When they needed to fix their cars, these people decided to save money and get creative!

If you are a car owner, you know that at some point your car will make it to the garage. For most, this means changing the oil or buying new tires. For others, that means getting a new mirror, fixing a dent, or buying a brand new door. Everything is expensive.

The thing is, you don't always have to rob a bank. All you have to do is think outside the box and get creative!

Can you forget that the owner of the car thought it was a good decision?

When you have a tiny dent in your car, you usually bring it in so someone can fix it for you. Right? Well, our friend found this solution too simple.

Instead of bringing it in to have it fixed professionally, they decided to do it themselves... you know, to save money and all that. This is what we call a "you can't fail - there's a dent" repair.

The next car got a little more of a scratch.

Oh Deer, what happened!?

We have a passionate suspicion that this man has been asked too many times what happened to his car. Talk about being tired of answering questions! You might as well use duct tape to indicate the cause of a dent in your car with a giant arrow indicating the problem. Oh wait, they've already done it.

Have you ever thought that it's not the deer's fault but your riding? How to blame an innocent animal for your terrible driving skills and then put the animal on public display!

Mailbox vs. Honda: who will win?

Considering how much force it takes to dent a car, we're curious what material this mailbox is made of! Iron Man made an indestructible mailbox and sold it to a Honda owner?

To be honest, it doesn't seem plausible considering Tony Stark would make fun of the make and model of a car. However, with the Honda owner keeping an eye on who wins the war, we're concerned about how many times they plan to run into the mailbox.

The next car shows us that everything looks better with splashes of color.

Don't let the trail fool you, Chuck Norris crushed that door with one big toe.

Back in 2005, Chuck Norris conquered the world of the Internet. You can't get away from memes even if you want to. And let's be honest, none of us wanted to. It was like blaming a personal scapegoat every time something broke or sank.

Oh, did the glass break? Yes, Chuck Norris broke it to eat a glass for breakfast. Oh, was the car door dented in the accident? No, Chuck Norris stepped on him with his big toe.

Mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, LOIS!

We hear a voice Griffin's Stewie Griffin yells at his mother Lois for the dent in the family car. So, it turns out that the owner of the car stuck his head in a dent of a strange shape, similar to a soccer ball.

While the owners probably weren't too happy with Dent, they probably all giggled as they drew the character. Let's hope Fox doesn't knock on their door for copyright infringement!

The car you didn't know you needed at the back door

The day the handle fell off this car's door, it was one step closer to being a tailgate car of all cars with a tailgate. Never again will this man or his buddies scramble around to find a bottle opener when it's permanently attached to a car door!

The man who created this masterpiece was definitely ahead of his time. After all, necessity is the mother of invention! Just don't drink and drive.

oh they did it again

Given that we can't tell exactly what happened to this car's front bumper, we're guessing the patch is doing its job. It is unfortunate that the only thing the driver pulled out of his Saved by the bell the font and color scheme told the world they were a bad driver.

Maybe this car owner should stick to what he knows, arts and crafts. Although, now that we think about it, the time it took them to create this patch would probably be better spent reading a driving manual.

When life gives you a scratch, make art!

For most of us, walking out into the parking lot and seeing a huge scratch on the side of our car is enough to ruin a week. Who wants to pay an auto repair shop to fix this? Nobody!

Well, this guy has taken the "repair" of his car into his own hands. All he needed was a permanent marker and an endless supply of creativity! I hope this card led him to the hairspray to apply the design so it won't wash out.

The next car looks like it just left the set.

Always keep your hands and feet inside the car

We're not sure what caused the gnarled wound on the side of this car, but we're pretty sure we can rule out a ruddy T. rex running through town. Maybe it was a wild cat who was upset that he was not fed on time?

Either way, we're oddly glad this car has been stripped down because it paved the way for the owner to get that awesome Jurassic Park decal. The car literally looks like a prop that Chris Pratt rode in one of the movies.

