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It is easy to overlook the fact that YouTuber WhistlinDiesel’s Tesla Cybertruck durability test actually began nearly two years ago, especially given all the other controversy surrounding the influencer, whose real name is Cody Detweiller. But part three has now arrived, and it appears the saga, at least for the trucks featured in this video, has finally come to an end. That is because the finale saw the Cybertruck crash into a Ford F-150 at more than 110 miles per hour. Anyone with an appetite for dramatic automotive destruction will find plenty to watch here.

The latest episode starts with the Cybertruck heading back to Moab, Utah, where the electric pickup runs into trouble almost straightaway. As stated in the video, the truck loses a trailer control module while making its way across the trails, leaving it unable to continue after around a mile. Detweiller says the missing part ended up disrupting a large portion of the off-road testing after someone allegedly collected it from the trail and later put it up for sale online.

That was far from the end of the vehicle’s issues. Over the course of the video, the Cybertruck is shown returning to Tesla service several times after suffering damage in different tests. At one stage, the creator says repair bills had reached roughly $53,000 even though the truck had covered fewer than 1000 miles on the odometer. If there was any doubt earlier, this likely settles it: this is almost certainly the most heavily abused Cybertruck per mile in existence.

That remains true even before the crash that eventually finished off both the Tesla and the Ford. Detweiller used a remote-control setup to guide the Cybertruck successfully while the Ford remained stationary at the end of a drag strip. According to the Tesla’s speedometer, it was travelling at 111 mph when the two vehicles hit each other. The force of the impact was so severe that the Ford was effectively torn into multiple sections, with the cab separating from the frame and the rear of the F-150 being virtually obliterated.

The Cybertruck did not come away in much better condition. Although it remained mostly in one piece, the front end was so badly crushed that there was absolutely no possibility of salvaging it. With that in mind, Detweiller sent both vehicles to the scrapyard while making his conclusion clear. He said the Cybertruck went to the workshop six or seven times during the testing, whereas the F-150 never needed dealership repairs and only required a driveshaft replacement. For WhistlinDiesel, that was enough to name the Ford the overall winner of the nearly two-year durability challenge.