The Cybertruck owner’s dream was crushed in minutes when his brand-new vehicle crashed into his neighbor’s home.
Surveillance footage showed the excited driver slowly rolling out of his driveway, but the 6,800-pound truck dramatically picked up speed as it made its way downhill. The squelching sound of the speeding car trying to make a turn can be heard as it barrels toward the neighboring home, but the efforts proved futile – the vehicle smashed into the back stairs of the house and the neighbor’s car.
The Cybertruck careened roughly 800 feet, leaving a 50-foot trail of skid marks in its wake.
While the driver walked away unscathed, the brand-new truck suffered plenty of damage. Pictures show a cracked windshield, a crushed hood and a banged-up bumper.
Nice knowing you my girl,” the owner wrote on X, adding that the cost of repairs would be $30,000, but the wait for parts would be one year – a devastating price considering he had waited five years to buy the $109,000 car.
The incident is the latest in a string of issues with the futuristic-looking truck. In April, Tesla recalled 4,000 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedals that may dislodge and cause the pedal to become trapped in the interior trim above the pedal, increasing the risk of a collision.
In addition to this safety recall, Tesla also recently recalled 11,000 Cybertrucks to fix issues related to faulty windshield wipers and trim in the truck bed.
The driver diagnosed the issue on locked back brakes, saying that their attempts at steering the heavy vehicle away from the neighbor’s home were futile. According to Tesla’s website, emergency braking is an automatic feature for the car accessible on the touch screen rather than as a physical handle – something the driver didn’t know how to access during the incident.
Tesla did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
