Cars, Scams, Parents and Transportation: Lujack

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By Anonymous - 03/04/2016 09:46 - United States - Oakland

Today, I found out the real reason my dad bought a new car and generously gave me his old one. He knew the engine was about to fail and didn't want it to be his problem when it finally did. It blew out while I was driving at high speed on the motorway. Just my luck. FML

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You deserved it 1 777

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By Anonymous - 14/04/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, my dad brought home a used hunk of junk from someone he knew. It was covered in rust and dents, and the engine was making weird noises. Thinking he was being generous, he said to me, "When you get your license, you'll be driving it!" It then died with a loud bang and black smoke from under the hood. FML

I agree, your life sucks 442

You deserved it 116

By Nchristine - 27/05/2010 20:59 - United States

Today, I came home to find my dad had backed into my already crappy car. The reason they didn't buy me a nicer car in the first place was they were afraid I'd wreck it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 937

You deserved it 4 143

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By Anonymous - 06/01/2024 05:00 - United Kingdom - Portsmouth

Today, my dad is too old to drive, period, and yet while I was at work my wife thought it was a good idea to let him try her new Mercedes, which by the way I bought and insured. He used the accelerator like he was driving a shitbox Nissan and destroyed our local kebab shop's big front window and door. FML

I agree, your life sucks 553

You deserved it 143

Beater

By Anonymous - 13/05/2024 23:00 - United States

Today, I bought a used car from a private dealer my parents had recommended. On my way home they called to tell me that their car broke down. They bought it last week from the same guy. FML

I agree, your life sucks 475

You deserved it 75

By Username - 06/06/2011 03:29 - United States

Today, I just bought a car with all of my own money. Then, when I brought it home my dad informed me that my mom will be driving it to work every day. FML

I agree, your life sucks 49 719

You deserved it 4 108

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By Anonymous - 06/09/2013 16:10 - United Kingdom - Godalming

Today, my car broke down. My dad insisted he could fix it, but screwed up in the process. After finally getting the car towed to a mechanic, I was told that I'd only needed a new water pump, but thanks to the damage my dad did, fixing it all will cost me a small fortune. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 998

You deserved it 3 792

By crossl17 - 12/11/2018 15:30

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

I agree, your life sucks 1 137

You deserved it 4 693

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By Anonymous - 07/11/2021 11:00

Today, I illicitly borrowed my dad's car to go to the store, but crashed into my mom's car as she and dad were returning from my grandma's house. Both cars are totalled, my mom is in hospital with a broken collarbone, and I realised dads really can make steam come out their ears if they’re really mad. FML

I agree, your life sucks 209

You deserved it 2 174

It's not like riding a bike

By Anonymous - 06/05/2023 03:00

Today, I bought my very first car. My dad insisted on driving it, just to see how it handles, and drove it right off the bridge near our house into our river because he hasn’t driven anything in 15 years, which also means he has no insurance, at all. FML

I agree, your life sucks 874

You deserved it 445

Long haul

By ripped off and blown out - 08/06/2017 00:00

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

I agree, your life sucks 4 744

You deserved it 495

Kermy1113 23

Monday 4 April 2016 0:42

You could've got seriously injured like what was he thinking???

FuckThisLogin 32

Monday 4 April 2016 0:41

Dick move on his part. Least you walked away though.

Comments

XboxSqueaker 15

Monday 4 April 2016 0:40

that's rough. :( I hope no one was hurt!

katie1243 16

Monday 4 April 2016 0:40

Trolled by your own dad!! Lmao

interesting33 36

Monday 4 April 2016 0:52

Thing is, OP and others could have been killed or seriously hurt - and the father knew this - it is terrible.

lexos 16

Monday 4 April 2016 18:38

That's not trolling, that is being a incredible bad father. Op could have died you know

FuckThisLogin 32

Monday 4 April 2016 0:41

Dick move on his part. Least you walked away though.

DRaffie 18

Monday 4 April 2016 10:45

He would have had to walk away with a broken down car :D Sorry should I leave? I'm just going to leave...

capnjacksparrow 7

Monday 4 April 2016 21:52

Right idea, but a little weak on the delivery. Keep up the good work tho

nerobluerose 10

Monday 4 April 2016 0:41

Use the insurance, get a new car

ki087 20

Monday 4 April 2016 0:53

That's not how insurance works unless you bought extra insurance to cover your repairs (more like an extended warranty than insurance tho).

human321 11

Monday 30 May 2016 5:31

well if he hit a car cause of it then it would

Kermy1113 23

Monday 4 April 2016 0:42

You could've got seriously injured like what was he thinking???

MarkTheMintMan 21

Monday 4 April 2016 4:32

His dad obviously wasn't thinking.

cheeeksss 29

Monday 4 April 2016 5:58

He was thinking, but only of himself. What a ******** of a father.

smallandroid 26

Monday 4 April 2016 7:06

Seriously, it's hard to imagine that the dad wasn't intending to kill OP. If he wanted OP to deal with the engine problem he could have just told OP it needed to get fixed :/

DraconicFeline 31

Monday 4 April 2016 16:04

@32 I highly doubt that the father actually intended to harm his son. He's probably just an idiot.

FiMetal 4

Tuesday 5 April 2016 17:33

How would it kill him? His engine probably just slung a rod

CDtrasher 13

Monday 4 April 2016 0:43

At least, he gave it to you for free I guess, so you didn't lose much.

CheekyRaccoon 27

Monday 4 April 2016 1:20

Your life for a shitty lemon of a car, seems worth it.

cheeeksss 29

Monday 4 April 2016 7:14

6, do you need assistance on finding the point of the FML? Because I think you missed it.

MidnaLink 33

Monday 4 April 2016 0:44

Are you ******* kidding me??? He knew you could've gotten seriously injured if the engine just blew, right? He's lucky it didn't just combust or something!

Bradley_Dillon 39

Monday 4 April 2016 6:23

An engine doesn't just combust... The worst thing that could happen is that he has to pull over and slow down with the compartment on fire. Do you know how long it takes for a fire to spread from the engine compartment to the cab? More than two seconds like all of these people think.

tigerisabelle 31

Monday 4 April 2016 0:53

I hope you're okay, OP! That's some seriously bad parenting on his part.

1991stealth 21

Monday 4 April 2016 2:05

Engines don't usually just blow out of nowhere though, there's almost always some sign of failure. A knocking noise, pinging, rattle, low oil pressure, high temperature, etc.... Need to pay attention to your car, and get it checked if something seems out of the ordinary!

snake11292006 14

Monday 4 April 2016 3:05

I'm glad someone finally said it. You need to pay attention to the car. It speaks to you and tells you when something is wrong.

mrlawlor7777 26

Monday 4 April 2016 3:11

While I agree with these comments in general, we have no idea how long OP has had the car or how far he has driven it. He could've just gotten it and not known the cars regular noises, temp, etc.

smallandroid 26

Monday 4 April 2016 7:08

Seriously. If someone close to me gave me a car, I would expect them to tell me what's wrong with it. If it was making a weird noise and I wasn't told about it, I might assume it's not a big deal because I wasn't told about it. (That's not necessarily true, I would personally ask about it immediately, but I wouldn't fault someone for not asking)