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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 decided to finish up some Christmas shopping. Instead, I ended up having to buy a present for myself - a new alternator after my car died and left me stranded. 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 had the lovely experience of witnessing a tow truck cause a couple thousand dollars' worth of damage to my broken-down car. FML
Today, I got woken up by my parents telling me I had to go buy a car so they could have transportation. Neither of their cars work, so I was letting them use mine, and then they wrecked it. It needs nearly a thousand bucks in repairs to be drivable again, but since it was my car, I have to replace it now to appease them. 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, 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
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. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML
Today, after buying hundreds of dollars worth of Christmas presents, my transmission blew up on the interstate heading home. Now, I either have to return the gifts or not drive over 25. FML
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NakuEh 27
Everyone feels like breaking down when visiting the in-laws and your car is no exception.
Cadillac_kid_15 27
Well to know if it was justified, we'll need to know what kind of car it is.
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Comments (10)
NakuEh 27
Everyone feels like breaking down when visiting the in-laws and your car is no exception.
Cadillac_kid_15 27
Well to know if it was justified, we'll need to know what kind of car it is.
cacheson 42
I hope you're going to call that repair shop and complain! This happens too often.
ThrottleJockey 36
Cars are machines and machines break. Especially when they're not well maintained. Even if you just put money into fixing one issue, many more may still arise.
cacheson 42
It's still pretty common, in my own experience, for mechanics to charge hundreds or thousands of dollars to fix a problem which then turns out not to be fixed at all. Or they break something else in the process. Complaints are one way of trying to right the problem.
URBeingLied2 23
The one FML that shouldn't have a You Deserve It button . . .
brooklyn0118 22
I'm hoping mine breaks down so I don't have to go to the in-laws
Alvey_fml 0
I feel your pain. My truck broke down on me as I was driving it last week at 3 am. I'm pretty much looking at buying a new car at this point. ;__;
JillianJuneBug 39
This happened to my boyfriend the other day while he was doing his last minute shopping. Both of us had to get out of the car and push it back into a parking lot. Moral of the story: don't wait to the last minute to do your shopping or your car will crap the bed when no mechanics are available. FYL
Atmey 5
When this happened to me, I just sell the car, not worth fixing it over and over again.