Transportation: Today, my car broke down. My boyfriend, who is not too handy,...

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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You deserved it 6 769

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By brigie - 01/05/2013 08:21 - Australia - Sydney

Today, my boyfriend of two and a half years left me. To clear my head I decided to go for a drive. My car broke down on the way. The only mechanic I have ever used and trusted with my car is my boyfriend. Yes, I had to call him. FML

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By ClutchJunkie - 05/12/2016 15:44

Today, my classic car that I've put hours of wrench time into burst into flames when I tried to start it. 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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You deserved it 3 982

Thanks dad…

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 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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You deserved it 808

By stuck - 23/03/2015 15:51 - United States - Bridgeview

Today, my boyfriend wrecked our car. Now I can't get to work in order to make the money we need to buy a new one. FML

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You deserved it 4 663

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By dk14 - 24/01/2017 10:00

Today, my girlfriend's dad let me borrow his car for transportation to work because mine got totaled. This car is a complete dump and I've realized he's only letting me use it so it's my fault to fix the broken things on the car. So far, I've had to replace the battery and two popped tires. FML

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You deserved it 663

By Anon - 13/03/2016 00:13 - United States - San Antonio

Today, my boyfriend took me to dinner. As we waited for our food he took my hand and said, "I think we should break up." When I got outside, my tire was flat. FML

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You deserved it 1 385

By someone - 09/12/2013 12:59 - United States - Mogadore

Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML

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You deserved it 2 864

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By Anonymous - 14/04/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, my dad brought home a used hunk of junk from someone he knew. It was covered in rust and dents, and the engine was making weird noises. Thinking he was being generous, he said to me, "When you get your license, you'll be driving it!" It then died with a loud bang and black smoke from under the hood. FML

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Thursday 25 November 2010 9:04

Smores anyone?

bamagrl410 31

Thursday 25 November 2010 9:00

If he's "not too handy", why didn't you insist he NOT try to fix it? I hope you have some good insurance lol.

Comments

Fail_For_Me 3

Thursday 25 November 2010 15:59

Wow, there are some really funny FML's today. 

heyheywaddup 7

Thursday 25 November 2010 16:09

and u were still alive to write diss fml???

Luckysam1984 0

Thursday 25 November 2010 20:05

If he is not handy why did you let him near your car, you could have said no.

iheartglasses 0

Thursday 25 November 2010 23:47

Same thing happened to me OP... My boyfriend changed my plugs and wires and 3O mins later I had a crispy car :(

marluxia75321 0

Friday 26 November 2010 1:53

it's the thought that counts I guess.

iShuffIe 0

Friday 26 November 2010 3:43

I'm calling bullshit. The only way that could happen is if he ****** with the carburetor or fuel injection system, and then it would be hard to get it to burst into flames.