I wrecked my New F-150 Lightning! Here is how it held up!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024

Комментарии • 103

  • @jonathantaylor6926
    @jonathantaylor6926 Год назад +34

    Alternative tile - “someone tapped my bumper”.

  • @RVTRAILER
    @RVTRAILER Год назад +20

    With that $43,000 plus repair cost, I'd buy a brand new loaded F150 XLT Hybrid and be happy for the next decade and a smile on my face.

    • @xsterawesome
      @xsterawesome Год назад +9

      This is an $80,000.00 truck, and I could not go back to gas after haveing my Lightning for 3 months!

    • @RVTRAILER
      @RVTRAILER Год назад +4

      @@xsterawesome I picked loaded 2022 F150 Lariat 3.5L Powerboost Full Hybrid 502a 3 days ago, I can never own a battery car of any kind for my family use, mainly RV hauling, Camping etc. However to go get groceries, I may buy a small cheaper EV, like Chevy Bolt. This is time for Hybrid, will see where EV technology is in next decade.

    • @Americafirst-i8q
      @Americafirst-i8q Год назад +4

      The internal combustion engine will last a whole lot longer than that piece of junk electric truck

    • @xsterawesome
      @xsterawesome Год назад +1

      @I Know Better how long do you think people buying $82k brand-new luxury vehicles keep them?

    • @fff3136
      @fff3136 Год назад +1

      @@xsterawesome tell us how you feel in 2 years.

  • @ambroulard
    @ambroulard Год назад +11

    Both repairs are ridiculously expensive.

  • @CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD
    @CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD Год назад +7

    That wasn't even a big impact That was insane at 45k to repair. Once the insurance company gets a few of these EV repairs expect insurance to go X10 in cost

    • @Drive_Electric
      @Drive_Electric  Год назад

      I agree completely! It’ll all change!

    • @dmandman9
      @dmandman9 Год назад +1

      Note that only the wiring harness repair was unique to the Lightning. The other parts such as grille , sensors, front of the frame, headlights, etc are also used on a regular F150. This repair would cost a similar amount regardless.

  • @harold-miller
    @harold-miller Год назад +3

    Collision repair is like healthcare - prices are set to the maximum allowed in order to top out insurance claims. $43k is absolutely nuts for that work.

    • @mikesawyer1336
      @mikesawyer1336 Год назад

      It's not a reasonable repair cost. But then the truck is too expensive too. Bumper and brackets are about 2K or less. ( I have replaced 2 of them in the past 8 years due to rear ends. The rest of that charge is just nuts

  • @CoderMan
    @CoderMan Год назад +7

    Going to be fun owning these out of warranty!

  • @scottvannederynen6429
    @scottvannederynen6429 Год назад

    Thank you for taking us to the Collision Center. It's fascinating to see the details of what has to be repaired. Even if the cost is hard to swallow.

  • @spencerebell
    @spencerebell 9 месяцев назад

    Don't leave the hitch on the truck. All the impact force will be transferred directly to the frame. Bumpers are designed to absorb impact. Instead of replacing a bumper you're potentially looking at very costly frame damage. The only way that strategy will work is if the impact isn't hard enough to bend the frame.

  • @mikesawyer1336
    @mikesawyer1336 Год назад +1

    That ball hitch extension is not a good Idea. The torque or torsion of any impact on that will cause the hitch and attachments at the frame to fold under the truck and bend your frame - you would be better of without it.

  • @Doc1855
    @Doc1855 Год назад +2

    WOW $43K to fix an EV? I’m surprised they didn’t total it.

  • @PaulGinAZ68
    @PaulGinAZ68 Год назад +4

    In the case of the more exstensive accident, I would be curious to hear about the cost to repair vs. a favorably equipped gas version of the same truck. It looks like that body shop is doing a great job documenting the repair.

