The presence of a tow truck typically implies that help is on the way for a stranded driver. This would have been the case for a customer at one Volkswagen dealership in Georgia. However, one tow truck driver dropped the ball. Or, in this case, dropped the entire car. One moment of distraction cost this tow company an expensive vehicle; the scene unfolding like a train wreck you can’t turn away from.
Like something out of a slapstick comedy, this towing appointment started fairly routine. The driver shows up to pick up a car, notably, an Audi SUV. The vehicle may have been a trade or on its way for a repair. This car typically runs anywhere from $35,000 to upwards of $165,000, depending on the trim level. While this information doesn’t seem important at the start of the video, it will be by the end.
We can see the driver operate the remote to start lifting the car before shutting his door. As this happens, customers and Volkswagen employees are breezing through, unaware of the scene that’s about to unfold. The winch lifts the Audi, and it passes the point in time when it should have been stopped. The car continues to lift at a steep incline, and its natural momentum takes over. The weight of the vehicle flips it onto its side, where it rolls, rocking to a gutwrenching halt on its roof. Next, what can only be described as a moment of silence occurs.
Meanwhile, the driver gets out of the tow truck to find out what happened. While he assesses the damage, the lift remains in its uppermost position, having never been stopped at the proper time. The comments on Reddit immediately dove into how this could have possibly happened. User AlexHimself explains, “They have a wireless controller so they can be more careful/accurate when picking up the vehicle and avoid damaging things like the suspension.” Additionally, user Wolf_of_Scandinavia remarked, “Probably threw the controller into the backseat and flipped the worst possible switch.”
Most users agreed that it was undoubtedly an accident. While some people blame a sticky remote, others claim negligence. Whatever the case, the damage can be summed up in one sentence: You had one job.
