50 States in Model S
Hi all, that's me in the article. And my Tesla, for one more day anyway.
Sorry for not posting earlier about my accident. It happened August 27th. A person crossed the highway and hit me head on. My passenger and the other driver seemed to be ok (no broken bones, obvious bleeding). We were all wearing seat belts.
At the moment I'm home recovering from a ruptured spleen.
The insurance company made their offer yesterday. The shop says it'd be $22k to repair the car and they won't do that. Instead, they give me two options:
1. Accept $26,000 compensation. They'll keep the car and sell it for scrap
2. Accept $13,000 compensation and I get to keep the unrepaired car with a 'salvaged' title
Sadly, I feel I have to let them keep the car to sell for scrap.
I know nothing about fixing a car, but I was going to keep it and try to learn to fix it for sentimental reasons.
In the past, I've offered my car for the book value to: Tesla(a few times), the Smithsonian, a car collector, and the car museum in Reno. I'm just a trucker, I couldn't afford to give it away as a gift, although the Smithsonian and museum made it clear that they weren't interested even it is was free.
I often feel that I'm the only one who considers being the first to drive an EV to all 50 states to be an accomplishment.
The straw that broke the camel's back in my decision to give the car up is the fact that even if I repair it myself, Tesla will disable the supercharging and I won't even be able to safely visit my mom 200 miles away. (battery is at 230+, too close for comfort, especially when it's cold out)
I don't know how/where Teslas are sold at auction after being totaled, but maybe one of you will be able to find it and make good use out of it.
Because I had the 8 year unlimited mileage warranty, it has a battery that's only 3 years old, motor that's 4 years old, and media center (the center screen) that's 1 year old.
The total mileage is 240,000, but the above components have much less than that.
The damage is to the front end, the front suspension, and the front driver wheel/wheel well. The hood is undamaged (the other vehicle had a low front end, a PT cruiser) but the driver's door is stiff to open.
It was very well cared for, I'd just had it detailed top to bottom a week before the accident.
All the best,
Mike
Hi all, that's me in the article. And my Tesla, for one more day anyway.
Sorry for not posting earlier about my accident. It happened August 27th. A person crossed the highway and hit me head on. My passenger and the other driver seemed to be ok (no broken bones, obvious bleeding). We were all wearing seat belts.
At the moment I'm home recovering from a ruptured spleen.
The insurance company made their offer yesterday. The shop says it'd be $22k to repair the car and they won't do that. Instead, they give me two options:
1. Accept $26,000 compensation. They'll keep the car and sell it for scrap
2. Accept $13,000 compensation and I get to keep the unrepaired car with a 'salvaged' title
Sadly, I feel I have to let them keep the car to sell for scrap.
I know nothing about fixing a car, but I was going to keep it and try to learn to fix it for sentimental reasons.
In the past, I've offered my car for the book value to: Tesla(a few times), the Smithsonian, a car collector, and the car museum in Reno. I'm just a trucker, I couldn't afford to give it away as a gift, although the Smithsonian and museum made it clear that they weren't interested even it is was free.
I often feel that I'm the only one who considers being the first to drive an EV to all 50 states to be an accomplishment.
The straw that broke the camel's back in my decision to give the car up is the fact that even if I repair it myself, Tesla will disable the supercharging and I won't even be able to safely visit my mom 200 miles away. (battery is at 230+, too close for comfort, especially when it's cold out)
I don't know how/where Teslas are sold at auction after being totaled, but maybe one of you will be able to find it and make good use out of it.
Because I had the 8 year unlimited mileage warranty, it has a battery that's only 3 years old, motor that's 4 years old, and media center (the center screen) that's 1 year old.
The total mileage is 240,000, but the above components have much less than that.
The damage is to the front end, the front suspension, and the front driver wheel/wheel well. The hood is undamaged (the other vehicle had a low front end, a PT cruiser) but the driver's door is stiff to open.
It was very well cared for, I'd just had it detailed top to bottom a week before the accident.
All the best,
Mike
