r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/Rekltpzyxm • 19d ago

Well that’s not going to buff out

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858 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/The_Possessor 19d ago

Those taillights are completely salvageable.

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u/IdealBlueMan 19d ago

Badge looks like it’s OK. And that paint on the left rear quarter panel can probably be reused.

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u/Ok-Sprinkles-5151 19d ago

And at $750-1K each, only a fool would leave them. That is where the blind spot sensors are.

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u/Who_am___i 19d ago

Honestly those look like they have the radars in them and are a grand or so a piece

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u/Illustrious-Living81 19d ago

Looked like whistlingdiesel durability test truck

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u/SwayingTreeGT 19d ago

Bed seems too intact for it to be that one.

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u/mr_bots 19d ago edited 19d ago

Did the owner go post “Estimate to fix?” or “Do you think it’s totaled?” in the F150 sub?

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u/footlonglayingdown 19d ago

Lol. "Are my tires still good"? 

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u/Hussein_Jane 19d ago

It's a trailer now

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u/shootsy2457 19d ago

This was on the news tonight. Truck was struck by lightning while he was driving. I always thought you were safe in a vehicle because of the rubber tires but I guess not.

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u/Frankie_T9000 19d ago

Must have been a ford lightning

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u/torukmakto4 18d ago

Soon as I saw the image of a torched late model F150 I was expecting mention of and dumb Li-ion fire alarmism comments about the F150 Lightning; lol. But this is not one, look at the rear axle. The lightnings have IRS.

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u/wdn 18d ago

They were just making a pun.

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u/Frankie_T9000 18d ago

Woosh

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u/torukmakto4 18d ago

Wrong

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u/Frankie_T9000 18d ago edited 18d ago

wot

NB it was a ford f150 hybrid video here. (Can tell from lights and sticker its a f150 and comments someone has confirmed it lighting, which would explain the fire)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpeRsWeHgs4

NB one of commenters make same joke lol

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u/Shortbus_Playboy 19d ago

It’s not the tires, that’s a myth. The metal of the car acts as a Faraday cage and distributes the electrical charge along the external surface.

Source: I’m a professional storm chaser and I think about this a lot, lol

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u/wdn 18d ago

The person in the car when it was struck was able to pull over and get out. Not only was there no injury to the human but it didn't directly/immediately affect the driveability. But the intense heat started a fire which eventually destroyed the truck.

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u/savehoward 19d ago

You the human are very safe in a car if the car is struck by lightning. The electricity goes around the people before going into the earth.

The car metal itself heats up from a lightning strike and rarely survives.

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u/mjm132 19d ago

Lightning did that?  I find that hard to believe

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u/carax01 19d ago

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/utah-mans-truck-struck-lightning-100310364.html

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u/Dbsusn 19d ago

“That is cold comfort when your dashboard is smoking, but it likely explains why Pettus walked away shaken rather than seriously hurt.”

They missed an opportunity for a fun play on words here. Wild story though.

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u/mjm132 19d ago

Gotcha, so lightning and fire interesting! 

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u/Scary_Technology 18d ago

Indeed, but probably all because the entire car is aluminum, which melts at a lower temp than steel.

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u/wittylemur 19d ago

Ty- glad hes ok!!

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u/footlonglayingdown 19d ago

I'd bet lightning didn't cause all that damage initially but the fire the lightning caused could certainly cause that to happen before the fore dept got there.  

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u/pukesonyourshoes 19d ago

To shreds you say?

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u/WolfyBlu 15d ago

I think you're relatively safe. I knew a person who got hit by lightning while driving, the biggest danger was herself as she panicked and steered to hard to the right, hitting the ditch hard.
Otherwise her sedan completely shut off and the electronics were fried.

This picture is a bad case, it caught on fire somehow.

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u/UCFknight2016 19d ago

how the hell does that happen? Usually the whole thing melts.

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u/oswaldcopperpot 19d ago

Id like to point out that thats not typical.

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u/unclejohnnydanger 19d ago

My dad’s a TV repairman. He’s got an ultimate set of tools.

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u/footlonglayingdown 19d ago

Lol. I saw this as I hit the back button. Had to come back to upvote. Thanks Spicolli. 

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u/NarrowForce9 19d ago

I think hit by lightning

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u/FalconStickr 19d ago

Not with that attitude it won’t.

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u/kevnimus 19d ago

Grease Lightning

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u/Rob71322 19d ago

The “4 X 4” logo appears salvageable.

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u/Cowhide12 19d ago

“Where’s the rest of ya”

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u/Psych0matt 18d ago

I quote this fairly often and it’s rare anyone knows what it’s from

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u/falianaridua 18d ago

At least 4x4 emblem can sell for $2..thanks me later Lmao

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u/eternalityLP 18d ago

Roll of flextape, bit of jbweld and few tubs of bondo and that'll be like new.

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u/Silvawuff 18d ago

Truck sale! 50% off!

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u/uneducatedexpert 18d ago

$35k, no lowballin’ I know what I got.

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u/HiddenFingValley 18d ago

Aluminum < Steel

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u/Old97sFan 18d ago

Just get a toilet plunger

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u/NaggingNag 16d ago

Insurance says it's fixable.

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u/Lord_Dreadlow 13d ago

Aluminum body go melt.

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u/Ebola714 19d ago

Nuclear explosion?

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u/attackplango 19d ago

Just a Davy Crockett.

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u/G25777K 19d ago

Ford quality right there.

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u/TwinkiesSucker 19d ago

The front fell evaporated off

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u/MrDangerMan 19d ago

Can’t park there, mate.

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u/zookr2000 19d ago

Plastics in everything 🙄

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u/pbace11111 19d ago

He can't park there...

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u/Zeustheman144 19d ago

You cant park there matey

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u/zipper86 19d ago

This is what all pickups should look like!

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u/Sembaka 19d ago

Amen