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Well the verdict is in & its a “discretionary total loss”… salvage value of ~25k (or so they say)…. bc my wife prefers the tsla to our range we replaced the X with a Y and ill just he tesla-less for a bit . hopefully a cybertruck at some point!!? (Early 22?) and ill use my non electric sports...

correct. The 80% rule does not apply in this case, that formula backs in to them repairing it Based on todays conversation the “constructive total loss” formula is most likely. They have inquired with the “third party salvage companies” that provide a bid on the car as it sits. given how much...

Unfortunately “clearly at fault” is rarely 100% a lock. No insurance company (esp without me getting lawyers involved) will put up no fight, from my experience As such going through mine got the whole process started. Now if they do end up repairing it then yes my insurance would fight theirs...

Chilton estimate was closer to $43k. Now waiting to hear back from insurance on whether they'll pursue repair at that cost or go a diff route (ie total loss). Given the value of the battery (not inclusive of other parts), I have to imagine the salvage cost of these vehicles is higher than the...

Thanks all for the great input. will reach out to Chilton on Mon AM since thats local to me. Any other local solutions?? At a certain $$ amount is a check + the the as is version of the vehicle worth entertaining or is that a pipedream?… Ie at $40k of damage, is the salvage value of the car...

Pictures. Have videos but prefer not to add at this point. This probably gives good base. Thank you all again! oh and testament to the Car’s safety. Although shaken up both my wife and my younger son (4wks old!) were both Ok! Thank goodness

Have browsed many of the posts on TMC and some of the experiences many of had. Given the severity of the accident (wife was t-boned and is not at fault), I'm pretty much wanting/hoping for a total loss at this point. For the sake of simplicity, let's just say the car value is +/- $70,000...