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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By defectivesuperhero - 26/10/2018 13:30

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.

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skierdude 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 3:57

my best friend's dad owns a glass shop...he has hooked me up before but not because of something stupid like this...this happened to someone that was borrowing my dad's suburban and it just made a dent on each side of the hood where the hinges were.

resawins 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 3:59

aaaaaaaahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!! super funny. but sorry to hear that happened. i bet it was scary as shit!!

ohshitcock 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 3:56

You don't have very good insurance if it cost you $300. And if you never check your oil you could end up with more expensive problems than a broken windshield. And #48 is a douchebag.

spuuuddd 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 4:58

you're just a fail.

Briano75 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 6:28

The fact that the oil was fine is irelivant. You should check your oil. The reason its a FML is because you fail at life and don't know how to close a hood!

limabean3 1

Saturday 11 April 2009 7:34

same thing definitely happened to my friends mom. and she's ALWAYS yelling at my friend for how reckless she is (my friend has hit 2 animals, dented the bumper, scratched her door, and broken the windshield in a 7 month period. and enjoys searching for songs on her ipod as her car drifts into the other lane.. quit scary) but it was poetic justice when it happened to her moms car. and her windshield is just done. can't even see out of it! sucks for you though.

route95 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 7:40

YDI for not knowing how to properly use your car.

LeeJH 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 12:39

My mother kept complaining about the noise my gearbox made, even though it was working fine. When I had it 'checked out' they dismantled the whole thing and then changed me almost $2,000 to have it repaired (not replaced). $2,000 to get rid of a noise.

laurenkay08 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 15:57

I didn't check my oil for months, and it destroyed my engine. The bill was $3000. It could be worse.

ammali 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 17:35

Agreed, with #57... never checking your oil, and not knowing how to close the hood?? Why own an operate an expensive machine if you don't know how to use the damn thing? Me, I used to change my own oil, and even do some of my own mechanic work on my old '74 Dodge Dart. Now that was fun!