[Caevlist] Sad news - F150 Lightning was totaled

[Shawn Tucker]

It’s an F150 Lightning Lariat, 2022 ER. 

It does have frame damage and the quote ended at about $26k in repairs, with some parts being very difficult to find (wire harnesses). The buyback value was around $24k, thus the reason they are buying us out and totaling it. 


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> On Jun 1, 2026, at 9:25 PM, Otmar Ebenhoech <cafe.electric at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Sorry to hear that Shawn, 
> I hope no one was injured. 
> 
> Whenever I hear of a totaled EV, I wonder if you’ve asked the insurance company what the buyback value is? In Oregon, the owner has first right of refusal and often that’s a pretty good deal. Maybe someone local either wants to fix it up and use it, or use it as a base for a conversion of a classic car. 
> 
> If you know what the insurance buyback value is, what model F150 do you have? Does it have the Extended range battery and Pro Power Onboard? 
> 
> Just thinkin… :-)
> 
> Otmar Ebenhoech
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>> On May 29, 2026, at 9:03 AM, Shawn Tucker <shawntucker541 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> We were in an accident a week and 1/2 ago that caused some pretty heavy front end damage to our F150 Lightning.
>> 
>> Sadly, while the truck is repairable, and the insurance is giving us $48k value, the salvage value of the truck is 52%, which means they're only willing to go up to 48% of that value to pay for repairs, which we're just about at $26k for total repair cost. Because of that, it costs less to the insurance company to total the truck and sell it for salvage than pay to repair it.
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