r/AskAMechanic is a subreddit with 180k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a solution, looking for, struggling, car, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review impact driver, used car, and impact wrench.
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Popular Themes in r/AskAMechanic
#1
Advice Requests
: "My 2007 Yaris manual dashboard light glitches when I give gas. And when am on high hill the whole speedometer glitches whys that?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "paid a mobile mechanic £120 to fix my air con and now he wants another £60 because it still doesn’t work"
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "I bought a 2013 Jetta Manual 2.0L Comfortline (75k km) for $11,000 CAD this June, but the clutch just burnt out and Mr. Transmission quoted $2,300 CAD to fix it; should I repair and keep it or repair and sell it?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskAMechanic
#1
Looking For A Solution
24 posts
#2
Looking For
13 posts
#3
Struggling
12 posts
#4
Car
7 posts
#5
Annoying
6 posts
#6
Looking For A Part
4 posts
#7
Hate
3 posts
#8
Noise
3 posts
#9
Starting
3 posts
#10
Looking For A Second Opinion
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskAMechanic
Impact Driver
9 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#2
Dewalt
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Hercules
4.0★ from 1 review
Used Car
4 reviews
#1
Honda
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Mazda
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Toyota
4.0★ from 1 review
Impact Wrench
3 reviews
#1
Harbor Freight
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
IR
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ingersoll Rand
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: October 26, 2026