HAHA actually BOTH Tesla AND the Insurance company actually. Don't be a blind fanboy
-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
FYI Tesla/Wawanesa labor rate issue on repairs
- Thread starter whisperingshad
- Start date
Its been an issue with Tesla and Insurances(at least in Commiefornia) for several years
mservoss
Member
It really isn't a Tesla issue at all, after looking over the whole issue at hand, Tesla SC offers a cut rate.....$82-$56 is a deal.
Also, if the check doesn't cover the full amount, maybe consider your deductible! $250/$500$1000
BTW, Wawanesa is not a backwoods insurance company. California/Oregon only and the best rates and quickest turnaround on payment for repairs.....Except in this case
I had Geico try to pull this on me when they were covering someone that rear ended me. They had me come in for an estimate and asked where I wanted to get it repaired. After half an hour they came out with the estimate, a check for that amount, and a "labor rate waiver" that I would have to sign saying that I would pay the difference between what they say the labor should be and what the shop I wanted to use charged. I refused to sign the waiver, tore up their check, and started to call a tow company to take the car to my preferred shop. They stopped me and went back in their office, and came back 30 minutes later saying that the car is now totaled and offered me a reasonable offer for the car. The damage wasn't really that bad so I bought the car back from them and had a "cut-rate" shop repair it for 20% of the price they paid me, and drove a "reconstructed" car for a few years. (The remaining 80% went toward buying my Tesla.)HAHA actually BOTH Tesla AND the Insurance company actually. Don't be a blind fanboy
Some body shops negotiate labor rates, just like car dealers negotiate on price when you buy a new car. For the most part Tesla doesn't play those reindeer games, the price they set is the price you pay. (Though I have heard that they will sometimes negotiate body repair rates.)
Like I said the REAL problem is they should be the ones dealing with, not contacting me...aka scare tactics. I told Wawa to handle it, which they said they would. Will keep ya updated.
Think that was my entire point. This is Not a Tesla issue.It really isn't a Tesla issue at all, after looking over the whole issue at hand, Tesla SC offers a cut rate.....$82-$56 is a deal.
Also, if the check doesn't cover the full amount, maybe consider your deductible! $250/$500$1000
BTW, Wawanesa is not a backwoods insurance company. California/Oregon only and the best rates and quickest turnaround on payment for repairs.....Except in this case
thesmokingman
Active Member
Did you chose the oem option from Wawa? Iirc there's an option in the policy where you pay a few bucks more per month and Wawanesa will pay for the oem parts instead of the cheaper non-oem parts, etc etc.
Wawanesa wouldnt match and Tesla wouldnt budge...so I went with someone else....Funny this is the difference was 450 bucks...well after all said and done the other place charged wawanesa like 1500 more LOL
I did, still didnt help. its the LABOR rate they fought about
unlike good insurance company's Wawanesa has alot of rules to their contract, such as labor rates, your full coverage 100kover 300k or 50k over 100k full coverage drops to state min if someone not listed drives, or if you drive in another state drops to state min etc
you wouldnt have this problem with AAA or Allstate
