Today, I found out the real reason my dad bought a new car and generously gave me his old one. He knew the engine was about to fail and didn't want it to be his problem when it finally did. It blew out while I was driving at high speed on the motorway. Just my luck. 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, my dad brought home a used hunk of junk from someone he knew. It was covered in rust and dents, and the engine was making weird noises. Thinking he was being generous, he said to me, "When you get your license, you'll be driving it!" It then died with a loud bang and black smoke from under the hood. FML
Today, I came home to find my dad had backed into my already crappy car. The reason they didn't buy me a nicer car in the first place was they were afraid I'd wreck it. FML
Today, my dad is too old to drive, period, and yet while I was at work my wife thought it was a good idea to let him try her new Mercedes, which by the way I bought and insured. He used the accelerator like he was driving a shitbox Nissan and destroyed our local kebab shop's big front window and door. 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 just bought a car with all of my own money. Then, when I brought it home my dad informed me that my mom will be driving it to work every day. 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 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, I illicitly borrowed my dad's car to go to the store, but crashed into my mom's car as she and dad were returning from my grandma's house. Both cars are totalled, my mom is in hospital with a broken collarbone, and I realised dads really can make steam come out their ears if they’re really mad. FML
Today, I bought my very first car. My dad insisted on driving it, just to see how it handles, and drove it right off the bridge near our house into our river because he hasn’t driven anything in 15 years, which also means he has no insurance, at all. 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
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Top comments
Kermy1113 23
You could've got seriously injured like what was he thinking???
FuckThisLogin 32
Dick move on his part. Least you walked away though.
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Comments (64)
XboxSqueaker 15
that's rough. :( I hope no one was hurt!
katie1243 16
Trolled by your own dad!! Lmao
interesting33 37
Thing is, OP and others could have been killed or seriously hurt - and the father knew this - it is terrible.
lexos 16
That's not trolling, that is being a incredible bad father. Op could have died you know
FuckThisLogin 32
Dick move on his part. Least you walked away though.
DRaffie 18
He would have had to walk away with a broken down car :D Sorry should I leave? I'm just going to leave...
capnjacksparrow 7
Right idea, but a little weak on the delivery. Keep up the good work tho
nerobluerose 10
Use the insurance, get a new car
ki087 20
That's not how insurance works unless you bought extra insurance to cover your repairs (more like an extended warranty than insurance tho).
human321 11
well if he hit a car cause of it then it would
Kermy1113 23
You could've got seriously injured like what was he thinking???
MarkTheMintMan 21
His dad obviously wasn't thinking.
cheeeksss 29
He was thinking, but only of himself. What a ******** of a father.
smallandroid 26
Seriously, it's hard to imagine that the dad wasn't intending to kill OP. If he wanted OP to deal with the engine problem he could have just told OP it needed to get fixed :/
DraconicFeline 31
@32 I highly doubt that the father actually intended to harm his son. He's probably just an idiot.
FiMetal 4
How would it kill him? His engine probably just slung a rod
CDtrasher 13
At least, he gave it to you for free I guess, so you didn't lose much.
CheekyRaccoon 27
Your life for a shitty lemon of a car, seems worth it.
cheeeksss 29
6, do you need assistance on finding the point of the FML? Because I think you missed it.
MidnaLink 35
Are you ******* kidding me??? He knew you could've gotten seriously injured if the engine just blew, right? He's lucky it didn't just combust or something!
Bradley_Dillon 39
An engine doesn't just combust... The worst thing that could happen is that he has to pull over and slow down with the compartment on fire. Do you know how long it takes for a fire to spread from the engine compartment to the cab? More than two seconds like all of these people think.
tigerisabelle 31
I hope you're okay, OP! That's some seriously bad parenting on his part.
1991stealth 21
Engines don't usually just blow out of nowhere though, there's almost always some sign of failure. A knocking noise, pinging, rattle, low oil pressure, high temperature, etc.... Need to pay attention to your car, and get it checked if something seems out of the ordinary!
snake11292006 14
I'm glad someone finally said it. You need to pay attention to the car. It speaks to you and tells you when something is wrong.
mrlawlor7777 26
While I agree with these comments in general, we have no idea how long OP has had the car or how far he has driven it. He could've just gotten it and not known the cars regular noises, temp, etc.
smallandroid 26
Seriously. If someone close to me gave me a car, I would expect them to tell me what's wrong with it. If it was making a weird noise and I wasn't told about it, I might assume it's not a big deal because I wasn't told about it. (That's not necessarily true, I would personally ask about it immediately, but I wouldn't fault someone for not asking)
joanikens 18
Damn calling your Dad a dick doesn't even give justice...you could've been hurt, glad you're okay OP!