Got T-Boned

[dawnerd]

Has the car been declared totaled? If you can pull the back seat manual cable under the seat, you can open the back door and flip down the seat, but without any power, you won't be able to open any doors unless you break the window and reach in which can be very messy. Perhaps charging the 16v for a day or hours can give enough juice to open the trunk. This is the downside of everything electronic in Tesla, the emergency guide listed all methods to open the door from the inside without power but no mention of the other way, in an odd case like this can be challenging.

Not yet, shop is just sitting on the car waiting to rip it apart for an estimate. The back seats wouldn't release, didn't see any manual release. Shop will have to figure that out.

 

[dawnerd]

Update time: Just got word that the car is a total loss.

 

[My3sunz]

I too was t-boned a few days ago. it was a large suv - she was talking on her phone and didn’t know what happened. She ran the red light at 40-50mph one witness said. the metal was actually bent inside the door. So happy Teslas are so safe. They said if she hit my door, it would have been so much worse. Waiting for the adjuster to let me know if it’s totaled. Since the actual wheel is bent than the axel is a problem. I paid a lot more for the Tesla because it was right before the price increase. Plus I had the car wrapped and ceramic coated so we put more money into it- does anyone know if that is taken into account? I’ll keep you updated

 

[dawnerd]

Cant say for sure if it'll make much difference to your payout but you should mention it to your adjuster along with any invoices or documentation.

 

[dannycamps]

Waiting for the adjuster to let me know if it’s totaled

Sorry to hear about your car but glad that it did its job and you are okay. Be sure to provide your MVPA to the insurance company to show options you purchased.

 

[furrti]

Update time: Just got word that the car is a total loss.

Hi, Im curious what the quote came out to be for the damages to your car. My car was recently hit, looks like the damage is very similar to your car. Also it looks like the insurance took a long time to declare it a total loss for you?

 

[cloudflare69]

Here's the video

Glad to hear you're safe and it's totaled.

The EcoSport's insurance must be like "you totaled that?" haha

 

[fholbert]

As a great man once said ”any crash you can walk away from”..

In aviation we say:

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.​

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If you can use the plane again, it was a great landing.​

 

[TSLA Pilot]

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I too was t-boned a few days ago. it was a large suv - she was talking on her phone and didn’t know what happened. She ran the red light at 40-50mph one witness said. the metal was actually bent inside the door. So happy Teslas are so safe. They said if she hit my door, it would have been so much worse. Waiting for the adjuster to let me know if it’s totaled. Since the actual wheel is bent than the axel is a problem. I paid a lot more for the Tesla because it was right before the price increase. Plus I had the car wrapped and ceramic coated so we put more money into it- does anyone know if that is taken into account? I’ll keep you updated

Yes, additional items added after-the-fact ARE considered if you provide invoices and the like, as they would be a factor if you sold the car. Cars are, by definition, unique, and yours would have had more value than the typical comparable Tesla as a result.

HOWEVER, you will likely have to find your own comps to contest the value being suggested by the other party's insurance company, or yours for that matter.

One great source for used Tesla pricing/values (or any car really) is this site:

Autotempest.com

Do please keep us posted on how this ends up!