Today, I took my car into the shop to get a minor problem fixed. I left several hours later, without my car. Why? The mechanic crashed it while out on a test drive to make sure he'd fixed the problem. FML
I agree, your life sucks (24639) - you totally deserved it (746)
On 09/17/2009 at 8:02pm - misc - by mmv - United States (Colorado)
(+2)Bright side: You get to buy a new car with all the money they will need to give you for your old one.
I think by "crashed", you mean had sex with a hooker and killed her, then drove over a cliff, jumping out just in time, to dispose of the evidence.
#1 - On 09/18/2009 at 3:16am by Intoxicunt
(0)iunno... he said several hours later. I think you are giving more credit to the mechanic than due.
(0)30 minutes looking for hooker,
10 minutes getting serviced,
15 minutes killing, and five hours racking his brain about how to dispose of her.
=)
#29 - On 09/18/2009 at 10:43am by Intoxicunt
(0)This would be a good time to demand a loaner until they repair all the damage (for free of course).
(0)Fuck the head/other mechanics' lives. The mechanic in question has wasted the parts the company probably paid for, his wages, and the car (as they probably have to replace it/fix it), and probably hasn't helped their business either.
FYL too though. You're out a car. We look forward to your follow up FML about the creepy old guy on the bus.
#5 - On 09/18/2009 at 3:34am by Intoxicunt
(0)People, people, people!
Calm down!
Agree to disagree?
Intoxicunt is, after all, my true love.
#9 - On 09/18/2009 at 5:08am by redbluegreen
(0)Awww. :)
I can't see your pic, man person, so I don't know how doable you are.
Missionary is my favorite position! Yay.
I'm redbluegreen and lauralatch's true loves. There's enough of me to go around!
I'm having plexi-babies, along with the offspring of several others. :D
#30 - On 09/18/2009 at 10:45am by Intoxicunt
(0)You're like one of those women in NAZI germany that have lotsa aryan babies for the cause, except your carrying witty peoples babies to make fmylife.com a better place, I wonder if they'll give you a medal, Toxi.
#33 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:08am by DrunkenValor
(0)They should! I am, quite literally, going to be the mother of Fmylife.com! I'm gonna have lauralatch's babies, KaySL's babies, and plexico's babies. I'm sure that list isn't exhaustive.
Also your comparison to the Nazi women made me giggle. I love it!
#35 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:57am by Intoxicunt
(0)I wonder if that would make you a Mother Fucker, or something...
#37 - On 09/18/2009 at 12:39pm by DrunkenValor
(0)It would make me a MILF and the people with whom I have my 2nd through last babies mother fuckers. :)
#38 - On 09/18/2009 at 12:47pm by Intoxicunt
(0)Lol. Only online. I wish I did the things I talk about doing online in real life. =(
Well, except blumpkins. I don't need to know what that's like.
#41 - On 09/18/2009 at 1:44pm by Intoxicunt
(0)Somehow I can't believe he was 'testing'. I always get a feeling they just drive people's cars when in need. They can always say it was a 'test drive' and it would be difficult to prove otherwise.
(0)Though I can't help but smile that the bad driver FMLs are equally divided between men and women, it still pisses me off that so many idiots are out on the road. Then I have to smile again because this story makes me think of the parking attendants in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
(0)They don't buy you a new car, they rent you a new car for free and fix up your old one. Then they give the old one back. (And you don't keep the new one XD)
(0)no, why should she keep a car that was in a crash and that would have to have new parts put onto it or get the dents banged out......its always rattly after that....the crash was their fault not hers
She should keep it because it gets fixed. It isn't like they are crashing it and then saying "oh well tough shit".
#34 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:10am by Nemephosis
(0)I've noticed that mechanics always seem to drive the car much harder than needed whilst "testing." I got my car aligned the other day, and the mechanic told me he would test it out by driving around the parking lot. What he didn't tell me is he would floor it in first gear, shoot blindly around corners, and jab hard on the brakes when necessary. Other than the alignment, I think my car came out worse than it went in.
(0)This happened to my dad last year. His car needed fixed a bit, and he brought it to the repair shop. He walked across the street to buy some things, and when he was walking back, he noticed a car crash. He didn't pay too much attention to it, until he realized that one of the cars involved was his car. Quite a hard "test run", eh?
(0)If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it IS broke. LOL
For the record, mechanics will test your car under more aggressive driving than you might otherwise perform so they can find problems that might be waiting to happen, such as brakes that are about to fail.
#18 - On 09/18/2009 at 7:23am by ArthursLifeSucks
(0)Customer service - we're not satisfied until you're not satisfied.
#19 - On 09/18/2009 at 7:46am by RuralNinja
(0)Oh wow, I'd KILL to have that happen to my car! Can you please provide the shop's address, phone number and the name of the guy who wrecked your car? I'll buy the man dinner if he totals it for me lol
(0)My mechanic has never test driven one of my vehicles, not even for a major problem, and I've been with them for a long time. That's very odd to me that he would. I hope he pays for the damages or replaces your car.
#26 - On 09/18/2009 at 9:27am by GriefBacon
(0)This same thing happened to my friend! He took his '95 Taurus in for routine work, they took it out for a test drive, spun out and hit a telephone pole. The car was about 40% thinner around the B pillar region when the shop was done with it lol
I don't remember what was wrong with the car in the first place, but I don't think it warranted a test drive.
(0)Make sure to ask for depreciation value from the dealership and demand it to be repaired to it's original condition.
#28 - On 09/18/2009 at 10:22am by graffix1976
(0)that's why I take my car to a friend of my dads who has a mechanic shop because he's trustworthy and doesn't drive my car like he stole it. good luck getting it fixed.
So? They're either going to fix it or replace it and certainly not on your dollar. Is it just me or are these FML stories getting more and more retarded every day?
#32 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:07am by Nemephosis
(0)This is another MLIFA. You now get a brand new car on their dime! Fuck, i wish someone would crash into my piece of shit.....
#36 - On 09/18/2009 at 12:27pm by alwaysalady
(0)Wow you must have had a really nice car they wanted to play with! In a small way it could be a compliment?? But I'm curious what they said to the cops; because if they took it without your knowledge, couldn't you go back and say it was stolen? Basically do whatever you can to fuck them over the way they did to you :)
#40 - On 09/18/2009 at 1:36pm by hi_from_HI
(0)you know you have to test drive it to make sure you actually did fix it, otherwise the customer will come back bitching about how it isnt fixed. The guys a jackass for wrecking it though
#43 - On 09/18/2009 at 6:06pm by gordonskatespc
(0)"Sue them" is the dumbest response. Seriously.
Unless he makes his living driving that vehicle (and driving TO work doesn't count) the court will throw it out. WHY?
Businesses have insurance...for exactly that reason.
Dumb ass.
The business will be getting it fixed or be getting him a new one, on their dime.
Nice response godhelpme92, I hope you get hit by a car, and don't survive to sue the poor person who hit you.
(0)So you hope a person dies because they said "sue em dude"? You're a sick fuck.
#47 - On 09/18/2009 at 11:59pm by deathproof
(0)Sue them. If they didn't immediately provide you with a temporary car then you every basis to sue. In fact, if they don't replace your car, repair completely, and compensate for any extra time or money you may have spent on their account you have a clear cut case to sue for at least a few grand.
#48 - On 09/20/2009 at 8:36pm by prophisher8789
