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
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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 took a car out for a test drive to investigate a mysterious clunking noise. I heard the exact sound the customer had described, and then realized a wrench had been left on top of the engine and had slipped down and got caught near the battery. I had to come back and explain that the issue had been a skill issue. FML
Today, I test-drove a customer’s car to investigate a strange noise. I heard the exact clunk she'd described. It was actually a wrench I’d left under the hood sliding around and hitting things. I had to return and sheepishly explain that the problem was entirely my fault. FML
Today, I drove my truck into the garage for a couple of minor repairs. It was returned on a flatbed with a blown engine. 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, after getting my car completely fixed after it being damaged for a year, I was driving and the entire side panel on the car fell off. The repair man forgot to put the screws back in. FML
Today, I finally got my car back after it was in the auto shop for a week. On my way home, I started swerving all over the road. It turns out they didn't tighten the lug nuts on one of my wheels properly. FML
Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML
Today, I took my car to dealer because of the loud knocking sound I heard while driving it. Twenty-four hours later, they told me it was fixed. Fifteen minutes after I drove away, the tire flew off my car while I was on the highway. My car is now totaled. FML
Today, my car was broken in for a second time in a month and a half, and for the second time it's now Inoperable. I only got it returned from repairs two days ago. FML
Today, I got in a car accident on the way to the DMV to take my drivers test. FML
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Intoxicunt 6
Bright side: You get to buy a new car with all the money they will need to give you for your old one. I think by "crashed", you mean had sex with a hooker and killed her, then drove over a cliff, jumping out just in time, to dispose of the evidence.
null_fml 11
This would be a good time to demand a loaner until they repair all the damage (for free of course).
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Intoxicunt 6
Bright side: You get to buy a new car with all the money they will need to give you for your old one. I think by "crashed", you mean had sex with a hooker and killed her, then drove over a cliff, jumping out just in time, to dispose of the evidence.
tyhillman 0
That's the impression I got too lol.
Vaetrus 0
iunno... he said several hours later. I think you are giving more credit to the mechanic than due.
pelican2 0
no
Intoxicunt 6
30 minutes looking for hooker, 10 minutes getting serviced, 15 minutes killing, and five hours racking his brain about how to dispose of her. =)
xCrackerx 3
So did he fix it?
null_fml 11
This would be a good time to demand a loaner until they repair all the damage (for free of course).
Intoxicunt 6
**** the head/other mechanics' lives. The mechanic in question has wasted the parts the company probably paid for, his wages, and the car (as they probably have to replace it/fix it), and probably hasn't helped their business either. FYL too though. You're out a car. We look forward to your follow up FML about the creepy old guy on the bus.
RichYungReverse 0
Wheres this place at i need a new car
Intellectualist 0
Back off, intoxicunt is mine. I'm having her babies.
redbluegreen 41
People, people, people! Calm down! Agree to disagree? Intoxicunt is, after all, my true love.
frytek_fml 0
Somehow I can't believe he was 'testing'. I always get a feeling they just drive people's cars when in need. They can always say it was a 'test drive' and it would be difficult to prove otherwise.
lichen_fml 0
Though I can't help but smile that the bad driver FMLs are equally divided between men and women, it still pisses me off that so many idiots are out on the road. Then I have to smile again because this story makes me think of the parking attendants in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
baker11 0
Thought the same thing
Intellectualist 0
but she's my baby carrier. Or I'm her baby carrier...I'm not entirely sure... in any case, the babies are mine. so, Mine.