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Old 01-31-2017, 07:36 AM   #3
John V
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I highly doubt they intentionally designed the car to make it difficult to service with the goal of increasing dealer shop labor profits. It's just shitty design. It's probably designed that way because Audi puts their engines in the front bumper.

Lots of cars have oil drain plugs that dump oil on something you don't want oil dumped on. Our Jetta was like that. I usually just folded some aluminum foil up into a channel to direct the oil into the drain pan.

Maybe this is a sign you should buy a Tesla!
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