Today, I financed my first car. I also made my first call to AAA when it broke down. It barely had any miles on it and I wasn't even home yet. 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, my friend got her first car. I bought mine three weeks ago and haven't started making payments. She came straight from the dealership to pick me up. She backed into my car. 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, my car was totaled. It was so new, I haven't even made the first payment on it yet. 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 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, 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 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 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 got into my car and it wouldn't start. I noticed I had left the lights on and assumed the battery was dead. Then, I couldn't get my key out of the ignition. So, I called AAA only to have the guy put my car in park and start the engine. FML
Today, my car wouldn't start, so I had to wait for AAA. Then, hurrying to pick up my brother, I got a $161 speeding ticket. Twenty minutes later, I got a call from him saying he didn't need a ride anymore. FML
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Chloe555_fml 27
I think I would be calling the seller back.
mattzawesome 28
I don't have anything witty for this. Contact the seller, and figure out what the issue is, if they are a decent human being they'll help you out at the very least
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Comments (72)
OhWhoCares 42
That's one of my worst nightmares, considering the fact that I'm currently searching to buy my first car. OP, I have some advice I'll share with you. So far I've learned to stay the hell away from Craigslist because people are liars and thieves and it's much more likely you'll get taken advantage of financially. My (car mechanic) father told me to avoid cars with over 250,000 miles on it because apparently that's the time for most cars when things are shot (timing belt, ignition, starter, engine troubles) and then you're looking at some pretty expensive repairs. Also (in the USA I'm not sure about other countries) you should avoid cars with a salvage title. And for anyone wondering - apparently a salvage title means the car was totaled, usually wrecked but in one way or another it was unusable, and it's best to stay away from cars with bad histories because they can be unreliable. I hope you have better luck in the future (or your car doesn't have anything majorly wrong with it!!)
kirkaygri 18
Or you get a car that has been properly maintained... things like that are suppose to be checked and changed, if needed, at specific mile markers. If it's not properly maintained of course it's gonna break down. I drive a 20 year old Mustang. the transmission went out at 200,000 miles, it hasn't had a fluid/filter change before I bought it and I expected to replace it. It's now running perfectly again and should have another 200,000 miles. My husband's Jeep is on 350,000. And still going strong. Mechanics should know these things. And it's all in your manual.
SPN_lover666 27
Thank you for this comment. My brother is also looking for a car, and I don't want him to be suckered into buying a shitty car because the person selling it is a dishonest person.
OhWhoCares 42
#24: Something that was apparently not taught in this so-called "Mechanics Book" is that many people don't take very good care of their cars. Things happen, people forget, don't have the money/time etc. so most cars are not maintained as well as they could be. Also, there are people who live on a tight budget and the gas (which is massively watered down) across the street at a mom and pop shop is cheaper than Shell/76/Chevron. All in all, cars are not always well taken care of and most people trying to sell the car are not going to be 100% honest with you so do your research when buying a used vehicle. I assume the OP's vehicle was a used one since they didn't specifically say it was new.
Soninuva 41
If it's a new car, two words: lemon law.
MRSwick2525 23
Explain to me why lemon law right now?? you can't file for lemon law if the damn vehicle broke down ONE TIME!!!!! Plus its under warranty if it is brand new and judging by OP's user name, its brand new.
bip_it_702 11
Dude your an idiot it has only happened once, so please stfu.
MRSwick2525 23
@#55, actually no it doesn't idiot. have you ever worked for a dealership? Have you had to fill out said paperwork and file that had to deal with type of issue? No? didn't think So. Talk to me when you have had the experience douche.
worldclassrager 41
Well that's a series of unfortunate events
SPN_lover666 27
See if it is still covered under the California state lemon laws. The seller can get into huge trouble if he sold you the car knowing that it was a lemon.
cpmagma 15
should have checked the car fax
rocker_chick23 27
Is it a brand new car from a dealership? Or did you buy it off some sleezebag from craigslist? Did you have paperwork on it that says it was looked over before being sold? A brand new car or even a used car shouldn't break down before you even got it home. Have someone who knows about cars accompany you when you go to get a car, that way they can tell you if there is something wrong with the car and gives you the go ahead to buy it. Call who ever sold you the car and tell them about it breaking down and see if they can get a mechanic to see why it happened
Vlen_fml 20
unless it's brand new, i'd have it checked for tampering of the mileage. a guy in my area got arrested because he was buying 2010-12's and rolling back the mileage selling them as "barely used" vehicles when sometimes they had upwards of 200,000 miles on them.
Enchantedlove 1
Take. The car back
MGKirby 5
shouldn't have bought a Ford...
kbpepper 0
Was it a jeep? They are all breaking down with less than 5k miles