Transportation: Today, I pulled over to help a girl with her car. I thought my...

By edhalen - 23/04/2009 07:47 - United States

Today, I pulled over to help a girl with her car. I thought my limited mechanic skills would help look like a hero. She only needed her coolant cap unscrewed. With top down, shirt off, I was confident as I got out of my car. 10 minutes later I left because I couldn't unscrew the f***ing thing. FML

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By Joey - 24/07/2012 05:04 - United States - Tampa

Today, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML

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By stuck - 17/06/2009 03:42 - United States

Today, I was working as a service writer in an auto service shop. A really cute girl came in to buy a headlight, I offered to install the bulb for her. My hand got stuck behind the headlight, she had to ask one of our mechanics to come remove the air box from her car to get my hand out. FML

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By thoughtcrimeno1 - 06/07/2011 05:27 - United States

Today, I helped an elderly lady unscrew the cooling tank's cap from her smoking car. My reward? A scalding shower of toxic, pungent antifreeze that erupted moments after removing said cap. She didn't even thank me. FML

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By cartrouble - 25/11/2010 03:52 - United States

Today, my car broke down. My boyfriend, who is not too handy, insisted on fixing it. He called me outside and said he was done and started the engine. Moments after rejoicing, it burst into flames. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2009 07:27 - United States

Today, I pulled over to help an attractive girl on the highway in the middle of nowhere. When I asked if she needed help she told me she was going to try starting her car one more time. She then started to make fake engine noises and told me that she was good to go and that I should be on my way. FML

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By Jeff Again - 03/09/2023 00:02 - United States

Today, I thought I'd be a suave gentleman by opening the car door for my date. The handle came off in my hand, and I had to spend the next 15 minutes pretending I was doing an impromptu repair on my piece of shit car, when I had no idea what I was doing. 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 leaannec30 - 10/07/2016 18:52 - Canada - Hamilton

Today, I thought my car was overheating. I then thought it was wise to put my hand close to my muffler to feel the heat. Needless to say, I stuck my entire hand on my muffler then had to drive around with the only cold thing in my car. A cold beer from my cooler. Yes, I got pulled over. FML

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By clop clop clopping all the way - 20/06/2013 21:13 - United States

Today, a guy's car broke down in my street, so I helped him push it into my driveway, checked his car out, and gave it a jump start. He thanked me, then as he went to pull out, he instead smashed straight into my car. FML

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By "syd_the_kidd_9707" - 25/02/2019 00:00

Today, I went in my car to a very important job interview. I was out of gas, so I had to get some on the way. When i was done pumping, I went to get back in and the door handle broke off on the driver's side. Then I blew a tire on a piece of metal. Needless to say, I lost my chance. FML

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blazin_b 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 16:04

Push down and turn.

eighthchord 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 16:06

You took your shirt off to help a girl with her car? Or was it already off? Why? Oh you were riding in your convertible. Still....why?

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Skippy06_fml 0

Friday 24 April 2009 16:46

^ Correct, Hot Coolant=Nigh impossible to get that cap off, and good thing too, if you do manage to get it off, it'll burn the ever loving shit outta you. Gotta let it cool and then take it off, besides, unless you had 50/50 coolant or a bottle of distilled water, taking of the cap wouldn't have done shit.

ooshrooms 1

Friday 24 April 2009 17:07

As said above, the radiator cap sticks intentionally when hot for safety. Not only could you have burned yourself, but fast cooling of the radiator could crack it. It's better to walk away in shame than mess her car up worse than it was.

aggdan 0

Friday 24 April 2009 22:34

you're the prime example of a douchebag

phantomdonut 0

Saturday 25 April 2009 0:15

Advice from a mechanic's daughter: Push down, Turn. Lefty loosey, Righty tighty. BUT MAKE SURE YOU WAIT UNTIL THE CAR IS COOL or you'll get a geyser of hot anti-freeze in your face.

kike123 0

Saturday 25 April 2009 1:44

You fail at spitting game.....but you get an A for effort lmao.

kike123 0

Saturday 25 April 2009 1:47

Your mechanic skills must be super limited..........you get an A for effort but an F for being stupid. You could have burned yourself. YDI

Honda288 2

Monday 27 April 2009 4:56

WoW, your quite a mechanic. Push down and twist dude push down and twist.

BSalawalatski 0

Monday 27 April 2009 11:01

Limited mechanical skill indeed. You couldn't get the cap off (even if you pushed down and twisted) because a great deal of pressure had accumulated in the radiator as the heat from the engine caused the coolant to expand. Had you succeeded in removing the cap, you could have had 200+ degree F coolant explode all over the place, hospitalizing, permanently disfiguring, and possibly poisoning the both of you.