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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
Today, I bought a different car because I was having to constantly repair my old one. On the way home from the dealer, the check engine light came on. 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, I paid $2300 to a mechanic for fixing my car. It's also the day I got into an accident and totalled said car. FML
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
Today, I thought something was wrong with my car battery because my dashboard lights were really low. I paid $77 to find out the dimmer switch was turned down. FML
Today, on Christmas Eve, as I was getting my car loaded for the holiday rounds to the in-laws and parents, my car decided now was the time to break down. I recently put in over $1000 fixing it. FML
Today, I took my partner’s car to fill with gas because mine was in the shop. Out of habit, I put diesel into the tank. We discovered it three hours later; the tow bill ate my weekly budget, the mechanic sighed through the repair estimate, and I spent the evening on hold with roadside help. FML
Today, my classic car that I've put hours of wrench time into burst into flames when I tried to start it. FML
Today, I was driving to visit my parents for the first time in two years. After spending about $4000 to make sure my car wouldn't break down on the journey, around the halfway point, the front tire popped and the engine blew out. I'm about 5 states away from both my parents and my home. FML
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phybreawptic 13
Luckily the sun is out for a good portion of the day. You can use that time to drive to an auto parts store and buy a bulb. This is not a hard repair.
Marcella1016 32
I think the implication is the financial strain on OP, who just shelled out $360 for routine stuff. Who knows how much bulb replacement will be on this old car, depending on how old it is and how hard the part may be to get? Not everyone has that much disposable income or savings, many people live paycheck to paycheck, and many people are currently unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic. Also, the sun is setting earlier and earlier at this time of year, and OP could work during the day. Sucks for you, OP - bad luck. I hope you can get the bulb replaced quickly and it’s not too expensive. TL;DR: OP could be poor, and this sucks. **** their life.
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phybreawptic 13
Luckily the sun is out for a good portion of the day. You can use that time to drive to an auto parts store and buy a bulb. This is not a hard repair.
Marcella1016 32
I think the implication is the financial strain on OP, who just shelled out $360 for routine stuff. Who knows how much bulb replacement will be on this old car, depending on how old it is and how hard the part may be to get? Not everyone has that much disposable income or savings, many people live paycheck to paycheck, and many people are currently unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic. Also, the sun is setting earlier and earlier at this time of year, and OP could work during the day. Sucks for you, OP - bad luck. I hope you can get the bulb replaced quickly and it’s not too expensive. TL;DR: OP could be poor, and this sucks. **** their life.
Chazzster 32
One of these things is not like the other - Lamps have a definite lifetime and are relatively easily and cheaply replaced. Engine and major mechanical work is expensive and requires a specialist to do. Sorry OP, it’s an added expense but not a major problem - Go to the auto parts store. They can sell you the replacement lamp and possibly install it for you for free.
John Raymond Matheney 6
do not take it back to them to fix this. go to your local parts store tell them the year make and model of your car, they will sell you a light for like five to ten bucks, then youtube how to change it yourself. I'm a mechanic and it's ALWAYS super simple, 95% of the time it doesn't even involve tools. but like the other guy shit happens, tune ups don't mess with lights.