Hit a deer...

[googlepeakoil]

Sorry to hear. I hit dear with a 6 month old Ford Edge a few years ago. I was pissed to. Right where the hood, grill and left fender come together. All three pieces had to be replaced. They fixed it up good as new. Hope you get fixed quick.

i'm sure the deer wasn't too happy about it either!

 

[Mknac]

i'm sure the deer wasn't too happy about it either!

I think not the popo shot her.

 

[sorka]

Hit a deer yesterday with my 2 month old S. I'm still pissed, just venting.

I'll bet the deer is more pissed

 

[zambono]

dropping off today or tomorrow willbreport on the state of tesla repairs

 

[thinklabinc]

Sorry about that, hard to tell the damage on the bumper but although the hood seems significant, I would encourage you to investigate PDR (paintless dent removal) before surrendering your car for an extended time to a body shop. The experts will work for hours and the really good ones can remove fender and hood damage with creases and their work is amazing. The challenge is finding someone good and I'm sure in the DC area the car clubs can point you to one.

 

[P85DBeast]

Maybe the deer didn't hear you coming!

 

[zambono]

Sorry about that, hard to tell the damage on the bumper but although the hood seems significant, I would encourage you to investigate PDR (paintless dent removal) before surrendering your car for an extended time to a body shop. The experts will work for hours and the really good ones can remove fender and hood damage with creases and their work is amazing. The challenge is finding someone good and I'm sure in the DC area the car clubs can point you to one.

Thanks but I took the car to the Tesla recommended shop which is also part of my insurance network. No haggling with insurance and the shop being certified should make the repair appropriate.

 

[iamdtm28]

I hit a deer 2 hours after delivery. It till Tesla 6 weeks to send the body shop the parts needed. Cost the insurance company 10k to fix. But with Deer its almost always just cosmetic nothing to cause issues down the line.

 

[Chopr147]

Ouch, too bad. This is one of my fears on the country roads. Really can't do anything about it it happens so quick. I looked into one of those save-a-deer whistle thingy's but didn't bother. Most people i talk to upstate say they are useless

 

[RobertSeattle]

I believe there is a stat where about 200 people a year in the US die from deer related auto accidents.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-31/deer-car-accidents-rise/51019604/1

 

[zambono]

Estimate came in around 5500, replacing hood and front light

 

[FlyingJat]

Poor deer.

 

[zambono]

Like I said I would update, estimate is now around $8k.

 

[ElectricTundra]

Bummer. Glad you're OK and things are moving along with the repair. We were up driving along the Rainy River last week which is packed full of deer.

Will you be able to drive the car while they're waiting on parts or stuck with an ICE?

 

[zambono]

Stuck with my beater for now. They are waiting on parts, it has been almost 2 weeks since they have the vehicle.

 

[zambono]

Got my car back today, I believe that is 4 weeks and 8k later.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

If you had the classic nose cone you could have upgraded it...

 

[taurusking]

I got T boned by a deer. $10k plus in repair costs with two doors that were replaced. Sucks big time. Took 5-6 weeks to fix after parts delivery.

Have deer whistles installed...was not very optimistic about them but have to say they prevented 3 more hits.

 

[Canuck]

Could have been worse...

Yes, take a look at this one:

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/1190749/

 

[Pruitt]

Have deer whistles installed...was not very optimistic about them but have to say they prevented 3 more hits.

I used to drive on a road to work every day where deer were very plentiful. I was in a Dodge Ram 1500 and boy did it live up to its name! It rammed (or was rammed by) about a dozen deer over two and a half years. Major damage (to the truck) twice, and minor damage a couple more times. Always body work only, except the first one, wherein I had to have the power steering cooler replaced because of damaged fins. Geico paid for each repair with no change to my premium on three occasions. I only had to pay the $500 deductible each time.

After the first couple of collisions I added deer whistles. The next collision a few months later knocked them both off. I never bothered to replace them.