Today, I found out that the man who sold me my car 6 months ago lied about it being "recently serviced" and "in excellent condition". It actually hasn't been serviced in years, and fixing all its problems is going to cost me $900 more than what I paid for the car. 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’ve realized I have paid $1700 on repairs for a vehicle that I’ve only have had for six months. I traded in my previous vehicle to avoid this problem. 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 finally bought a car, after saving up for a year. My dealer had told me it was a good buy, so I snapped it up then and there. On the way home, the rear axle practically fell out of the car due to frame rot. My dealer wants to buy the car back at half the price. 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, 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, 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
Today, I bought a car. Made a down payment and everything. Have the papers saying it’s mine, only to find out a few hours later it was sold right before I bought it. FML
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
Today, I spent 600 dollars to have my brakes fixed on my car, they weren't squeaking. I got my car back and now the brakes squeal and my air conditioning won't work. I just spent 600 dollars to break my car even more. FML
Today, I paid £200 for a car service to make sure everything was running okay. I got the all clear that everything was perfect and all necessary fluids topped up. I then wrote the car off 20 minutes later in an accident. FML
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Top comments
idkweird 0
That's why you always ask if you can have a mechanic look it over for you before you buy it. I'm completely ignorant about cars, and even I know that much.
Mjolnirmrksx 0
rule #1 about buying used cars, ALWAYS ALWAYS have AT LEAST 2 different mechanics inspect it before you buy it! and NEVER use the guy the car owner suggests because they could have worked something out with them in advance
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Comments (103)
5oforlife 0
only $900 more? you got off easy, trust me, im a mechanic and have seen people get screwed alot harder than $900. still sucks though, scumbags are always out there, being dishonest, ihave been through it, but they will get what is coming to them, i assure you.
kuntageous 0
always bring a mechanic with you if you're buying a used car. idiot.
chaoraid 0
You do know that, it is a breach of a contract you and the dealer made. So you could file a contract law case against him since he knew it hadn't been serviced.
nicko_oz 4
YDI always get a potential car checked over by a mechanic BEFORE buying it. If the seller wont let you obviously don't ******* buy it!
leadrunner751 3
u can sue you know?
missey_jey 0
someone didnt ask to see the carfax....
yhfml 0
if $ 900 is more than what you paid for your car then seriously he wasn't lying about car being perfect he was joking!!
Baron_Random 0
Basically, he's saying that if the car cost 5000 dollars, it would cost him 5900 dollars to repair. He's still an idiot for not running checks on this thing.
skidary 0
carfax man
Inuyasha1770 0
have you seen the commercial? show me the carfax? duh.
darude908 1
you should have bought a v8.