Be careful the beep alert when close to something does not always work how you think it would

[jpfive]

yeah I am thinking $5k easy, I left my number for the other car he may be at $500 who knows. I already started the insurance process , we will see how it turns out. I can drive the car just fine, will post results.

Love to see folks do the upright thing. Nice to sleep well at night. Good for you, and good luck on the repair.

 

[Drizzle]

Same thing happened to me. I had assumed the beeps would happen from any side or angle on the car. One quarter panel later says that is not the case. Disappointed with Tesla, as well as myself for assuming it worked a certain way.

 

[Atreyu]

I just put in a mobile service request before I read this thread. My model 3 is always alerting me to stop because I’m going to hit something and I’ll still have at least 5’ left. My rear bumper keeps saying I’m about to hit my wall and I still have 20’ left.

 

[LyftupX]

Be careful out there folks ... this little bump is $6.5k in damage .... I will be without the car for 2-3 weeks ... I’m sure they will hash out and negotiate it to $5k or less .

On second thought that sounds expensive but I do remember getting a quote for door damage and panel on my 10 yr old SUV and that was $3.5k ... so maybe it’s not so crazy. I left the suv damage alone white is a good color to mask the little stuff.

 

[PianoAl]

Thanks for the warning, OP.

 

[Maxstorz]

Good to know that the sensors are not there and this area is undetected

Thanks for sharing the info

 

[Dolemite]

Be careful out there folks ... this little bump is $6.5k in damage .... I will be without the car for 2-3 weeks ... I’m sure they will hash out and negotiate it to $5k or less .

On second thought that sounds expensive but I do remember getting a quote for door damage and panel on my 10 yr old SUV and that was $3.5k ... so maybe it’s not so crazy. I left the suv damage alone white is a good color to mask the little stuff.

That is absolutely insane for that amount of damage. Are they cutting & replacing or what? They might as well just buy you a used Miata.

 

[Mrcarcrazy]

Damn beeps drove me nuts. They e been silenced for ages. But I have decent spatial awareness so it’s been a non-issue

 

[Skymogul]

Be careful out there folks ... this little bump is $6.5k in damage .... I will be without the car for 2-3 weeks ... I’m sure they will hash out and negotiate it to $5k or less

What? That's shocking. Ask the body shop why they cannot PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) it.

 

[brkaus]

A cheaper car would be fixed by pounding it out, applying bondo, and painting.

A more expensive car people want fixed “the right way” by cutting panels and replacing them.

I’m pretty sure that’s a steel panel, so the aluminum argument doesn’t hold.

 

[LyftupX]

I’m sure the insurance company will handle the pricing and what they feel is fair. It’s already reported so I want to get it done right and by approved shop.

thing is this car folded like a paper tiger , the other car had a scratch on the plastic bumper and I have this. I’ll post updates as we go just want it fixed , and it was a bonehead move by me.

 

[LyftupX]

Moving forward ... been 1 week without the car estimate is another 17 days waiting on parts... there was unseen damage I guess.

looking like 1 month total over a small bump that left no damage to the other car, Tesla approved body shop so they work on them all the time.. the insurance company has yet to hear from car owner after my note and their calls...

Point is .... these cars are paper tigers ...fold on minimal impact, at least the outer portion. I have a dent in my trunk from maybe an acorn under a tree... and now this.

I don’t need any more confirmation. Drive carefully folks .