German Engineering

Can we get a German engineering thread going on?

>$10,000 timing belt changes
>parts that cost less than lunch cost $1000's to replace thanks to retarded design meaning the whole front of the car needs to come off
>random parts like the ECU or fuel pump need to phone home to Ingolstadt to be verified before the immobilizer will allow the car to start, makes DIY impossible
>replacing wear parts like batteries, windscreen wipers, etc are a total chore
>taking interior parts apart are a retarded process
>seats break all the time
>shit handling, no fun, unreliable, mad MPG

Why would anyone buy VAG?

>$10,000 timing belt changes

The v10 in the RS6 and the 4.2L with the chain on the back of the engine would cost 2K at the most expensive shop I know of.

> retarded design meaning the whole front of the car needs to come off

Service position?? Its designed to quickly slip the nose off the car for ease of access?

0/10

Shit bait.

Even a base A4 have expensive timing belt repairs. Google "B6 S4 timing chain", some people just drop a whole new engine in instead of doing timing chain maintenance as it is cheaper.

Kill yourself.

Undoing 5 bolts to take off the front is easier than pulling the engine.

The transverse 1.8T and 2.0T are very simple to do.

>transverse
So only the A3 and TT.

>have to remove the whole front of the car just to change one part
holy fucking shit lmao

>diffs leaking everywhere
>groaning from drivetrain at low speed
>steering wheel shudder while parking
>huge turning radius
>steering vibrates at full lock

#JustQuattroThings xddddd

oh wow more memes

>German engineering thread
okay
>doing maintenance on BMW
>part needs to be replaced
>open hood, replace part
>close hood
feels good