CARAPPY LUCK
Today, the transmission on my brand new car went out. I bought it last month when the transmission on my old car went out. 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.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Beautiful car
Today, I sold my wife's old car because I bought her a newer and nicer one. On the way back home from the sale, the transmission went out in her new one. FML
BuspassBob
United States
Today, I found out that the car I got a great deal on a few days ago, needs a new transmission. I'm now the proud owner of a very large and very expensive paperweight. FML
Anonymous
On yer bike
Today, I replaced the fog lights on my car and completely filled my gas tank. $50+ later, the transmission decided it wanted to go out. FML
Anonymous
Marietta, United States
Bye Herbie
Today, after hours of waiting and $300 spent, I find out my transmission is dying. My car is old, so the price of rebuilding it is more than it's worth. That's money well spent. FML
crossl17
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
fed up
Today, I bought a different car because I was having to constantly repair my old one. On the way home from the dealer, the check engine light came on. FML
Anonymous
United States
Beater
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
JaneSimple
Carless whisper
Today, my car broke down. Yesterday, my husband mentioned he found my dream car for sale, but I'd insisted my car had a lot of miles left and we should save money. They sold my dream car this morning. Now I'm carless. FML
El Jeffe
Salt Lake City, United States
Today, that awesome new dubstep song that I was rocking out to in my car was actually my transmission falling apart. FML
Onlymeiswear
Sounds like a scam
Today, I bought a car. Made a down payment and everything. Have the papers saying it’s mine, only to find out a few hours later it was sold right before I bought it. FML
Top comments
Tripartita 45
Finally, just the hero Marvel needs. After a freak transmission malfunction—that also somehow involved gamma rays—one person was endowed with the ability to disable any transmission, turning them into: TRANSMAN. We can work on the name.
GhostFox 34
Look and see if your location has "Lemon" Laws, and if your new car would fall under them if it does. For a transmission to fail that soon after purchase- barring gross mistreatment- there was either a manufacturing error or preexisting damage that they did not inform you of.
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GhostFox 34
Look and see if your location has "Lemon" Laws, and if your new car would fall under them if it does. For a transmission to fail that soon after purchase- barring gross mistreatment- there was either a manufacturing error or preexisting damage that they did not inform you of.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
No, lemon law would not apply here. Lemon laws are for vehicles that repeatedly fail. This would just be a warranty repair.
GhostFox 34
Lemon laws vary on location- some states, this WOULD fall under lemon laws. Hence why I said check.
Tripartita 45
Finally, just the hero Marvel needs. After a freak transmission malfunction—that also somehow involved gamma rays—one person was endowed with the ability to disable any transmission, turning them into: TRANSMAN. We can work on the name.
RichardPencil 32
It does need work. TRANSMAN implies male gender. How about The Undroppable Tranny? I think gearheads and Caitlyn Jenner might approve.
RichardPencil 32
Is it CARAPPY LUCK (great username, by the way!) or SHITTY SHIFTING?
Chad D. Nelson 8
shitty driving skills is my guess
Dave_Davington 34
Contact the seller and see if they can transmit you your money back.
Lobby_Bee 18
New cars have warranty, it's nothing to worry about.
DanielleinDC 34
Geez, you have serious bad luck with cars. But the dealership should fix that or you, given it's been only a month since you bought the car.
lkb307 21
Listen, sounds to me like you are doing something wrong.If you drive an automatic you need to make sure you totally stop in one direction (reverse) before shifting to the other. Also don't over use the "manual" setting.
Chazzster 32
I have to assume it’s still in warranty - Inconvenient, but not a tragedy.
quelsauvage 12
Are you driving a manual transmission? If so, you need some lessons. May I recommend an automatic?
tonyfan00 38
Pro-tip: When buying a car with a manual transmission, ensure you actually know how to drive a manual transmission beforehand!