They're trying to reduce waste

We're not entirely sure how the idea of ​​using a Doritos bag to hide a broken tail light came about, but it works. Like… well, not really. If they were looking for material that could potentially be used as pseudolight, they might have to go back to high school and take a science course.

While the regular packaging is made from a combination of plastic and a small amount of aluminum, it by no means lets in enough light to be safe on the road. At least they reduce waste?

Mondays are good as long as there is lasagna

There is nothing more aesthetically pleasing than scratches that match perfectly with the claw marks of a fat orange cat. In this case, our lazy friend Garfield is doing his job by scratching the side of the car. This is the perfect "fix" because we're not sure where the real scratches end and the decal begins.

Bravo to the owner with a good sense of humor about problems with the car. They should treat themselves to a big tray of cheese lasagna.

The car received this

The fact is that the owner of this car was not mistaken. The car is "damaged" so it needs a Band-Aid to make things better! The only problem is they now have a cool looking passenger side of the car that they'll have to explain on every date.

Who are we kidding? It is unlikely that this person will go on a date in the near future. That's to be lonely!

Colorful stitches make everything better

It is not known what could have caused the car to almost lose the perfect circle from the rear bumper, but we are sure it was ugly. Whatever the reason, the owner clearly didn't want to use any boring old renovations.

No, this owner decided to play doctor and sew up his car with bright rubber bands. To be honest, the patch work doesn't look that bad! It would be another matter if the wearer used typical brown rubber bands.

The next "fix" did something similar to stitches, but decided to do it cool.

Nothing decorates a car like a corset.

This car can only belong to one of two people. The first was Anastasia Steele from Fifty Shades of Grey, which obviously always has some kind of rope. She would know how to tie her wings like a corset.

The second person is anyone who was brave enough to wear those knee-length converses that were popular in the early 2000s. If you were wearing these pieces, then you are a shoe lacing master and would have no problem with this type of project!

Ryu makes a powerful move against an invisible enemy

Nothing says "I spent too much time in arcades as a kid" than the idea that a scratch on your car looks like a popular trick of many characters from Street Fighter.

Kudos to the owner of this car for linking Ryu's move, the Hadouken, to the shape of the scratch. At least now we have inspiration if we ever switch colors! Again, we would probably go polish it.

Making the streets illegal, one bottle of water at a time

Scuffs and scratches on your car can make it look bad, but at least it won't affect your car's legal status or your ability to drive at night. On the other hand, the lack of headlights puts your car out of action.

We're not lawyers or anything, but we're pretty sure sticking water bottles in place of headlights isn't what one would call a legal "fix". To each his own though.

Hulk crashed the car!

If the indicator line avenger the movies have taught us that the Hulk is very good at two things: getting angry and breaking things. What better way to "fix" a dent in your car than using Incredible Hulk stickers that illustrate how he crashes your car.

It definitely helps that the sticker is in two separate sections considering where the dents are on the car. Let's hope the owner doesn't need to use any other Avengers on their car.

When you finally know what to do with random figurines

Luckily, what blew that piece of bumper out didn't decide to take most of the car with it. And whoever it was couldn't have picked a better car! Just by the bumper sticker it is clear that this person is an artist.

So what better way for an artist to solve a problem than to turn it into a project? At least they had a reason to use all those old 90s figurines that were gathering dust at the bottom of the cabinet.

Congratulations dude!

Aside from asking directly, there are only a few ways to find out someone's age. One such way is to see which pop culture icons they know. If one of these icons is a fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, then that person is 100 percent from the 1980s or 1990s.

Science has proven that if you're from any of these times, be sure to yell "cowabunga, dude!" at the top of your lungs whenever you see a picture of one of the turtles.

This car is worthy of Thor's hammer

We know what you're thinking, Huish's is having a massive end-of-year sale and you've just heard about it. If we could take your attention away from the big savings and switch it to the foreground of the picture, you'll notice that Thor's hammer is taped to the side of the car.

