I don't have an audi due to being a 17 year old and i have about 20 dollars. but my uncle is an owner of an Audi A5 and my brother is going to be an owner of an Audi S5 in about 2 days. I have always seen my uncles A5 and thought it was the coolest looking car. About 3 days ago me and my brother walked into the Audi dealer for him to start working out prices with his car. As soon a i walked into the dealer i had a huge smile across my face, this is when i fell in love with Audi. I loved the look of all of them. So pristine and sharp. I am a car fanatic having rebuilt my jeep, but i found an even better looking love. I loved the way the car drove and sounded, and when they opened the hood it was amazing, my eyes lit up and i wanted to learn about everything. i actually have hopes of becoming an Audi mechanic now, as seeing this car i fell in love with everything it does, from quattro to the interior i loved it all. I really hope to become an Audi mechanic somehow and if anyone has any articles on how the audi cars work (i dont are which model, i love them all) and all the details about it so i can learn more that would be great if you can show me some links because I would like to know just about everything there is to Audi cars from the inside out.

 

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Don't become and Audi mechanic. trust me.

 

why should i not become an audi mechanic? Im going to school for auto mechanics anyways. id rather work on cars I like.

 

I'm in full agreement with you, in order to make your job more fun would be working on a brand you love. What 02Quattro probably meant was a car line like Audi has it's ups and downs in the shop. In ours we have some very slow weeks, sometimes very busy. I wouldn't say it's bad enough to not provide a consistent paycheck but there are some months where you wonder if the service advisors are doing their jobs as there is no work coming in. Compared to a line like Toyota where there are a ton of cars of all makes and models out there, needing everything from regular service/maintenance work to engine replacements. Always have work coming in and the availability of parts should be at most a couple days away so you can finish the job you are working on, the car in your bay will be in, out, and done. You won't have to push it in and out depending on what parts arrive to complete whatever job you have on the RO you are working on. Audi is pretty good on getting parts to dealers though. 2-3 days on regular stock orders is not too bad. Porsche is about a 4-5 day wait for parts.

Audi techs have required schools they must attend, something I'm sure you'd like to do. Going to school on a Hyundai or other brand you aren't interested in would be boring in my opionion. Research the pros and cons of dealers in your area, if moving talk to the service manager at that dealer or shop about how busy they are, slow months if any, etc.

Dealers have all the correct special tools, not all indy shops do, and that can make your job more difficult. If you get paid flat rate at an indy shop that doesn't have the proper diagnostic tools then it will take you longer to fix the car. You lose money because you spend more time on the car than you get paid for. Some shops might give you goodwill time for that, maybe not.

You might want to PM 02quattro for his more detailed answer.