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, it was a VERY windy day. A tree blew over and landed on my car, obliterating the windows, and totalling it. I only bought it yesterday. FML

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By ripped off and blown out - 08/06/2017 00:00

Today, I was driving to visit my parents for the first time in two years. After spending about $4000 to make sure my car wouldn't break down on the journey, around the halfway point, the front tire popped and the engine blew out. I'm about 5 states away from both my parents and my home. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/04/2016 09:46 - United States - Oakland

Today, I found out the real reason my dad bought a new car and generously gave me his old one. He knew the engine was about to fail and didn't want it to be his problem when it finally did. It blew out while I was driving at high speed on the motorway. Just my luck. 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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random_thought 0

Thursday 16 April 2009 4:21

i wouldn't blame your dad. and #70 you need to explain to insurance how it broke...

The_truman_show 0

Sunday 19 April 2009 13:41

My family owns a collision repair shop, at which I have spent years working on vehicals. Most of our work is insurance claims, which as you can imagine is about every possible type of damage. I have repaired MANY cars and trucks of different makes and models that have suffered from similar situations. Although most vehicals have a two stage locking mechanism, the first grabs the "u" shaped piece on your hood to prevent it from flying up if not locked securely, and the second locks the hood down in the flush position. There are many situations and variables that can cause the hood to be released. If the second locking stage wasn't initiated, or if the hood was set down lightly and wasn't locked at all, the situation described is a definate possibility. If you think a hood being forced up by even a 50 mph wind won't absolutely destroy a windshield, you are very wrong. Although the hinges aren't designed for the hood to swing all the way back to the windshield, they are no match for the forces and leverage that would be applied to them by a hood (which can easily weigh 40 Lbs, even on a small car). As far as the windshield is concerned, yes they are made of tempered glass layered with plastic to prevent from shattering, but they completely fold when hit with that kind of force. just thought I'd put my two cents in. So anyone who claims that this could not have happened, your simply wrong.

nazooer 11

Friday 24 April 2009 1:42

Im guessing your a girl? HAHA

24788 6

Wednesday 29 April 2009 6:42

Lol, sounds like Tommy Boy the movie.

sagesevon 0

Wednesday 29 April 2009 7:39

that happened to me and my cousin before but it happened when we came from a wal mart oil change and they like didnt put the hood down all the way and it was like random too scared the hell out of me

FmlBuddy 0

Sunday 26 July 2009 12:13

better to be safe than sorry, its the thought that counts

fyankezplayer13 0

Monday 9 August 2010 0:33

haha this was funny

mhinaj 0

Thursday 5 May 2011 0:16

that sucks

AshlingArdan 0

Wednesday 1 June 2011 23:20

now your dad needs to broaden the reason for harping on you into learn to take care of your car. daddy wont always be there to do it for you, and this shit happens to you because you rely on others too much