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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 got a pay bonus and spend it on paying for 12 months of car registration up-front for the first time in my life, filled the tank, and got it professionally washed. After all that, I accidentally reversed into my own house, causing major damage. I have to borrow the money for the insurance excess. FML
Today, I took my car into the shop to get a minor problem fixed. I left several hours later, without my car. Why? The mechanic crashed it while out on a test drive to make sure he'd fixed the 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 bought my very first car that I spent years saving for. A few hours after I signed all the papers, I let my boyfriend go for a test drive. He totaled it. 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, I bought a car that literally caught fire seconds after I started the engine. The dealership then fobbed me off, saying I'd driven it off their forecourt (by about 3 yards), so it was entirely my problem, but they still expect my monthly payments to be on time. 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 got my car cleaned. As I drove home, the passenger of the van in front of me vomited out the window. The vomit sailed back and splattered all over the front of my car. A waste of £10 and a mental image that will never go away. FML
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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Top comments
Tripartita 45
Moral of the story: never get your car serviced in any way because it could be totaled mere minutes later. In fact, anything worth working for could be taken away in an instant. Love isn’t worth the effort. Give up now.
Shabnam Moghal 14
OP, at least you left with your life. Getting your car serviced is important.
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Tripartita 45
Moral of the story: never get your car serviced in any way because it could be totaled mere minutes later. In fact, anything worth working for could be taken away in an instant. Love isn’t worth the effort. Give up now.
Shabnam Moghal 14
OP, at least you left with your life. Getting your car serviced is important.
Lobby_Bee 18
If you didn't get it serviced, it probably would of broken down before accident, thus it is wise to never service your car.
davecross 11
Buying a car can be tricky at times especially if you bought it from the previous owner And not a dealership. Buying a used car is going to have some where and tear on the car and not regular car maintenance repairs will come sooner then later.Im not 100% if this is right but I feel like you can take legal action against the people that told you that the car is safe to drive. If this had happened to me it wouldn't have even been about getting my money back. Those people probably have done that to other people as well ( assuming you went to a licensed mechanic) and next time someone might die.
Chazzster 32
If the accident was your fault - YDI. If the accident was not your fault then sorry OP, those things happen.
tonyfan00 38
I'm guessing from the lack of information, the accident was your fault...if that's the case, YDI
core01 30
My cars only breakdown right after either filling the tank, or buying all new tires. Your luck has choosen "servicing" as the trigger to become unusable.
vandj8 9
We had just gotten 4 new tires for our car for $300 and my husband got into an accident and the car got totaled. So, you're no the only one.
Mauskau 36
I had my car serviced, fairly new tyres, full tank of fuel and cleaned, ready for a road trip to see a friend, and then someone swerved into me to avoid rear ending someone else, and I never got to drive the car again. :(