If you follow us on Facebook, you know we like to have a little fun with our followers. Once a week, we ask our audience a question and enter everyone who answers into drawings to win fun prizes like gift cards and free oil changes.
Awhile back, we asked what “not-so-smart” things people did to their first cars.
We got some pretty interesting and hilarious answers.
Many people made mistakes when performing maintenance or repairs on their first cars, some got in fender benders, and one contributor even drove his car into a lake.
If you’re looking for a laugh or just to reminisce about your first car, check out some of our favorite answers below:
1. “I ran into a cow.” – P.J.
2. “I went to turn the blinker on and instead switched into reverse” – R.O.
3. “I steam cleaned my engine without covering up the electronics. Then I was stranded as I could not get my car started.” – B.S.
4. “I changed the plugs and wires, only to put them on in the wrong order.” – A.E.
5. “I was backing out of the driveway and backed right into my Dad’s car.” – C.H.
6. “I borrowed my car to a friend who then crashed it into a tree and someone’s fence.” – A.S.
7. “I piled 16 people into it and took them out for pizza, during an ice storm...while in college. Car was a 1976 Lincoln Town Car...it had plenty of room but 16 was full to the gills.” – S.S.
8. “I used a Scotch Brite Pad on the hood to clean. I scratched it so bad the color came off. Whoops!” – H.M.
9. “Too much 100 mph driving...ran the ‘59 Olds out of oil!” – D.K.
10. “Well...it didn’t float.” – J.M.
So now it's your turn... What "not-so-smart" thinks have you done to a car? Share in the comments below.
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