Today, I went to start my just bought '79 VW bus. I put my key in but stopped due to the strong gasoline smell. I went to check. Found puddle of gas. The previous owner figured duct taping a cracked tank was the same as fixing it. And didn't bother to share that tidbit with me. 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 was at my grandfather's house and my car was low on gas. He said I could put some of his gas in my car. He accidentally gave me the wrong tank to pump it out of, and I put fuel in my car that he uses for his small plane. It never ran better until the engine exploded. FML
Today, while on a road trip with my friends, we stopped at a gas station to fill up. While I was pumping gas, a gust of wind blew my hat off and it landed in a puddle of gasoline. When I picked it up, my hands were covered in gasoline, so I smelled like a gas station for the rest of the trip. FML
Today, I took my partner’s car to fill with gas because mine was in the shop. Out of habit, I put diesel into the tank. We discovered it three hours later; the tow bill ate my weekly budget, the mechanic sighed through the repair estimate, and I spent the evening on hold with roadside help. FML
Today, my dad was stupid enough to think that the kitchen sink is a good place to clean a gas tank. Now, the whole house smells of gas fumes and I'm about to pass out. FML
Today, after replacing several components on my new used car, I realized that the reason it wasn't getting the gas mileage it was supposed to because my coworkers take turns siphoning my gas while I work. FML
Today, after a tearful weekend of burying my best friend, I stopped for gas on my way home. I got distracted by a guy next to me who was acting strange. I unknowingly filled my car with Diesel. It cost over $1000 to tow home, and I can't even get it looked at until Tuesday. FML
Today, while pumping gas, I stopped to think about what a failure my life is, and how badly I've treated people in my past. While deep in thought, I accidentally pulled the gas pump out too far and covered myself with gasoline. FML
Today, I heard water splashing outside of my house; I investigated it, only to find my dad, whom I don't live with, syphoning gas out of my car. FML
Today, my dad agreed to let me borrow the car to go rock climbing with my friends. He'd just filled it up with gas, which is how I realized halfway back home that one of my "friends" had siphoned well over half the gas straight out of the tank. FML
Today, I went to start my truck that I had parked in my driveway after a long haul. The fuel gauge indicated I had a full tank. I didn't fill up. My neighbours' son decided to fill the tank with water with a hose, 150 litres worth on top of diesel. His dad's response? "Kids eh, what ya gonna do?" FML
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liindsey 25
Probably should have had the car checked out before you bought it? .-.
Jeff2017 0
should of said "show me the carfax"
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liindsey 25
Probably should have had the car checked out before you bought it? .-.
Mustardnight 3
Agreed.
areveillonen 4
oh yes !!!
areveillonen 4
oh yes 1!!!
areveillonen 4
oh yes !!!
st0815 9
It's a 30 year old car - sure you can check it out, but having it checked out is probably more expensive than the car. It probably doesn't make sense to keep this on the road, unless you are a mechanic yourself.
White667 0
Surely if you're buying a 30 year old car you'd want proof it actually works before you buy it? A quick drive around the block at LEAST.
MamaC_fml 0
Or any car for that matter - my folks bought a brand new van one time and took it to the dealership within a few months to replace a broken button on a door - no big deal. Until the mechanic took the casing off the inside of the door and all the pieces fell apart; it turns out the door was majorly damaged at the factory and was put back together with super glue, to be sold as new. Fortunately the dealership had no problems replacing that door at no cost to my parents, in addition to providing them with a rental until the job was done.
Cheesecake2k 0
Seriously. YDI for not checking the car out.
areveillonen 4
agreed !
cucuto89 0
YDI for thinking your a woman and can drive a car
harmony88 0
Asking to have a mechanic look at a car you're interested in buying is quite normal. It's cheaper in the long run to have the mechanic check it out before you buy it rather than after.
Endo22 0
Having a car inspected is a completely normal procedure and is by no means going to cost more than a repair itself. People are just stupid when it comes to buying cars. To the OP, you're an idiot and you fully deserve what you got.
kerrygirl 13
kinda your fault for not checking it out before buying it......
DingoCJ 15
You bought a car 'as is', and he made a sweet deal. At least you didn't learn this lesson with a much better and more expensive car.
myktm 0
3rd :)
Nightwing98 22
130th :) We're so lucky #3
Jeff2017 0
should of said "show me the carfax"
lickmyjock 0
But I can lower the price for you by 500 AND give you a carfox!
steve898 0
ur a moron. nice purchase fag
Nixot 0
YDI for A) buying such a crap vehicle and B) saying "Gas" instead of petrol.
pandalover69 26
yeahh hardly anyone say petrol in America, most of us actually call it gas
liindsey 25
i've never heard anyone, at least in the US, refer to gas as petrol. welcome to other countries.
aero_fml 0
Yeah nobody in the US refers to it as petrol sorry
maggiewalters 17
eminem does!
mcfaily 0
YDI for living in America
Freeze_fml 17
You're cool.
Nixot 0
I love you.
Dee_Jayy 0
Too bad, 97 VW are awesome. I'd love to have one (:
americanafrican 32
its a 79
Erindub 0
Well good news its a good car because its cheap and super easy to fix these things on your own. My first car was a 72 VW Bug. It caught on fire in a gas station : ) drove that puppy home though and no one got hurt
phantomdonut 0
My first car was a 72 bug also! My parents bought it for $80 - really! It had no engine or tranny and had to be completely re-built. It was a project car and my dad figured that between the two of us working on it on weekends, we could have refurbished it by the time I was ready to take my road test two and a half hears later. I did some basic body work on it, but eventually sold it to a local collector we'd met. He had a few other bugs and a bus that he'd restored to showroom condition. Last I heard, he'd fully restored it and sold it to someone in the Hamptons.
AliceC_fml 3
geez the seller was a jackass. take the car to him and demand that he pays to have the gas tank replaced at a dealer
harmony88 0
I don't think there's a dealer that services VW vans anymore.