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Our F150 Lighting Was Saved By Ford - Let's NEVER Do This Again
Last month, Progressive Insurance - working with a local accident repair shop - decided it wasn't possible to repair our Ford F-150 Lightning after a small crack developed on the underside of one of its rear bumper mount plates... since the plate itself wasn't available and the only repair procedure the shop wanted to do seemed to involve a total chassis replacement.
A replacement that would, of course, have cost so much the truck would be deemed a total loss and uneconomical to repair.
Yet an 11th hour reprieve (thanks to some contacts at Ford) saw us gain an officially sanctioned repair that we - and the insurance adjuster - wanted to carry out from the very start. Here's what we learned about the repair process, things to do if you find yourself in the same situation - and why the resulting harassment from our original video has made us even more determined to stick around a while.
⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - A reminder how we noticed the crack
02:31 - The right fix — that nobody would do
02:43 - What the repair place wanted to do
02:54 - They purchased the wrong part
03:31 - They ground out the welds before the part even arrived
04:52 - Calling in a favor
05:41 - Official repair procedure
09:58 - Thought #1: Call your automaker's repair hotline
12:01 - Breitbart picked up our story. Then the pile-on started.
14:20 - The wisdom of Dungeon Crawler Carl
16:29 - So much masculine toxicity unloaded on us
17:18 - We're bigger than that
18:05 - Help the channel out
18:54 - Being an ally is also super important — to everyone
19:56 - A position of privilege
20:53 - Why we stay visible
21:33 - Continue to succeed
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By Last month, Progressive Insurance - working with a local accident repair shop - decided it wasn't possible to repair our Ford F-150 Lightning after a small crack developed on the underside of one of its rear bumper mount plates... since the plate itself wasn't available and the only repair procedure the shop wanted to do seemed to involve a total chassis replacement.
A replacement that would, of course, have cost so much the truck would be deemed a total loss and uneconomical to repair.
Yet an 11th hour reprieve (thanks to some contacts at Ford) saw us gain an officially sanctioned repair that we - and the insurance adjuster - wanted to carry out from the very start. Here's what we learned about the repair process, things to do if you find yourself in the same situation - and why the resulting harassment from our original video has made us even more determined to stick around a while.
⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - A reminder how we noticed the crack
02:31 - The right fix — that nobody would do
02:43 - What the repair place wanted to do
02:54 - They purchased the wrong part
03:31 - They ground out the welds before the part even arrived
04:52 - Calling in a favor
05:41 - Official repair procedure
09:58 - Thought #1: Call your automaker's repair hotline
12:01 - Breitbart picked up our story. Then the pile-on started.
14:20 - The wisdom of Dungeon Crawler Carl
16:29 - So much masculine toxicity unloaded on us
17:18 - We're bigger than that
18:05 - Help the channel out
18:54 - Being an ally is also super important — to everyone
19:56 - A position of privilege
20:53 - Why we stay visible
21:33 - Continue to succeed
👥 Today’s Sponsors
🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org
⚡ EnergySage - https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262
—
✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources
❤️ Support the Show
📰 https://www.transportevolved.com
🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved
☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved
📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved
👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/
🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm
₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH
💬 Join the Conversation
🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show
💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn
💬 https://fluxer.gg/mcj8aehg
🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social
🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2
🎙️ Credits:
Host, Script, Editor: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Color: Vi Horton
Art & Animation : Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Music: via Artlist.io