. I brought it back to the model garage, they retested again and discovered that I needed a new catalytic converter. There was no charge for the retest and the cat replacement cost seemed reasonable. This time, my car passed the Smog Test with flying colors; I was told that my emissions are equivalent to a Prius. The Smog tech said that if he hadn't done the test himself he wouldn't have believed it. The work of the guys at Model Garage or just an awesome old Volvo? Probably both.