This is a really creative way to save face with a huge door dent. Not to mention, it probably saved the owner a tidy sum by replacing the door! Now they can go to the sale and not worry about spending too much.

A skeletal hand mirror foreshadowing the vandal's fate

There is nothing worse than walking up to your car and finding one of the mirrors completely smashed. Not only does the repair cost a lot of money, but it is also forbidden to drive without side mirrors.

However, this man did not let the lack of a mirror bring them down. They just went to their toolbox, put together a skeletal arm out of nuts and bolts, and found a random mirror lying around. Not a bad way to solve the missing mirror problem!

The owner of this car must be in college.

One large crowbar requires one large patch

This isn't the first time we've seen a car get covered up with an unsightly dent or scratch. Of course, this is not a bunch of normal size patches, but an industrial size, which is probably better suited for the giant from Jack and the beanstalk.

However, the owner of this car apparently knew what he was doing when he put a large brown patch on the side of his white car. Maybe they were looking for attention, which they certainly get.

It's time to say goodbye to this machine

We're all for getting creative with dent and scratch fixes, but this car is a bit beyond the usual do-it-yourself repair. This car doesn't look like "I scratched the garage wall" but more like "I accidentally hit a brick wall at 100 mph. Oops.

Let's hope the driver avoided the crash because we'd love to hear their opinion on how they thought these strips were a good idea.

Using an ancient musical instrument as a gas tank

Losing the gas tank cap is nothing to joke about. Nobody wants their money splashing back and forth and possibly spilling out of the tank! Gas is already quite expensive. As for the material this man used as a "treatment", at least he was resourceful. Nobody uses CDs anymore.

The only problem we see is that the tape seems a bit flimsy and we're not entirely sure how they're going to hook up the gas pump to the tank if they don't feel like removing the CD every time.

Comic meets the real world

The dent in this car's door is so big that we honestly aren't sure it wasn't created by some comic book superhero battle. Whether the damage was done by Batman hitting the Joker or another car crashing into the side of it, we can't think of a better way to creatively fix a dent than by putting a "POW!"

The best part is that the owner of this car faced the problem of painting the decal, when in fact he could just go and buy it. Props for commitment!

This driver knew what to do to get their car scratched.

At first glance, this machine is all right

We know... at first glance, this car is fine. Then, at a second and third glance, he looks even more normal. The chopstick hat must look weird, right? Nope!

The "creativity" of this silver car is that it is not painted at all. Instead, the old machine is completely wrapped in duct tape. We wonder if it started as a small dent and then just escalated into a “might as well do it all” mentality.

It's definitely not 3D printing.

There are many creative ways to hide a broken headlight. One of them, although not exactly creative, is to go to the store and fix it. But who are we to issue the obvious solution?

This owner came up with something better: print out a good old piece of A4 paper with a picture of a headlight on it. While it's certainly not a 3D print, I hope it serves its purpose until they get to the garage.

Somewhere out there is a barn without a wall

Either the passenger side door or the entire right side of the car is slightly bent. Sheet metal is obviously the ideal solution for such a problem. It's solid if you're in the south no one will ask questions and it could be an original car part if you really use your imagination.

However, we have a few questions. For example, how does a large piece of metal stick to a car? And how does the passenger actually get to their seat?

We hope the next driver ate the chips before using the bag to fix their car.

This truck takes him back to the Old West

Losing your car door can feel like the end of the world. But if you're a car owner, you've got a few old country tricks up your sleeve that will save you tons of money. What's the trick, you ask? Wooden door.

The end result will make any passenger feel like they are getting in and out of an old western sedan. Not sure if the designer got the "salon style" note considering they used old door hinges on one side and then a gold chained doorknob.

A mirror is a mirror, no matter how you express it.

Side mirrors aren't too hard to fix if they break on your car. That being said, if you really need to replace the mirror, as the car owner discovered, then look no further than bathroom cabinets!