    • @oneviwatara9384
      @oneviwatara9384 Год назад

      The battery pack alone is costing at least$45k need to be replace in every 5 years according wikipedia with or without getting in an accident in other words stay far away from EV period 😂

  • @americanrambler4972
    @americanrambler4972 Год назад +2

    We see that amount of damage to the white Lightning. The question I have is how hard was the hit? I did not see airbags deployment evidence. Was that damage all done from a 10 to 15 mph impact? If that is all the speed was, that truck is not made to take a bump. Not ‘Ford Tough’ more like pop can flimsy. No wonder a lot of of pickup truck owners add stout brush guards.
    I do see all the extra structure beef that us evident in the photos of the white lightning. But dang, does it have to be put together in such a way that a mediocre impact costs $48,000 to $50,000 to fix? That’s a big pile of green currency!
    And that distracted love tap your truck bot in the rear rump? All I got to say about that is that’s definitely not a bumper that can take a bump.
    What’s the point of spending all that treasure on a truck that’s so delicate, it cannot take a little bump and shrug it off?

  • @DigitalYojimbo
    @DigitalYojimbo Год назад +1

    why route the high voltage lines on the outside of the bumper ?

  • @revest100
    @revest100 Год назад +4

    What dash camera setup do you have in your Lightning?

  • @elmerfudd7674
    @elmerfudd7674 Год назад +4

    $2K for a love tap??

  • @Josiahrocco
    @Josiahrocco Год назад +2

    Which dash cam did you use for this?

  • @DamienRasheed
    @DamienRasheed Год назад +2

    $43,000 and it's NOT totalled???

  • @Maxx1676
    @Maxx1676 Год назад +2

    I can`t imagine what the cost of insurance is a year to cover these EV trucks.

    • @johnmackes5542
      @johnmackes5542 Год назад

      I was quoted only two hundred more than my 20 year old BMW. I feel like some of the prices on those parts are wildly inflated from what I've seen too

  • @jadenantal1652
    @jadenantal1652 Год назад +7

    Right off the bat with clickbait 👎🏽

  • @RunE076
    @RunE076 Год назад +1

    I need to know what dash cam is that

  • @robertmahaney6752
    @robertmahaney6752 Год назад

    did you add the new hitch

  • @scottvannederynen6429
    @scottvannederynen6429 Год назад

    $43,000 is an expensive repair. But what was the purchase price or value of that vehicle? Clearly, it was far from being totaled. It was also interesting to see the collision centers labor rates. I know there is overhead in those rates. But it looks like mechanics can earn a good living. Or should I say Electric vehicles, qualified mechanics!

  • @ElitWolf01
    @ElitWolf01 Год назад

    Suprised you didnt talk about the Battery Stability.. since everybody Hates on electric batteries being explosive & dangerous.. how the White Lightning with full Head on collision & your personal Rear end collision didnt affect the battery

  • @lastpme
    @lastpme Год назад

    I bought my 2015 F150 for $45,750…to repair that lightening was $43000…I will be driving my truck 🛻 for awhile.

  • @captain54526
    @captain54526 10 месяцев назад

    Insurance companies are going to start charging more for these type of vehicles, $43,000 for a front end crash, NUTS !

  • @ausmartin1
    @ausmartin1 Год назад

    So insurance will be higher as most insurance will total EV's easier to avoid parts delays & extremely high expenses.

  • @tm3471
    @tm3471 Год назад

    How much is insurance on a Ford Lightning?

  • @cybertrk
    @cybertrk Год назад +5

    That's pretty selfish to create a spear tip with that hitch.
    If someone gets smacked from behind and pushed into you, you're causing unnecessary risk to driver and occupants of the victim vehicle.

    • @vincer8691
      @vincer8691 Год назад +4

      It wont be a spear tip.If you pay attention.

