Hi folks,
My four month old S85 was damaged a couple of weeks ago in a rear end accident. The damage was "cosmetic" but still required repairs to the tune of almost $4,000. Since I was hit, I'm dealing with the other insured's company rather than my own, and it's been nothing short of a nightmare. The adjuster didn't want to pay the rates of the only Tesla Certified shop in the area, and they held everything up for almost a week. Now that this has been resolved, the diminished value claim isn't going well either.
I paid just over $90,000 for my S85. It has 6,500 miles on it, and I took delivery at the beginning of December. The adjuster is offering $2,500 in diminished value because he said that the damage was only cosmetic. I argued that since this is a very high end car and has a limited market that nobody would pay nearly the same value just by virtue of it being in an accident. The adjuster said that they will not pay for nor consider a report from a independent adjuster on diminished value and that this is their final offer.
Am I being unreasonable? Should I take the offer and move on with my life?
Thanks,
MM
My four month old S85 was damaged a couple of weeks ago in a rear end accident. The damage was "cosmetic" but still required repairs to the tune of almost $4,000. Since I was hit, I'm dealing with the other insured's company rather than my own, and it's been nothing short of a nightmare. The adjuster didn't want to pay the rates of the only Tesla Certified shop in the area, and they held everything up for almost a week. Now that this has been resolved, the diminished value claim isn't going well either.
I paid just over $90,000 for my S85. It has 6,500 miles on it, and I took delivery at the beginning of December. The adjuster is offering $2,500 in diminished value because he said that the damage was only cosmetic. I argued that since this is a very high end car and has a limited market that nobody would pay nearly the same value just by virtue of it being in an accident. The adjuster said that they will not pay for nor consider a report from a independent adjuster on diminished value and that this is their final offer.
Am I being unreasonable? Should I take the offer and move on with my life?
Thanks,
MM