We know it's not the safest method, but it's certainly practical. With a little help from medical tape, the new side mirror is ready to go! Maybe go down the alleys to avoid possible cops.

Two broken cars equals one fixed car.

Listen to us. It's pretty inventive. If you have two broken machines, why don't you put them together to make a working machine? It actually takes a lot of talent to put together this creative solution.

We're guessing he didn't use Krazy Glue due to wiring issues. That means this guy is either a master mechanic or Fred Flintstone is kicking him down the street. In any case, well done, sir.

Stop, wooden hammer time

I hope this person knows they won't get any extra credit for creativity by using a wooden mallet. We sincerely think they would be better off using a good old metal mallet. It probably would have lasted longer!

Moving forward from poor resource selection, is anyone else confused as to how a wooden mallet can shift a car's gears? And how can you lose a stick by switching to being with it?

If you think the shifter was creative, wait until you see the next car's interior.

Blue for air conditioning and red for heat, yeah

While this "fix" looks like it would be better in a steampunk invention, we have to give the guy some props. First, the knobs for what we can only imagine as the air conditioner and heater settings are ingenious and simple. Secondly, they are color-coded!

Who doesn't love a beautiful color-coded mechanism? There is literally zero way to mess up the setup when you're driving. You sir have my vote as the most creative person.

Doesn't fit? Just cut a hole in the door

You have to give credit to this guy for coming up with this little "hack". Whoever did it makes sense, why pay a mechanic when you can just cut a hole in your car door to fit your tire? Light!

Pity the man who has to sit in the back seat. They will probably have gravel tying them up at every turn of the tire! And let's be honest, it won't be good at all.

Just sweeping mud

From a technical standpoint, the person who made this fix is ​​not necessarily wrong. After all, brooms are used to sweep away dirt and grime. However, in this case, we are not entirely sure that the broom is actually doing something. In fact, it can make the rear windshield even worse, if at all possible.

This is one of those cases where we have to tell the owner of this car to get the rear wiper. First, it will be safer for everyone involved if you can see through the rear windshield. Second, they are cheap!

Next: a similar "solution" that is so different.

Hey, at least it's clearing

Okay, we get it, sponges clean things and absorb water. That doesn't mean it will work too well as a makeshift windshield wiper! Well, maybe it will be for about the first five passes, but that's all we give in this DIY project.

Like boom, we highly recommend that this person just buy a new windshield wiper! This is also the windshield. Car enthusiasts everywhere are silently crying over this fix.

Moo-ve away from everyone

Lose half of your car in some weird accident? No problem! Just rip a page out of this guy's book and hire a mooing friend to drive you around town. All you need is a lot of strong rope, two wheels from another dismembered car, and a friendly cow.

The best part? No big bills at the garage that was going to build your car. Leaving aside the mechanics, we have a modern wagon on the streets, assembled on the go.

Which? They are Wheels!

So there seem to be two types of people in the world. Those with a spare tire in the trunk and those with a spare trolley that can be used as a tire. Did we mention that this is not a very good solution? How does this thing even stay in place?

We make a wild guess and think they temporarily strapped him to the bottom of the car. I hope they head to the tire shop to eliminate this danger!

At least he keeps the light open

The good news with this "repair" is that a cop won't be able to stop them because of a broken headlight! We could? Well, maybe if the screwdriver flew out of its place. In any case, we must give credit where necessary. This is a great temporary solution!

At the same time, has the owner of this car ever thought that maybe he just shouldn't drive at night? Get your car fixed, friend, before you take the cop's fate!

This is what happens when AC is life

Here we are going to go on record that it is cheaper to buy new coolant for your car than it is to install a huge air conditioner on the hood. But who are we to say? What are you, an air-conditioned person.

Of course, if this person lives far south, this air conditioner can work much better in a black car than a regular car air conditioner. Too bad we love our car tops too much to find out!