Transportation, Cars and Money: How did you manage that?

How did you manage that?

By Anonymous - 10/04/2009 14:35 - United States

Today, I was driving my car like any ordinary day. My dad had been harping on me about not checking the oil, so I finally checked it. Driving down the road my hood flew up and shattered my windshield. I forgot to latch my hood after checking the oil. $300 for a new windshield. The oil was fine. FML

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Today, I couldn't get my car hood to open to check the fluids. A few miles down the highway, though, it popped right open. FML

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By Lindsey Taul - 22/12/2017 22:00 - United States - Granite City

Today, while driving home from work, I heard a loud crash immediately followed by the sound of wind and shifting glass over my head. My sunroof exploded for no perceptible reason 5 days before Christmas. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/04/2014 20:07 - Switzerland

Today, my father took me out for some driving lessons. Out of nowhere, a huge, apparently suicidal bird dove into the windshield, putting a crack in it. My father yelled at me as if it was my fault, and is demanding I pay for the repairs. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/09/2013 16:10 - United Kingdom - Godalming

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

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By future MIL slasher - 23/09/2012 21:05 - United States - Rindge

Today, I was driving home on the highway with my wife and her parents. As I overtook another car, a rock got kicked up into our windshield. My wife screamed about the crack it created, while my mother-in-law goaded her on and mocked my "piss-poor driving." FML

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whudafxup 0

Friday 10 April 2009 20:33

I think that along with a driving test, a "Simple car care 101" test has to be taken too in order to have a licence. If you can't take care of your car you shouldnt have one !

sjx 0

Friday 10 April 2009 20:08

I don't think this is fake. Not everyone's car act's the same way.

Comments

AWESOM_E 0

Friday 10 April 2009 23:38

So what does your dad and oil have to do with that? It's not like you can drive forever without ever lifting the hood up... Your damn fault.

Tsukasa_fml 0

Friday 10 April 2009 23:50

A windshield can shatter, just the shards won't fly off and cut you up because they're stuck to a layer of plastic.

meowface 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 0:07

wow seriously? thats bull, its very unlikely that a hood would fly open when driving and you would deffinately notice. and it would not flip up and hit the windsheild, they dont go that far back, u r retarded, dont waste my time.

meowface 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 0:09

o and windsheilds cost about 100 dollars for any car with installation by a professional, and they come to your house

HatesMyMom 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 0:36

tommy boy moment

longboarder69 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 1:15

u might wanna get a new hood too cuz for it to break the windshield the hinges would have to break too

audiorage 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 1:54

thank you #13 for beating everyone to the punch

DownUndah 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 2:50

you must be a woman

asb1234561 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 3:06

Thats not what happens. Your hood actually hits the top of your windshield and bends, leaving a huge dent. Your windshield doesn't break and cannot break under those circumstances unless you've got a very very short hood. I'm calling bs on this.