Today, I let my brother borrow my car, as he had a job interview. I told him the tank was nearly empty and gave him $20 to put some petrol in it. Ten minutes later, he calls me, saying the car won't start. He filled it up with diesel. It's a petrol car. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, as usual, I work nights and sleep during the day. I found out that my brother uses my car and never puts gas in it when he called me for the first time to actually ask me if he could borrow my car, and also to lend him $20 to put gas in it. FML
Today, trying to do something nice for my brother, I filled up his truck's gas tank. I didn't realize until too late that it's a diesel. 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, I was at my grandfather's house and my car was low on gas. He said I could put some of his gas in my car. He accidentally gave me the wrong tank to pump it out of, and I put fuel in my car that he uses for his small plane. It never ran better until the engine exploded. FML
Today, my dad agreed to let me borrow the car to go rock climbing with my friends. He'd just filled it up with gas, which is how I realized halfway back home that one of my "friends" had siphoned well over half the gas straight out of the tank. FML
Today, I was out with my youngest cousin and we had to stop for gas. Since he just got his license, I asked if he wanted to pump the gas while I went into the station to get snacks and pay. He pumped my car full of diesel. FML
Today, I went to start my truck that I had parked in my driveway after a long haul. The fuel gauge indicated I had a full tank. I didn't fill up. My neighbours' son decided to fill the tank with water with a hose, 150 litres worth on top of diesel. His dad's response? "Kids eh, what ya gonna do?" FML
Today, I returned home from a 2-day trip. Before I left, I told my brother to move my car across the street when the street cleaner passes by. Turns out, he used all my gas and got so wasted he forgot to move my car. I got a big ticket that he said he'd pay for. He's unemployed and lives off me. FML
Today, my brother "borrowed" my car and keys without asking me. He came back 4 hours later, alone and pale faced. It took half an hour of questions, interrogation, and finally threats before he admitted that my car is sitting in a ditch a few miles away, probably totaled. FML
Today, my neighbor's son siphoned the fuel out of my lawn mower and put it in his car. What he didn't realize is that the fuel mixture I use in my lawn mower would ruin his car engine. His dad says it's my fault and actually insists I should pay his pissant son's repair bill. FML
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EmAnRap 2
I don think hes getting the job...
yankfan89 27
No tell the garage the truth and make the brother pay for it
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Comments (186)
xJudii 5
Diesel, the new petrol.(:
Lanceeden 12
The diesel scrirocco will get you down to morocco On one tank of diesel With 55 mpgiesel.
Damn_Hippster 11
Was your brother dropped on his head when he was younger?
Lanceeden 12
Whoever doesn't get that song up there ^^^ is an embarrassment to the motoring community.
Keyman1212 14
Really 17? You're 15. You can't legally drive anywhere in the world other than countries where they don't care if you die. How can you be part of the motoring community if you can't drive? Oh wait, you can't.
Lanceeden 12
Uhm dude I've been driving legally for months now and I've been a car enthusiast for years. Don't be such a dick.
DrDilllonReese 12
Yeah, but 80% of people who use diesel just want to blow smoke everywhere because they think they are hardasses.
bubble25_fml 5
In some states you can get a license as early as 15 and a half, so long as you went to driving school. Granted that license has a lot of limitations, but it's legal nonetheless.
DjeePee 25
...Really? Teenagers can't drink even a little sip of beer in America, because 'it's dangerous', but they can drive when they are 15? Some things I'll never understand.
Okayitwasme 0
My son did that! I hated it! Exactly that just to piss people off he would smoke em out to be a dick! He doesn't have that truck anymore thank God.
SlaveToRetail 10
15 1/2 you can legally drive with a PERMIT. Age 16 is when you can get your license. That's at least how it is here in Washington state. We're not all a bunch of inbred, drunk dumbasses, you know. Some of us work hard for a living, go to school to get an education, and try to promote a more positive future for the world. I eat healthy and exercise regularly so that I'm not another damn statistic in the obesity percentage. I always feel a slight twinge in my heart for the people that give America a bad name, and those who perceive us as just a country of ONLY fat idiots.
DjeePee 25
And a car accident can (serious) **** someone else his life up. I just don't get that you (and many other people) think teenagers aren't responsible enough to deal properly with alcohol (something that will only affect their own life), but that they are to ride a car (something that can affect a lot of lives). Really, I see no logic.
Lanceeden 12
The biggest reason people think America is full of fat idiots is because those are the people who open their ignorant mouths.
tedjordan21 3
You just dont understand the complex thinking of fat people. We're tryin to put so much weight in america that it causes the earth to tilt in a way that all of america can have nice weather all year round. No more cold winters. No more hot summers. Just 75 degrees year round
XxDevilxXGt 26
Why do people think that teens can't be responsible with alcohol? Because they can't. I'm 17 and for the past couple of years the idiotic kids in my school have parties and get totally drunk out of their mind. Also its effects are harmful. Most of the kids in the world nowadays, more specifically in the US, are stupider than ever(no offense to the Americans that aren't) I think the limit to drive would be fine at 18 everywhere, 15 is stupid.
clmsntgrs 2
23. you're a swo. enough said. Belittle a kid online. officer and gentleman, I think not.
alisakittykat 0
Well at least they only legalized one of those
VickLynx 6
103. I agree with you. I think the legal age of driving should be higher. We don't need teenagers driving on streets where they could cause serious death and injuries to others and themselves.
