I hate cars

Because cars tend to have "unexpected problems" we tend to keep at least one spare. I am in the process of quitting work (work just does not know it) and so will need the car even less. It is frustrating to have that big piece of machinery sitting around that will not do anything. It is too large to use as a paperweight.

ElicBxn I do not drive and we have no car now. when my husband was alive I was always after him to keep the car maintained so we would be less likely to have big break downs. But he would put off having the lube job or the oil changed. then all of a sudden we would be miles from any service station or town and of course the car would break down. We were towed to the nearest garage and had to have our adult son loan us the money for a new transmission. over and over things like this happen and all because he did not fork over a few dollars just for simple maintenance. I used to get on his case over this, but it went in one ear and out the other. He was a lovely man, a cockeyed optimist but just not a car fixer upper at all. He knew nothing about motors or cars at all. I had always thought most men knew a lot about car maintenance. But he was at a loss to do anything in a car's insides.

That's life, isn't it? I was just talking to my youngest son yesterday and he's finding out that "s&it happens" and it never really stops once you're an adult, you are lucky if you get a breather every once in awhile. I will save up money like crazy then something will happen to wipe out my savings but thank God they are there! I hope your car is cheap to fix!

Really sucks they didn't find whatever was wrong and could fix it with the other stuff so you wouldn't have a separate bill. I hope when it's fixed this time, everything is in good running condition. That was nice of him to help y'all. So many people are scared to help others these days.

Hi Elic, bad luck. I have many problems with the car which my mechanic has worked round to save me money, unfortuantely I will need to take it in to him again soon to make sure these problems, which are expensive, won't stop the thing passing its MOT test next month, a big expense in itself. The practice here is to have it checked out by the mechanic first. At the moment my door handle is broken so I can only get in the car by opening the back door, and leaning over to open the drivers door, hoping a gust of wind doesn't shut it before I get back to it. I haven't dared to remove the ignition key for the last 6 months as if I do the steering column won't work again, so I have to lock the car everywhere I go. Now this topic has reminded me that I must get the back windscreen wiper fixed as that will probably fail me the MOT, but its electrical so will taken extra planning. And with all that they'll be doubling my car tax this year as it is now ten years old.

You are definitely not alone out there. My family and I have had a lot of problems with cars, but that's usually because we have to settle for the cheap ones. That means they're old with way too many miles on them. Most recently, my mom had a truck that seriously had something else wrong with it every week. It was usually just little things, but it kept adding up. She eventually had to get rid of it and go for something else. It just wasn't worth putting money into it over and over. My husband's old truck takes the cake for strangest problem I've experienced, though. We're driving home from dinner and the whole truck starts vibrating violently. He pulled over, got out, looked around and couldn't see any problem. We were close to his sister's house, whose husband knows a lot about cars, so he decides to try and drive it there. We don't get a hundred feet before the drive shaft literally breaks in half. That was fun.

My car is 15 years old. Do I have car problems? YES Some problems are small, some big. My car starts without any problem, but now it makes horror sound when turning the searing wheel..... I have to call my car guru to see what can be done...

Constantly... Cars are now designed to break down & be where you can't service them yourself. The automotive industry actually makes a lot of it's money off the secondary market ( parts & servicing ). The harder it is for you to maintain your own vehicle, the more they can line their pockets.

Yep, I sure have. My favorite (and most frustrating) though has got to be the time a car of mine suddenly stopped running right. Just out of the blue, no warning or anything. My husband and I had gotten this car back in 2007. It was an older car, about 7 years old, but it ran great! Or at least it did for about 6 months. We didn't have any problems with it at all. Then one day, as my oldest son and I were getting ready to go somewhere, I started up the car and it sounded like &$%@! The engine light came on too. My husband, who had been standing outside watching us leave signaled for me to shut off the car immediately! And I did. At that point I knew that was it for our car. A car that my husband had worked his tail off for (more than usual) so that we could have the money to buy something reliable to drive. However, it turned out it wasn't reliable, after all. On the plus side at least I was still at home when it happened. Though it was depressing just the same. Especially knowing that my husband and I lost out on $5000 on a car that turned out to be a piece of crap. Cars. Sometimes they're more trouble than they're worth. But without them how'd we ever get anywhere? Happy mylotting!

Yes, just when I usually am about to get ahead, my car needs repair or an inspection or maintainance or something. Yup, you're right, I think it's a conspiracy, too. We should be able to have money ahead.

Not me (crossing fingers). My friend who is staying with us had just gotten some car problems taken care of and then Monday it wouldn't start. Turned out to be gas. (as in out of...)

I generally hate "unexpected problems," but then, aren't most problems unexpected? It's part of what makes them problems, the unexpectedness of them, I mean! I have to say the worst ever unexpected problem (not a good term...try disaster) I ever had was when I got scammed. But one of the rare unexpected things was an incredibly wonderful thing: your bailout, freely offered! Especially after...well, that's not on topic here. Thank God you did, though, & don't even dream that I'll never pay it back; I vowed to do so--to the last penny! When I find a job, you'll be the first thing I budget in! Maggiepie HAPPY NEW DECADE!....:o)

Unexpected problems is my middle name. Not just in the car area either. It seems like everytime I get an extra dime of money, something comes up and I have to spend it. Very aggravating. I try to think of it as it could've happened when I didn't have the extra and then I would really be in trouble. Good luck with the car. That is the worst type of unexpected problem.

If it's not the car, it's something else. That happens to me all the time. Just when I think I can get ahead and maybe even save a little bit. There is something that says just when things are settled, something expensive must break. I haven't had an problems with the car lately (I am kind of afraid to say that). I get nervous once a year when it is time to get it inspected. I couldn't drive for awhile and I hated having to have someone drive me everywhere! Hopefully yours won't be too expensive or take too longto get it fixed!

I do hope it is nothing serious as well has it been fixed? The car I had before this one was like that not reliable at all it was one thing after another But this one I have now I love it and it is the first Car I own that is just great I hope you have your car back soon

I hear ya its not my car this time its my puter grrrrrrrrrrr

If there has been valve/seals replaced in your car, it is recommended that you go for a long drive (about an hour solid) to help to break the seals/valves in. If yo don't, then of course, the seals/valves aren't going to work as efficiently as they should, and you will have problems. I hope you have taken it back to the same mechanic and told them they have to fix the problem for free becuase you have just paid them to fix your car, and yet it still isn't working.

Knock on wood, i haven't had in car trouble in a long time. I'm like u i hate it when i do, Sorry u did , hope it's nothing serious.

You know, That is always the way it happens with me.. something goes wrong when I can least afford it. It is Murphy's Law! I've only had one thing go right.... after it went horribly wrong.. And that was winning at casino BINGO right after I had to have my transmission replaced adn I was wondering HOW IN HELL I was going to come up with $1500. I won $1199! Woo Hoo.. Good luck!

Yes I have had unexpected problems. I had my car worked on last week and it ran jsut fine for a couple of days. now it is doing the same thing agin studering while in idol. they said the replaaced a ingnigtion coil. I am thining anoghter coil may need to be replaaced.