Mechanic Reacts to German Engineering Fails

We asked real mechanics to break down some of the worst German Engineering fails we could find on the internet.

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[calebbetz]

"It could be that girl in the back that planted a bomb in there."

Never change Sandro, never change.

[robduckworth]

I’m a mechanic, my brother is an engineer, when he started working the first thing I told him was “don’t forget someone has to work on what you design”

[backwoodstherapy]

German engineering: I can't remember the exact model, but I'm like 65% sure it was a Volkswagen Toureg. Guy brings it in to the shop for a blown O2 sensor, and he just couldn't figure out a way to get to it. Looks up in the repair manual on how to change that sensor, and right there in the manual it said "step 1: remove engine."

[Dwendele]

As someone who works at a German OEM in South Carolina, let me just say, even BUILDING these cars is a pain in the ass.

[DoctrFartPhD]

Bringing in an actual Audi tech is dope

[sammyboy]

nice seeing a new face on the show, sandro's the favorite tho cant lie

[alaadinhamawi]

That failed burnout with the Mercedes amg was over here in Australia. Actually in my suburb lol. That car was only a few days old. Turns out he blew the entire gearbox to smithereens because he couldn’t figure how to turn off all the traction controls.

[SirKittyMcMittens]

Sandro is so dang comfortable on the show now and I'm here for it

[TTMPLMKR]

Giving the young lady props for her first time on the channel. Solid addition. Definitely deserves to be in the rotation

[joophommie]

That Merc trying to do a burnout is from Australia. That dude won the car in a raffle and didnt know shit about it. Tried showing off at his mates wedding and blew up the car lol

[morsumbra]

The founder of Honda made Honda a trust that operates only if 4 levels of safisfaction are hit.
1. Consumer satisfaction
2. Repair worker satisfaction
3. Line satisfaction
4. Vendor satisfaction.

Those four things determine if the shareholders GET to KEEP their shares or else the company reverts back to full private with language in place that those things must be fixed before any C suite bonus, buyout, or any golden parachute for the holders.


Pretty smart imo. I think thats the sole reason Honda is as dominant and yet understandable as they are.

[BertRiv]

14:22 "built like tanks" WWII german panzer tanks suffered from over engineering as well. German tank operators had difficulty repairing them in the field and often times abandoned them.

[OffGridInvestor]

The black Mercedes trying to burnout was Australia. It was SOME RANDOM guys wedding, he HAD traction control on, and had just WON the car worth an insane amount and killed it RIGHT THERE.

[Suburban-United]

"Any time you push a button and smoke comes out-..."
Sandro- "push it again"!!
I wish I was one of his boys. I'd do anything to ride with that dude.🤘

[PaxHeadroom]

Worst German car I worked on was a Smart fortwo.

To replace an alternator, you have to unbolt the entire rear subframe, empty and disconnect the air conditioning, raise the body off the subframe, then raise the engine up out of the cradle so that you can get enough clearance to swap in the old alternator.

[michaelabbamondi]

Scotty Kilmer, Donut, and Sandro in one video? One hell of a Jimmy Timmy power hour.

[squidikka]

Sandro getting the answer right over the actual audi tech is why Sandro is the goat.

[Stealth]

Would be cool to hear some personal horror stories from the mechanics they've experienced. They all seem to be passionate and I'd like to hear more personal accounts sometimes than just their opinion/reaction to a video. The reactions are awesome, but I always like hearing personal accounts, they tend to have a lot more emotion than a video you scroll past in my experience.

[trulyinfamous]

The fact that liquid fuel rocket engines can have less tubing and be easier to work on than these engines is insane.

[AyaxRo]

Sandro has an 8 series... Truly a man OF AUTOMOTIVE CULTURE.