DjeePee 25
'Most of the kids in the world nowadays, more specifically in the US, are stupider than ever' If kids are stupider than ever, which I absolutely don't think, then that's the fault of their education. If we learn teenagers that they aren't allowed to use their brains and that we, the smart adults, will decide for them what's good and what's bad and that we will be held responsible for every stupid thing they'll do, well yeah, then you get teenagers who don't use their brains and do stupid things. If there is one thing I will learn todays youth, then it will be that they are smart and mature enough to be hold responsible for their acts. And I also won't use the 'drugs are bad, don't use it!' or 'you can get pregnant from sex, don't do it!' method, because that clearly doesn't work.
dre_bro11 12
How about we just leave it at 'Teenagers can't handle alcohol; they're minds are not fully developed yet, and they're just ******* it up for later', and 'As long as you're going to drive responsibly any age above say 15 would be suitable for one to drive, not forgetting that special rules should still be enforced for these learners'.
guitgod1 11
#51 yup, at the age of 18 in America you can smoke cigarettes, vote, drive and join the military but Alcohol is FAR too dangerous for such impressionable young people.
mba1256 0
Are you stoned out of your mind Your comment made no sense
ihaveapenis 0
The immortal words of James May :D
crazy_whitechick 6
I wouldn't let him use it again
StoryOfTheYear 15
Intelligence is key.
ColtsDoug18 0
I thought it was passion... ?
kirsty1551 3
no shit sherlock.
Miss_Michaela 10
Save him the embarrassment when you go to the garage, and tell them it was your wife.
yankfan89 27
No tell the garage the truth and make the brother pay for it
DrDilllonReese 12
Yeah, the brother deserves it just for being a supporter of diesel
Okayitwasme 0
Diesel engines can run forever! 600,000 on our truck and still going strong! Beat that with a gas jobbie! Lol
Kristoffer 35
@#85: you mean like that gasoline-powered Honda that just went in the record books for logging a million miles? The proliferation of diesel-powered cars (not pickups) is due to the fact that for many years, diesel was significantly cheaper than gasoline. That's no longer the case. I drive a diesel pickup truck; it's my Dad's. I can't really speak to why he chose a diesel engine rather than gasoline but as I understand it, those engines are better for heavy-duty use than gasoline engines are, which is why they're used in big rigs.
ZebulonPike 8
My dad did that once. Why do people do things like that?
skyguy89 0
Because people make stupid mistakes
ZebulonPike 8
Like O.P's parents when they had his brother?
construction 7
No when your parents had you... Shaddap
iancomings 3
dude ur bro is a retard
hilary56 0
Dude, we already know this.
benderbot19 0
Dude..bro...
jessiejess020 0
Dude, where's my car?
KiddNYC1O 22
Dude... Cool story, bro...
kevint9911 15
Dude, that's my baby, not cool bro
KiddNYC1O 22
Damn, that Lexus says "I'm powerful, and fast as ****." Concept?
zuzupetalsYO 11
When are people going to realize that the word "retard" is completely offensive and wrong to use!?!
Sammie246 5
Dude, CLOWNS ARE SCARY !!
construction 7
^ gay
littlericht 3
Wow guess ppl like the word Dude lol
EmAnRap 2
I don think hes getting the job...
YayFlameWarz 9
Was his interview at McDonalds?
littlericht 3
No it was at the petrol station! Lol
KVKdragon 26
Your brother should've known this or asked if he didn't know. FYL OP :(
walkdestroyer 2
Haha, you should have clarified
crazyaces89 7
She did clarify it to him at least according to what she wrote on here
mintcar 10
Yeah, he should probably start catching the bus. Especially if he gets the job.
KK3137 31
Uhmm, OP kinda did: "I gave him 20 bucks and told him to put petrol in it" so...
kaykay20 0
Or learn what type of gasoline goes into what he is driving instead of guessing and potently ruining the cars performance.
mintcar 10
It should be quite obvious. Because he doesn't understand is why he needs to stop driving all together and take the bus.
Kristoffer 35
Diesel isn't petrol (gasoline). Diesel is a thicker, less volatile petroleum product. In the engine, it's not ignited by a spark but rather by the latent heat of the heads (or glow plugs, when the engine is warming up) in combination with the pressure of the pistons compressing the fuel/air mix. So surely, #111, you meant what type of fuel, not what type of petrol.
kirsty1551 3
FYL. whats the difference?
Lanceeden 12
Everything, you bimbo.
toyota4life94 6
are you stupid?!??!
ElementalDragon 2
Not sure if you're being sarcastic, or really don't know... But "petrol" is what people basically from everywhere except the United States call gasoline.
kirsty1551 3
it was ment to be read in a sarcastic tone as if OPs brother was saying it..