Today, after hours of waiting and $300 spent, I find out my transmission is dying. My car is old, so the price of rebuilding it is more than it's worth. That's money well spent. FML
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Autumn: Leaves and Laughter
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Today, I found out that the car I got a great deal on a few days ago, needs a new transmission. I'm now the proud owner of a very large and very expensive paperweight. FML
Today, I replaced the fog lights on my car and completely filled my gas tank. $50+ later, the transmission decided it wanted to go out. FML
Today, the transmission on my brand new car went out. I bought it last month when the transmission on my old car went out. FML
Today, I waited 3 hours and paid $360 to have a routine tuneup done on my old car. As I pulled into my driveway, about to turn off the engine, one of my headlights blew. FML
Today, it's been 8 months since I was downsized and have been having a hard time finding work, despite a good work history and education. Today, I found out that my car needs a new transmission ($4k - $6k). Sometimes, things stink and you just have to laugh. FML
Today, I sold my wife's old car because I bought her a newer and nicer one. On the way back home from the sale, the transmission went out in her new one. FML
Today, I finished installing a brand new engine in my old car. It cost just over $6000. Later, I was waiting at a red light and an uninsured drunk driver smashed into it head on. It's completely totaled. I got to drive it 5 miles. The car is worth $1000, even with a new engine. FML
Today, I bought a new $10,000 car since my old one broke down. Today, I also found out the old one wasn’t starting because i never had it in park. FML
Today, after buying hundreds of dollars worth of Christmas presents, my transmission blew up on the interstate heading home. Now, I either have to return the gifts or not drive over 25. FML
Today, I paid over $500 to pick up my car from the mechanic, after it'd spent almost a month there. It broke down again on the way home. FML
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T3ff3y 2
Originally, they thought I needed a tune up. So after I got it, it was still stopping and going. I went back and that's when they told me. I had a 1999 Honda Accord.
Sady_Ct 37
$300 is a lot for a mechanical diagnosis check...
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Inkoseh 31
Ayeeep, you're paying a professional to find out exactly what is wrong with your car. Their time and knowledge costs money. If they found out it was something small and cheap, you'd have gladly paid it! It's a trade-off, and thankfully you got a straight answer. Its probably time to start looking for another vehicle if you don't wish to repair it before yours won't startup anymore, especially before winter! If you do repair it, make sure they have a good warranty on their work. On the other spectrum of crappiness, we had finally paid off my husband vehicle last May (6years), and he was rear ended a week later. The damage was just over the value of the car (the back structure was damaged JUST so) that he lost his fav car, and we got only half it's value back in cash. Super crappy situations all the time.
Sady_Ct 37
$300 is a lot for a mechanical diagnosis check...
kfchicken 31
not really. some dealers charger over 150 an hour. it's not great but I wouldn't say it's a bad price
T3ff3y 2
Originally, they thought I needed a tune up. So after I got it, it was still stopping and going. I went back and that's when they told me. I had a 1999 Honda Accord.
Hailstorm92 12
Go to pull a part lol or look for a parts car off facebook.