    • @cybertrk
      @cybertrk Год назад

      @@vincer8691 did you even read the last sentence?
      Imagine you and your family are stopped normally behind this at a red light in a car, and a truck going 60 not looking smashes into you from behind while you’re stopped forcing you into and under this truck in front of you.
      Is that a good moral way to think?
      “F**k the guy next to me, I hope they have this property destroyed and their risk of injury or death is higher”
      What even happened to Christian Values, what a shame, even in these small examples of selfishness including your reply

    • @siddithers6780
      @siddithers6780 Год назад +1

      HAHHAHHAHA OMG WHAT A BABY

    • @sundancer3700
      @sundancer3700 Год назад +2

      @@cybertrk That hitch isn't going to do much damage to a car. People just need to wake up.

    • @JAMESWUERTELE
      @JAMESWUERTELE Год назад

      I like keeping the draw bar in the hitch however, sometimes there are accidents where it will bend the frame instead of crashing the cosmetic parts. It’s a trade off.

  • @philburke1902
    @philburke1902 Год назад +1

    $43K in damages! Pathetic. Not ever buying this vehicle.

  • @tpainsanger
    @tpainsanger Год назад

    What brand/model Mag wheel does the SUPER DUTY has?

  • @macbook802
    @macbook802 Год назад +1

    I don't care about clickbait, I just want to know if both of these trucks have professional trailer reverse knobs?

  • @fff3136
    @fff3136 Год назад +1

    Parts are WAAAAAAAAAAY over priced for what they are another reason to never own one.

  • @fernie5.0
    @fernie5.0 Год назад +3

    What's up with the clickbait lmao

    • @Drive_Electric
      @Drive_Electric  Год назад

      We don’t think it’s clickbait. I did wreck my truck. And we showed you a detailed look at another F-150 Lightning. We delivered everything promised!

  • @Rosso488
    @Rosso488 Год назад

    So if that white truck was around five years old It would have been totaled.

  • @Painfulwhale360
    @Painfulwhale360 Год назад

    USAA is the way to go :)

  • @jamesotto478
    @jamesotto478 Год назад

    43 grand to repair!!!! I wonder what is your insurance premium for this vehicle with the insurance companies knowing it is going to cost 43 grand to repair... 5 grand a month insurance..

  • @WolfRaged
    @WolfRaged Год назад

    Got to love that woman was on her phone when she rear ended you as well 🤦‍♂️

  • @therealcnn5346
    @therealcnn5346 Год назад

    Isn’t this totaled?

  • @wisconsineaglesfan7925
    @wisconsineaglesfan7925 Год назад +1

    That title and thumbnail are VERY misleading... clickbait warning.

  • @zrulz
    @zrulz Год назад

    What an expensive repair in a time when we are see so many idiots driving and texting and just driving distracted in general. Yikes!

  • @Scottadamsfan3481
    @Scottadamsfan3481 8 месяцев назад

    I found a lightning just like the white one

  • @garyjarvis2730
    @garyjarvis2730 Год назад

    Obscene! You can buy a whole new truck (yes, not a Lightning) for that kind of money. Ford OEM parts are expensive and the dealer is soaking the insurance company on top of that. $1666 for a single headlight assembly is ridiculous at every level. Dealer parts and service departments are supposed to have an absorption rate of over 100% in dealership mills. That is they could give cars away and still pay the entire cost of the operation thru parts and service departments. Many dealers run well above the 100% mark. When insurance companies refuse to pay these prices maybe the situation will improve. Till then it's bend over and grab your socks.

    • @harriettanthony7352
      @harriettanthony7352 Год назад

      I agree with your View. I had my EV in a tiny impact event.The plastic bumper cover was broken out in one corner. It took weeks to get the part and repair it. The price was high, but not as bad as I expected. Headlights? my neighbor has the F-150 truck 'with lipstick' called the Caddy pickup truck ; It cost her A$250.00USD for a headlight bulb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Masterchief68
    @Masterchief68 Год назад +2

    You going to buy a real truck next?

    • @elmerfudd7674
      @elmerfudd7674 Год назад

      No cause anyone that says "super" 5 times in a sentence couldn't handle a real truck.

