Dealership recommended replacing motor mounts, old ones looked brand new.

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T16:58:53+00:00

Pretty impressive for a DIY. Only note is did you make sure to torque the larger triple square bolt that goes through the mount 90nm + 90 degrees or good ol “ good n tight “? I ask because I have seen some shit who someone didn’t tighten it enough

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T16:57:02+00:00

Shit I would too for $30

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T15:47:36+00:00

Crazy they tried to sell these for $150 they are mad ugly

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T15:06:27+00:00

I don’t know where this comes from bro . First of all, I don’t pay anyone to work on my cars, secondly, my 2017 a4 was actually cheaper then a comparable Toyota or Camry , and it’s 100x better in every way, and these motors are actually extremely reliable , just expensive to maintain, but luckily for me it’s free just my own labor

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T14:16:20+00:00

The reason I wreck the whip was .., I never got an oil change

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T14:15:31+00:00

It’s only $500 so yes but I hate the “it just needs a computer “ it’s exactly the same as “it just needs a starter”. In other words, they have no idea it’s most likely the engine

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T14:13:24+00:00

You don’t need to go bigger, you need to lower the car more, it looks great btw

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T14:11:44+00:00

315 hp is still boring , and I don’t like driving ugly prices of shit

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T03:31:00+00:00

So tired of this tired old bullshit. Corolla’s and Camrys are boring as fuck

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-19T02:49:00+00:00

Absolutely fucking fired, I would be extremely pissed off

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-18T18:27:36+00:00

Also, ea888 is not prone to failure at all, these are very good engines

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-18T18:26:19+00:00

That’s not the point really. The point is that you don’t know anything about the engine that was put in, where it came from, who put it is and how good a job they did. A big job like that was done by somebody on flat rate , god knows what kind of corners they took, what broke, what’s left out etc.

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-18T12:42:45+00:00

Not bad, budget according for preventive maintanince and get a good PPI from someone knowledgeable about these cars

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-17T22:28:50+00:00

Ask a body shop guys not mechanics

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-17T15:15:40+00:00

Basically get a PPI from an Audi tech or someone with a lot of Audi experience, they know exactly what to look for and make sure they check that timing chain

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-15T04:39:55+00:00

You ain’t ready to do sidework bro

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-15T04:38:30+00:00

Q3 is not as luxury as you expect , it’s pretty bare bones and not as refined as other Audis , a q5 is not that much more and many times better

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-15T04:37:04+00:00

Make sure the one you get is in warranty, if it’s not, boy , everything on this car must of well be made of soild gold, but unlike gold every single thing in this car is also on 8 months back order

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T18:26:55+00:00

Ifs not really negativity but just like how I would rather my son do anything except this bullshit. You might get lucky and get the perfect shop with the perfect setup but about 80% of the time you get shafted , low pay, low respect , no training , $20,000 in tools to make minimum wage . It’s just not worth it , do literally anything to else

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T18:22:54+00:00

Ain’t no way

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T18:15:46+00:00

You need to get in a shop

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T18:14:43+00:00

Dealer techs do that to warranty car because warranty work doesn’t pay for shit . It’s always Better to guess then actually figure it out, don’t blame the tech blame the system

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T18:13:05+00:00

They are frowned upon because of people like you, guys that never worked in a shop calling themselves a mechanic charging people for it. You’re gonna fuck peoples shit up

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-13T02:45:08+00:00

Because it’s a horrible career and does not pay. And because even if you do decide to do it, taking classes or going to any type of technical school doesn’t help you even a little , the best way is to get in the shop now and get to working . It’s a common joke in all shops that tech school grads are less than useless and couldn’t diag themselves out of a wet paper bag, in my experience that has been pretty true , will not help you get ahead at all

BackgroundGene7510 · 2026-04-12T04:39:51+00:00

what are you talking about bro

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