Hi all,
I was hit tonight at a Best Buy parking lot. My Tesla app immediately notified me that my alarm was triggered. I looked at my phone and I prepared for the worst, made my way outside, and found a guy ran his Jeep into my hood as he was leaving the parking lot... His Jeep was intact, my Model S was not. Super annoying. I was super unlucky.
My main concern here is if the damage made to my car will diminish the value further down the line if I decide to sell. Is there anything I can do? Or will this damage not really affect the car's value? Afterall, this will stay with the cars history forever if repaired at a bodyshop.
The Jeep guy was cooperative, he gave me all his information, and I made a claim through the Tesla app with Tesla Insurance in the parking lot next to him citing him at fault. I had no idea what else to do... this was the first time I had to make any claim on my insurance. Was this the right thing to do? Should I have not made the claim, yet?
Anyways I hope anyone can share their past experiences or guide me in the right way.
Check out the video of the accident here:
There was a guy that by chance was there watched it happen and took a photo of the Jeeps license plate just in case lol. Then the Jeep guy got out of his car to check the damage he made on mine -_-
I was hit tonight at a Best Buy parking lot. My Tesla app immediately notified me that my alarm was triggered. I looked at my phone and I prepared for the worst, made my way outside, and found a guy ran his Jeep into my hood as he was leaving the parking lot... His Jeep was intact, my Model S was not. Super annoying. I was super unlucky.
My main concern here is if the damage made to my car will diminish the value further down the line if I decide to sell. Is there anything I can do? Or will this damage not really affect the car's value? Afterall, this will stay with the cars history forever if repaired at a bodyshop.
The Jeep guy was cooperative, he gave me all his information, and I made a claim through the Tesla app with Tesla Insurance in the parking lot next to him citing him at fault. I had no idea what else to do... this was the first time I had to make any claim on my insurance. Was this the right thing to do? Should I have not made the claim, yet?
Anyways I hope anyone can share their past experiences or guide me in the right way.
Check out the video of the accident here:
There was a guy that by chance was there watched it happen and took a photo of the Jeeps license plate just in case lol. Then the Jeep guy got out of his car to check the damage he made on mine -_-
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