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Front end damage… totaled?
- Thread starter chickensworth
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After nearly 5 months, the car has finally been totaled!
StateFarm did EVERYTHING in it's power to NOT total the car, but in the end, they ended up spending a lot more money trying to fix the car before totaling out. Ridiculous experience every step of the way, but at least they came around to the conclusion that anyone else could clearly see.
StateFarm did EVERYTHING in it's power to NOT total the car, but in the end, they ended up spending a lot more money trying to fix the car before totaling out. Ridiculous experience every step of the way, but at least they came around to the conclusion that anyone else could clearly see.
AAA (the at fault insurance) has been covering the rental... i thought going though my insurance was the way to go since I wasn't at fault and I'd need someone on my side... clearly not the case. Not sure it would have been any better going directly to AAA, but it certainly couldn't have been worse.
Total props for a great sense of humor during a hard moment.
yes... debating on another Performance 3 or S LR... would love the Plaid, but that's the price of 2 M3P's and can't justify it after these last couple rounds of price increases. As much as i loved my M3P, I wish a new one had more performance since it's essentially the same car as my old one.
If you don’t need the space M3P is the way. The money as you point out is substantial. I have an M3P on order after having an S, but don’t need to dump 100+ on a car that’s not frequently used and for the two of us and our 25 lb French bulldog.
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I’d have been completely shocked if that damage ended up being repairable, rather than resulting in a total loss. I’ve seen Teslas with way less damage totaled.
I could use the space, and the S should have power benefits especially at speed… but not sure if it’s worth the extra cash. It would be nice not having a clone at every light though… seems like 3’s and Y’s are taking over the world.
I went from a X and 3 to a Refresh S LR and Y.
I guess the MYP would be the middle ground here, but the new S has such an incredible interior. It’s light years ahead of my old 2019 Raven legacy car.
It’s well worth the 100k price tag, the acceleration is faster than the M3P (3.1 without rollout) but it doesn’t feel as nimble and go kart like.
And yeah, the wider hips on the S do make it stand out from the legacy models. People can’t tell how or why it’s different but they’ll notice.
All in all, there are pros and cons to both, but if you can swing the MSLR, you’ll be quite pleased. We’re a few days late but people have reported getting demo vehicles from Tesla reps for 10k off with many available for the EOQ push. Doesn’t hurt to ask.
I guess the MYP would be the middle ground here, but the new S has such an incredible interior. It’s light years ahead of my old 2019 Raven legacy car.
It’s well worth the 100k price tag, the acceleration is faster than the M3P (3.1 without rollout) but it doesn’t feel as nimble and go kart like.
And yeah, the wider hips on the S do make it stand out from the legacy models. People can’t tell how or why it’s different but they’ll notice.
All in all, there are pros and cons to both, but if you can swing the MSLR, you’ll be quite pleased. We’re a few days late but people have reported getting demo vehicles from Tesla reps for 10k off with many available for the EOQ push. Doesn’t hurt to ask.
I just have misread but I thought OP mentioned it was not totaled? But yes, agreed.
The 3 feels lighter when accelerating from a stop, but the S feels quicker from 30-120. Also much more firm and solid at high speeds.
M3P 0-60 on tesla website accounts for rollout. So the 0-60 is more like 3.4 vs 3.1 on the MSLR which has no rollout calculation.
The 1.99 0-60 for Plaid S also calculates rollout so it is more like 2.3+ seconds.
MYP on Tesla website also accounts for rollout, so it is more like 3.8 0-60. While the MYLR with AB is about 4.1 without rollout.