Mechanic with a beat-up Audi is surprised with a new car for Christmas, but only after he helps repair it first

This mechanic with a beat-up Audi was surprised with a new car for Christmas, but there was a catch.

He had to help repair it first.

YouTuber Chris Slix wanted to do a nice surprise for his mechanic, Mickey.

With 60 faults to fix on Mickey’s current car, it’s safe to say that a new one should have been at the top of his Christmas list.

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Gifting a new car to the mechanic with a faulty Audi

At the top of the video, Slix laid out the issues with the Audi A3.

“It’s not the best,” he said.

“It was previously written off, every panel’s dented, he paid about £500 for it.

“And although that’s cheap, it doesn’t mean that it’s good – it’s got every warning light on the dash, nothing fits very well, and it’s just a bit of a turd.”

Nicely stated.

There’s nothing worse than an dud car – as people who spent their cash on the Yugo SV, America’s most unreliable car, know all too well.

Slix decided he wanted to gift Mickey a new car as part of the festive holiday.

But rather than spending a ton of cash, he figured it could give his trusty mechanic a car that he already owned.

And that’s where the Hyundai I30N Performance comes into the picture.

Slix previously used it as a daily driver, but it’s accumulated a few issues over the years.

To get the car handed over to Mickey would be a multilayered operation, amusingly branded ‘Project Mickey’.

The first step was to convince Mickey the car was being sold.

Then it was to get him to complete the repairs, which included a new clutch, a new windscreen and gasket.

The third step would involve tricking Mickey into thinking the car had been sold to another buyer, before going on to make the car more ‘festive’.

And the fifth and final step would be to surprise Mickey with his new ride.

How did Mickey react to his Christmas present?

When he first laid eyes on the i30, Mickey was effusive about it.

He said: “I really like it! It’s a good car.”

His point of comparison being a beaten up Audi, it’s no wonder this car looked so good to him.

The clutch was the first thing to be replaced, as an upgraded hybrid clutch was brought in for better performance.

On the whole, repairs progress smoothly with the windscreen, brakes and exhaust all getting fixed.

A dent removal service is brought in to repair a dent towards the back of the car.

It’s admittedly very satisfying watching a dent be banished from a car – just take the guy who sent his 500 miles to have a $41k dent fixed.

It then came time to decided on the wheel’s new colors, and anthracite gray won out.

Well, it was a rigged vote in a way – Mickey’s vote won flat-out.

Not that they told him that.

Once they’d convinced Mickey that the car had been sold, it was time to spruce up the car for a festive surprise.

A ton of ribbon and wrapping paper was acquired.

This gave a whole new meaning to ‘wrapping cars’.

Now it was time for Mickey to get his Christmas surprise.

Once the blindfold came off, he was left stunned at the sight of a car tied up in a bow just for him.

He asked: “Are you serious? Is this a wind up?”

As he pulled back the paper, he exclaimed: “I thought you sold it! You’re a liar!”

The two embraced each other in a hug, with Mickey looking visibly moved.

To top off the festivities, they popped open some bottles of prosecco.

If you want to see the heartwarming gift for yourself, head over to Chris Slix’s YouTube channel.