Best car excuses thread

Have you ever used your car as an excuse to get out of social obligations?

What was your best excuse?
Bonus points if it was a real reason.

I was stuck in traffic once, which made me late for work. That's it.

>have a test in the morning
>car overheating in traffic
>email prof a pic of the temperature gauge saying I'm going to be late
>finally get to class half an hour late to find she moved the test to tomorrow
Subtle favouritism

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>running late to class
>Park in space without a sticker on car
>Get ticketed
>Go buy a jug of water after class
>Show parking police the receipt and say it overheated
>Spent 1.00 to get out of a 25.00 ticket

kek

I once said my car broke down when it didn't because I was last for work after stopping to chat with a girl I was trying to bone.

This thread doesn't have much potential does it?

I'm changing out my blown apex seals

Told my boss I couldn't work on a Saturday as I was replacing headlight fluid.
It worked.

Oh man, I should try that.

>Leave my house for class
>Final in 30 mins
>One block later car looses power
>Stalls and dies
>Turns over but dies a few seconds after
>Eventually car won't even start
>FUCK FUCK FUCK
>email professor my car broke down and I won't be able to make it
>Call up my uncle who was the only one in my house
>He checks the battery connections, n nothing wrong
>He turns it on himself
>Car started just fine
>Keeps running
>Drive to school with anxiety
>Miss final
>Professor was cool and let me retake it in his office
>Week later i took it to a shop
>Needed new spark plugs and wires