motor mounts
Reply #4 –
did "someguy" look at it, and actually see what is makin this scratchin' sound, or is he a parts-store "diagnoser"?
What I'd do is safely lift the car, and use a small jack to barely lift the engine, then the tranny, to see if your mounts are bad...
Then if they check out, I'd look into the exhaust rubbing on something, or something on it...