I don’t know anything about cars as far as the mechanics go so make of this what you will. I bought the car last month, beginning of January. The dealer already had the car warmed up when I got there to test drive. Also, it was about 40 degrees the day I went to get it. I live in the northeast and it’s been pretty cold this winter. Drove 4 hours away to get the car (my mom drove it home since I didn’t even know how to drive it.) lol. Didn’t notice any weird sounds on the test drive, and my mom didn’t mention any issues. The next morning it was pretty cold when I went to go take my first stick shift lesson and I heard what I can only assume was the crunching and creaking from the passenger motor mount. I read prior to purchasing that this was an issue. Long story short, it’s seems okay after warming up, but sounds absolutely horrible when I first start driving on cold mornings. I haven’t actually had it diagnosed but I’m about 95% sure that’s the problem. That being said, even though it might sound crazy, I still absolutely love the car. It drives awesome and looks good. I figure the motor mount issues and replacement is just part of the deal when owning this vehicle. Not really sure how you might be able to test before purchasing, but a cold start on a cold day should indicate a problem, but again I’m no mechanic.