Man who bought the ‘cheapest Cybertruck in the world’ didn’t realize he was in for a nightmare
- A man bought a wrecked Tesla Cybertruck
- At the time he thought he’d bagged the ‘cheapest Cybertruck in the world’
- But the Tesla turned out to be a lot of work
Published on Oct 23, 2024 at 2:06 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Oct 23, 2024 at 7:09 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A man who bought the ‘cheapest Cybertruck in the world’ after it had been involved in a smash didn’t realize what a mammoth task he had on his hands.
The truck had been T-boned by a Ford Edge, which pushed into it a stop sign causing further damage to the vehicle.
The grandson of the Cybertruck owner reached out to rebuild expert Kyle Wade to see if he’d be interested in buying it.
An offer that Wade was keen to take up, So keen, in fact, that he drove 18 hours to collect it.
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The Tesla Cybertruck was involved in a crash earlier this year
First deliveries of the Cybertruck began in late November last year, but by July this year, this poor Tesla was already seriously damaged.
The front and rear passenger doors had been so badly hit that the owner had removed them, while the rear fender was ripped off and the sill and rear door had also taken a hit.
An automatic safety feature meant that the Cybertruck’s rear wheels were locked following the crash and the front wheels turned outwards due to a broken tie rod.
The Ford Edge, which was involved in the same accident, was totaled.
Wade was able to fix the tie rod and power the Cybertruck so he could get it onto the trailer and back home.
The rebuild was a huge task
But once home, he soon began to realize the sheer size of the project he’d taken on.
In a video shared to the Boosted Boiz YouTube channel a couple of months on, Wade admitted that the repair job has been an ‘absolute nightmare’.
Aside from the very obvious issues with the Cybertruck’s bodywork – it was still missing its doors a couple of months on – there are also serious problems with its steering.
After some attempts to fix it himself, Wade got in touch with a Tesla Service Center and was informed that the Cybertruck needed a whole new steering rack, which set him back $3,600.
“The steering issue is a lot deeper than we originally thought,” Wade admitted.
“It’s a lot more work than we originally planned.”
That’s before he’s even splashed out on some replacement doors.
Ouch.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
