Transportation: Today, I drove my new car with a manual transmission for the...

By Anonymous - 06/01/2010 05:06 - United States

Today, I drove my new car with a manual transmission for the first time by myself. I was at a stoplight and saw a cute guy in the car next to me. He looked my way and gave me "the nod". The light turned green and I tried to go but I stalled out, lurching my car forward right into the car next to me. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2021 06:00 - Australia - Sydney

Today, while at work, I was driving a manual car for the third time ever. I managed to stall it and jolt forward, bumping the horn at the same time in front of a group of people. FML

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By please don't back that thing up - 09/08/2013 05:00 - United States

Today, I stopped at a red light, when I noticed the car in front of me was in reverse. I honked at the driver, hoping he'd realize and place the car in drive. He thought the light turned green and immediately backed into me. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/01/2010 07:04 - United States

Today, I was driving home and stopped at a light. A cute guy in the truck ahead of me waved me forward and told me to roll down my window. It was the first time a cute guy had talked to me in a while so I was pretty excited. He told me to turn my lights on. FML

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By Emmpag - 02/02/2020 01:00 - South Africa - Johannesburg

Today, I bought my very first car that I spent years saving for. A few hours after I signed all the papers, I let my boyfriend go for a test drive. He totaled it. FML

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By chevygirl51 - 28/05/2014 21:12 - United States

Today, I took my driving test. It was all going well until out of habit from driving with my boyfriend, I reached over and held my instructor's hand. FML

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By hatemylifelol - 08/01/2016 20:33 - United States - Roseville

Today, I noticed I parked behind a boy I like. Trying to impress him with my driving skills, I ended up forgetting to put the car in reverse and rear-ended him. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2009 06:19 - United States

Today, I was driving in my very own car that I bought and paid for myself, when I stopped at a stop light. Then I noticed the truck in front of me turn on his reverse lights. I honked desperately. He hits me, looks out the window and says, "I see no damage" and drives away. FML

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By River - 26/02/2009 16:17 - United States

Today, a stoplight turned yellow as I was approaching it. I was about to go through but saw a cop, panicked, and slammed on the brakes. I ended up in the middle of the intersection and had to reverse. Soon the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. My car was still in reverse. FML

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Goddammit

By Anonymous - 10/01/2010 02:20 - United States

Today, while arguing with my boyfriend about how I wasn't a bad driver and could parallel park, I thought it would be easier to just let him do it. Unfortunately, while getting out of the car to switch seats, I forgot to take the car out of drive and it ran into the car in front of us. He was right. FML

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By dmvfail - 15/09/2011 00:13 - United States

Today, I went to the DMV for my second attempt to get my license. I did everything perfectly, stayed at the speed limit, did my three-point turn flawlessly, and parked nicely. The lady failed me because I wasn't using the stick shift right. My car doesn't have a stick shift. FML

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Wednesday 6 January 2010 12:06

YDI for not knowing how to drive a stick shift.

YG27 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 12:41

@4, have you ever stalled a car in gear? She prob popped the clutch without giving enugh gas which causes the car to launch forward and then stall fr not giving enough gas. So yes you can stall a car and lurch it forward, still though YDI for trying to race without practice.

Comments

Fabby_fml 2

Friday 8 January 2010 9:15

Wow, you must have screwed up terribly to manage to lurch that far forward into the car next to you. I'm not even sure how that WORKS.

iSwag 0

Saturday 9 January 2010 18:47

I have a question... If there was a car in front of you close enough for you to lurch forward and hit how were you going to race him in the first place?

kardia_fml 0

Monday 11 January 2010 6:14

**** you. You should know how to drive a stick before you think everything in your life is ruined. It's not that hard, it just takes practice, and yes, you will make a fool of yourself, but in the end you will be able to drive properly. Don't bitch about learning.

whoops_9408 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 11:32

How do you lurch forward into the car next to you? This is obviously a lie.

Don_fml 0

Sunday 24 January 2010 16:26

It's disgusting that most cars in the U.S. are automatics. It's getting more and more difficult to even FIND a car that's offered with a manual transmission anymore. What's not to like? More control, better fuel economy and a lot more involvement in the driving experience. YDI - not for not knowing how to drive a manual, but for being stupid enough to spend your attention on flirting instead of the unfamiliar task at hand.

Flinlock 0

Monday 5 July 2010 21:56

This FML doesn't make a whole lot of sense. First of all, when a car stalls out it dies. It may lurch forward a little bit at first but once the engine dies then the car stops immediately because it is in gear. However, even if the car went forward, OP said that the light was green and she was TRYING to go forward. So basically, very poor driving!

gigi03 5

Friday 13 May 2011 1:25

That's why you don't buy a car you can't buy

mas91796 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 23:46

thats not good for the car the transmission or the clutch could ****** up and then youll have to spend alot of money having to get a new one i like how im 14 and i even know how to drive a stick shift

Hiawassee 9

Friday 7 June 2013 18:09

Aw, how cute . You have no idea what you're talking about, either :) Stalling doesn't damage your car, it's simply caused by not timing your clutch-to-gas change correctly . It simply kills the engine, same as shutting off the key .