A mechanic, a 2700 km drive, and a database.
TorqFix exists because €165/month workshop subs price independent garages out of professional repair data. So we built our own.
2700 km. 29 hours. 5 roadside repairs.
It was a snowy winter when I drove my Stage 3 Zafira from France to Bulgaria in one straight push. No sleep, just the road — and a cascade of mechanical failures no standard diagnostic tool could explain.
I spent 3 hours on freezing asphalt, fixing things by feel and intuition: re-routing a leaking turbo hose, hammering a stuck wastegate flap, bypassing a dying glow plug relay with a wire from the dash. Every chatbot I tried gave me generic advice that would have ruined the engine.
That was the moment it hit me — the "official" diagnostic tools are too expensive for a real independent garage, and the "smart" AI tools aren't smart enough for real mechanical problems. TorqFix was born on that road.
Professional workshop content shouldn't cost €165 / month.
Independent garages and serious DIYers deserve access to original schematics, timing data, torque specs and OBD context without the "corporate tax." We keep the team lean. We use AI to read and translate the data. We pass the savings to you.
What we believe
Real workshop content — figures from data, not from the model
Torque values, fluid capacities, wiring pinouts, OBD definitions — all pulled directly from professional databases. The AI translates and explains — and where a figure is missing for your engine, it says so and labels any estimate.
Honest pricing, no subscription rugpull
Pay €0, €29 once for 30-day Pass, €19.99/mo for Pro, or €49/mo for Workshop. No "annual contract", no "talk to sales" tier, no surprise renewals. Existing subscribers stay locked at their original price forever.
Built by mechanics, for mechanics
I've done 7 timing belts on my Audi A6 ACK 2.8 V6. I know which bolts are hidden behind the timing cover. Every UX decision goes through "would this help me at 2am with oily gloves?"
AI is our tool, not our pitch
We use Claude + Gemini to build TorqFix faster. We don't use AI to replace mechanic judgment. The AI translates real workshop content into your language — you make the call.
How we ship fast
Solo founder + AI as CTO. PHP + MySQL on SuperHosting. Real workshop data extracted from licensed sources. OpenAI gpt-4.1 for the AI layer. Flutter for the Android app. No VC, no investors, no exit pressure — just build what mechanics actually need.
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