    • @JAMESWUERTELE
      @JAMESWUERTELE Год назад

      @@elmerfudd7674huh? Have you told your parents yet?

  • @pcr8918
    @pcr8918 Год назад

    Repair $1600. Tow hitch added $800.

  • @Blitzkrieg.u812
    @Blitzkrieg.u812 Год назад +1

    Ford lighting... a truck that can't do truck stuff... I dare you to tow with it..

  • @MrSubielove
    @MrSubielove Год назад

    thats much repair cost the insurance did not total the car?

    • @Drive_Electric
      @Drive_Electric  Год назад

      The MSRP of the truck is around $80-88k. Most insurance companies won’t total a vehicle out until the repair is 75% of the value of the vehicle. So in this case, the repairs would need to exceed $60k in order to total out the vehicle.

    • @mkmgobl9833
      @mkmgobl9833 Год назад +1

      @@Drive_Electric How much was lost in "Diminished Value" of the Truck?

  • @robertpatterson3106
    @robertpatterson3106 Год назад

    In. 5 mph impact

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker6806 Год назад

    Dammmmm $43,000

  • @danielramsey1959
    @danielramsey1959 Год назад +2

    It's overly complicated, makes me look at the Cybertruck better.

    • @Solkre82
      @Solkre82 Год назад +5

      All you can do is look at a Cybertruck. Elon can't seem to ship them.

    • @heathwirt8919
      @heathwirt8919 Год назад +1

      A collision liker that and the Cyberflop would be totaled. Scrap.

    • @Dularr
      @Dularr Год назад +1

      Cybertruck has a metal plate attached to the rear casting attached to the structural battery. That impact is transfered through the body. Any transfer damage and the Cybertruck will be totalled.

    • @zrulz
      @zrulz Год назад

      Cybertruck? Really? It's a fairytale. I have seen four year old kids draw a better truck design. Let Elon borrow $100 of your money in the name of a "pre-order" (wink wink) interest free and in two years, nothing has been delivered yet and now he shifted his ADD/ADHD to the acquisition of Twitter.

    • @lesstevens2370
      @lesstevens2370 Год назад

      @@Dularr how would you know that it's the first exoskeleton design to hit the roads there is no crash data to elaborate on... plus stainless steel is stronger then that aluminum tin can wrapped with plastic but nice try to state facts with opinions

  • @AH-up8zh
    @AH-up8zh Год назад +1

    Bumper color doesn't match... Shade lighter

  • @jeffrooo9606
    @jeffrooo9606 Год назад

    Yeah electric cars are more affordable

  • @siddithers6780
    @siddithers6780 Год назад

    I WOULD MOUNT YOUR TRI-BALL HITCH UPSIDE DOWN AS IT WILL OFFER BETTER PROTECTION THAT WAY OR REPLACE IT WITH A STEEL STEP

    • @dominiquebrown2890
      @dominiquebrown2890 Год назад

      Why not just put a huge spike on the end twisted metal style

    • @Digikidthevoiceofreason
      @Digikidthevoiceofreason Год назад +1

      Downvoted for an all caps reply. Don’t do that again.

    • @siddithers6780
      @siddithers6780 Год назад

      SIGHT IMPAIRED@@Digikidthevoiceofreason

    • @Digikidthevoiceofreason
      @Digikidthevoiceofreason Год назад +1

      @@siddithers6780 No excuse. If that is an issue then press and hold your left CTRL key and while you are holding that down you can turn the wheel on your mouse to enlarge the screen text.

  • @sk8r4life92188
    @sk8r4life92188 Год назад

    Another reason not to own this truck. Just returned a company lightning after 13K miles. Get a Tesla.

  • @tonyadams5964
    @tonyadams5964 Год назад

    Ridiculous

  • @therealcnn5346
    @therealcnn5346 Год назад

    This is disgusting. The manufacturers should be held accountable, not the gas company’s.

  • @lonle6057
    @lonle6057 Год назад

    Toys truck 🤣🤣🤣🤣