Today, I got my car back from the shop. The engine has been rebuilt twice in the past 3 months. My check engine light just came on. FML
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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 picked my car up from the shop. After 5 minutes I noticed the oil and check engine light on. I pulled over, then the engine shut off completely. Turns out they forgot to put oil back in my car. I'll be needing a new engine. FML
Today, my car was broken in for a second time in a month and a half, and for the second time it's now Inoperable. I only got it returned from repairs two days ago. FML
Today, after having my car back for a few months after a $2,000 repair, I got in, only for it to not start. Don't worry. It's not the battery. It's the engine, which was fine yesterday. FML
Today, my check engine light came on. I took my car to the dealership, to be told it wasn’t an issue, and I would be fine to drive and use my car normally until my appointment in 4 days. Four hours later, my car won’t start 45 minutes from home. I guess a $200 tow bill means I wasn’t fine. 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
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, after waiting a week for an update on my car after the engine blew, all covered by warranty, I was informed that my car is under investigation for warranty fraud. This is its fourth engine. FML
Today, I drove my truck into the garage for a couple of minor repairs. It was returned on a flatbed with a blown engine. 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
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rockhound 0
You need a new mechanic.
maskedman 9
I guess it's time for a new car.
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Comments (148)
savvy_suzy 0
Funny that someone commented on the VW. I finished a long battle with VW that ended up with them buying the lemon back (was new). I lost money in the whole fiasco but at least I don't feel like I could die at any moment on the road (kept inexplicably intermittently losing power... Like a mini-stall lasting a second or so). There are people who love their VW and would swear by them. I am not of that persuasion...
thisisLAUREN 0
yeah we had a similar situation. it was new yet it always stalled. I don't know how many time it just stopped. on the highway. we got fed up and sold it to an unexpecting person lolololol.
tooFLY 0
43--you are honestly a terrible person
JanisEvans 10
43 sucks. Hopefully the car only stalled because of her horrible karma and will run exceptionally well for the new owner.
UpsidedownKayak 9
OP, it could be you mechanic sold you a more expensive repair than you needed. There are very few engine problems that require you to rebuild an engine. I would take it to another mechanic for a second opinion.
MassEffectNerd 0
kick it until the light doesnt come on.
fogrunner 13
i wanted to say YDI for owning a car, but then I realized you live in that bus-less country :/
TheDrifter 24
There are busses in the cities, but they often don't run far enough to get to where people need to go, or enough hours to even get you to and from work. I used to live in California and am now back in my native Canada, and still have the same problem, I start a sixteen hour shift at 3am and the only bus that runs into the industrial park where I work only runs from 600 until 2230. But up here waitin for the bus sucks, standing around in -30 weather for them to show up is never fun.
ShadyFTW1 0
She lives in Denver, where there are some busses and definitely plenty of taxis. Also, ydi for having a car? You sir, are an idiot.
whoisthisgirl 4
both suggestions should be thought about by op lol
whoisthisgirl 4
(as in 1 & 12)
sourgirl101 29
When the check engine light is on, you could hook it up to one of those code reading machines. This will narrow down what the problem is. It could be something as simple as a stripped spark plug.
petrolhead 12
it must be a ford or some thing american....:D i trust in Japanese :D
bearslion21 0
toyotas don't stop though...
thisisLAUREN 0
toyotas and hondas are beast. my sister and her bf both have old ass camrys with intense mileage and they still work like a charm. my 96 civic has 267 100km and works like new.
thisisLAUREN 0
toyotas and hondas are beast. my sister and her bf both have old ass camrys with intense mileage and they still work like a charm. my 96 civic has 267 100km and works like new.
spinny12345 0
You mean rice burner right? American muscle is beast.
LSU33DucKAholiC 0
sounds bout like my kind of luck
caguilar21 0
Must be the flux copacitator...
nathan5 0
Must be. Hondas flux capacitor has a terrible reliability rating...
Tyrone78G 3
needs petrol