You were travelling and your car had a breakdown Describe a situation when you were travelling and your car had a breakdown. Please say: Where you were going With whom you were going How you handled the situation and How you felt about it. Having moved to Saint-Petersburg from the Eastern part of Russia, not only did I find a good job, but I have also got an opportunity to travel a lot throughout the Europe. Finland is the most popular destination for people who live here because the boundary between the two countries is just three hours ride by car. Although my husband and I do not have a car, we often visit Finland with our friends as their passengers. Once we were going to Kotka, which I find the most attractive little town in the southern part of this country and it was nothing to worry about. All four of us: my husband and I and my best friend with her husband fitted in the car with all our bags, and the car was started gently from the first time, so it showed no symptoms of any problems, but something went wrong right after we left the city. First of all, we noticed black smoke coming from the exhaust. One of our friends grumbled that it must have been poor-quality fuel again, but the smoke became thicker until we could hardly see other cars behind. My husband assumed that that smoke might have been an indicator that the engine had been running excessively rich or using too much fuel and that it could have led to engine overheating or even fire. At that moment I felt extremely worried reminiscing all those pictures of car explosions shown in hollywood movies. Suddenly our friend tapped himself on the forehead and said that he had been a fool who had forgotten to change oil. We bought a bottle of oil at the nearest gas-station and the problem was solved, but nevertheless I felt as if I were travelling on a bomb. Finally, I doubt very much that if we had not noticed the black smoke and paid attention to it, it would have led to the worst engine condition and might have been even dangerous for us.