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Tesla Model S 2013 with Tech Package for Sale (71,000 miles) Car is in excellent condition with only minor parking lot dings. Car was serviced promptly by Tesla Service every 12,500 miles. Battery only has 51,000 miles. Drives as smoothly and beautifully today as it did on day one. Free...

Just in case anyone from there ends up here; I would rather go through that entire ordeal again than buy another car from a traditional dealership ever again.

Thank you for sharing!! I immediately went to farmers.com to obtain a quote. Problem is that a policy with the exact same coverage as my current Ameriprise policy is ~$2900 per 6 months for two cars. We currently pay less than $900! I am willing and ready to pay more for a better policy...

I have reached out to 4 insurance brokers and asked each about Newer Car Replacement coverage. Stay tuned...

Update: Ameriprise decided to repair my car in the end. The body shop did a beautiful job and my car looks as good as it did before the accident. If I was to rate the companies I had to deal with on a scale of 1-10 I'd rate Tesla a 7+, the body shop a 9 and Ameriprise a 1. Time to shop for...

I was wrong and you are right! They are saying they will refund me for tax as well. This does change the numbers a bit and I am considering an inventory car now especially if I can transfer my ranger service. Obviously I am going to go for replacement value insurance or maybe even one of those...

That's the extent of the damage. I am shopping around for a Lexus. I don't have time to deal with this anymore. It was an expensive lesson but I think I am moving on.

You and me both my friend.

However you choose to phrase it, the economics of buying a Tesla vs. say a Lexus are such that a minor accident will double your cost of ownership. So much for the "true cost of ownership" calculators...

My plan was to drive it for 3 years and then use Tesla's guaranteed buyback. Considering the car has no structural damage and would have been repaired with Tesla authorized body parts at a Tesla authorized facility why would the accident affect that?

It seems the board is split. There are some of you who (like me until last week) will rationalize anything Tesla and some who realize that there's something seriously wrong here. For the former, please help me rationalize this: I paid $17,000 as a down payment for the car (this includes about...

I did mean 12/14/13. Sorry. So assume that $70k is a fair value, I am still losing a ton of money because of the huge repair costs! I agree with Kbsilver that Tesla need to put pressure on these certified facilities to be more reasonable. This is experience is the opposite of my Tesla experience...

I tried but I couldn't find anything! It's a silver S85 with parking sensors, black leather seats, Tech package, smart air suspension and center console. Picked up 12/14/14 and has approximately 21,000 miles. Perfect condition (before the accident) with just a few minor paint stains. How would I...