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Back on topic, this is the final summary for a front bumper replacement on a model 3 in California: Shop 1 estimate ~$2k Shop 2 estimate ~$2k Old Tesla estimate ~$1.4k New tesla estimate: ~$1.1k Actual charge at Tesla: $1.2k (including tax, I don't recall if the above estimates had tax...

I've never had a claim and am not a youth driver, so I'd be surprised if I were estimated to be high risk by the insurance companies. This is getting a bit off topic, but indeed, average insurance cost for full coverage is higher than my quote, namely the average is $1555 according to this...

Well, why is the company offering you this price if the expected return for them is negative? Though I checked Tesla Insurance and I'd be paying around $100 too, but it would be per month, not annually, and with a $1k deductible, which changes the math a bit for me.

@dmurphy : I understand that insurance can pay off in a big way in rare cases. However, if the insurance companies are competent, the expected return from having insurance is less than your premiums - otherwise they are losing money. It still makes sense to insure to the extent required by law...

Got my car back today. Total price ended up being $1.2k including tax. I'm satisfied with the result and would use Tesla service again. Thank you to the people on this forum pointing me to the right approach. Details below. There was a non-trivial and clearly visible amount of left-over...

Well it's been a while. Had other concerns and didn't need to handle this during Covid, but I'm back on it now and I promised to update the thread, and I still appreciate the advice I've gotten here, so I will. To recap: Shop 1 estimate ~$2k Shop 2 estimate ~$2k Old Tesla estimate ~$1.4k I...

Tesla came back with $1.4k at 9 labor hours to replace the front bumper cover and painting. I asked if it would be unreasonable to adjust the estimate in light of the news story that Tesla mobile can replace a bumper in less than an hour and that the price in the past has been $800, so we'll see...

Thank you everyone, I've really appreciated all this input. Yep jonquiljo, I'd pay $10k in cash if that's what it cost, but I don't appreciate being taken advantage of and from the responses I was getting I was suspecting that that was the case and... seems it was. I have a much better...

Thanks for the input. I did mention in both cases that I was paying myself and I sent both estimates to the other shop, arguing respectively "why so many more hours?" and "why such a higher hourly rate?", but they both dismissed the topic and said I should come in. I don't know how this...

Thank you OCR1 for the idea to just post the estimates I got. I'd appreciate any input from people who are more knowledgeable than I am on this sort of thing. I attached a picture as well that shows the full damage that was done to the car by persons unknown while parked (I have very high...

I'm posting this because I *don't* want to do that. :) What do you suggest is the best method? I have no ability to evaluate any statement a mechanic might tell me; for all I know the reasonable cost for this could be less than $1k or more than $3k. The two picture-based estimates I got were...

What's the best way to negotiate repair work on a Tesla (or in general)? I have a ding/scrape on the front of the car and probably need to replace the front part. I got two estimates for ~$2k, the two shops have quite different opinions on what to do and wildly different labor rates and number...

The location of the phone never made a difference for me. I've tried waving it around in all sorts of ways - I never noticed a difference from this. For me, it usually works to just unlock the phone, and, if that doesn't work, turn Bluetooth off and on again. That has worked instantly for me...