Hello,
I won't pain you (actually, me) with reciting all of the details, but in brief, our Tesla was hit Saturday night on the rear right quarter by someone who'd stolen a car and was evading police at 100MPH. We were doing 50-55, and they tried to sneak between the jersey barrier and our car in the breakdown lane; not wide enough. Our wheel was ripped off, his front left wheel was ripped off, he limped down the road and then fled on foot into the woods. Infrared helicopter and K9 search did not turn him up; police are still working on it.
No airbag deployment and (per photos) there's almost no visible (yeah, I know) damage to the car beyond the right rear quarter, wheel, and door (I'm sure there's more somewhere).
Our insurer, GEICO, will be doing the adjustment hopefully tomorrow. My plan has been to have the car taken to the Tesla Body Repair Center in Rockville, MD.
UPDATE: The Tesla app says that the earliest appointment at the Rockville location is FIVE WEEKS from now.
So, a few questions:
Thank you,
Todd
I won't pain you (actually, me) with reciting all of the details, but in brief, our Tesla was hit Saturday night on the rear right quarter by someone who'd stolen a car and was evading police at 100MPH. We were doing 50-55, and they tried to sneak between the jersey barrier and our car in the breakdown lane; not wide enough. Our wheel was ripped off, his front left wheel was ripped off, he limped down the road and then fled on foot into the woods. Infrared helicopter and K9 search did not turn him up; police are still working on it.
No airbag deployment and (per photos) there's almost no visible (yeah, I know) damage to the car beyond the right rear quarter, wheel, and door (I'm sure there's more somewhere).
Our insurer, GEICO, will be doing the adjustment hopefully tomorrow. My plan has been to have the car taken to the Tesla Body Repair Center in Rockville, MD.
UPDATE: The Tesla app says that the earliest appointment at the Rockville location is FIVE WEEKS from now.
So, a few questions:
- my sense is that my next step is to try to schedule a "collision repair" in the Tesla app, does that sound right?
- any opinions on the advantages or disadvantages of going through a Tesla shop vs one of their certified partners?
- any experience with this particular Tesla Body Repair Center? WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT DELAY?
- any other advice?
Thank you,
Todd
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