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I was rear ended in my Buick Verano. It took 4 months to get it repaired and 3-4 visits to inspect it before finally achieving some sort of satisfactory resolution. I'm just not quite sure why I shouldn't expect such a unique car to take a little longer than that to repair??
I swear to the gods, this week I saw the word "Break" instead of "Brake" used in the headline of an article by a major web site.
Hey Bold,
I dont feel comfortable outing the body shop at this point. Or even narrowing it down by saying who it is not. Let's just hope they make good on everything and that the car is completed as if nothing ever happened.
Just to set the record straight, it hasn't been 4 months yet. Accident happened in march sometime. Just want to be on the up and up here. Day 1 was the start of month 1, day 32 was start of month 2, day 62 was start of month 3, day 93 was start of month 4, and day 123 will be the start of month 5 and so on.I'm sorry I doubted you. That looks nasty! After the suspension broo-ha-ha it is not paranoia to think posts are intentionally set up to make Tesla look bad. It is totally unacceptable to wait 4 months w/o a car and no explanations. This is a great forum so I hope you stay and see what great info/advice can be had, despite your bad first impression
Here are the hard facts ecarfan. About two weeks ago, when my car was supposed to be ready again and it wasnt, I wanted to stop the bleeding. So I inquired about trading it in because at least I knew I'd be back in a tesla in a few weeks that way. Its been beautiful here now for months and all I know is winter driving with my tesla. I'd have 5 more kwh battery, a face lift, biowepon defense, turning headlights, etc. My car was delivered christmas eve 2015 and has roughly 2200-2400 miles on it. I loaded it with every option possible except ludi mode and rear facing seats. I paid 121,700.00 (before taxes) for the car. Tesla said they would give me a trade in value of 87,500!!!! That's a 34,200.00 difference for a 3 month old car. Ouch! That's almost a 30% drop in total value or a 10% drop a month. Man, it really hurts when I say it like that. By the time I get the car back it will be even less. So no, Im not confused, just flustered. Tesla always seems to have a shortage of loaners, especially ones equal to the high perfomance ones. Maybe tesla should be up front about the repair times until they get a better supply and body shop chains in place. They could offer reasonable trade ins once these crashed cars come through the door and beef up their loaner car supply Instead of letting them sit and depreciate for months at a time while they're waiting to be fixed. Just an idea.
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Critical yes, however assuming ill intent is a bridge too far and deserves an apology after the facts are laid out.
True. It does seem that most of the posters on this thread took your advice and did apologize. Kudos to them. And kudos to you for pointing that out!
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Tesla's trade-in offer isn't market value since they sell it at a higher value to make a profit. They are not a charity organization.
Even so, if you're looking to save on depreciation you shouldn't be buying high end vehicles.
My daughter was rear ended in our Leaf and it took months to fix. We lost the car over the entire summer last year and we didn't get an EV loaner. I didn't whine (although my kids did) since I knew going in Leafs and Teslas are in their infancy and it takes time to get parts, etc.
Even so, if you're looking to save on depreciation you shouldn't be buying high end vehicles.
My daughter was rear ended in our Leaf and it took months to fix. We lost the car over the entire summer last year and we didn't get an EV loaner. I didn't whine (although my kids did) since I knew going in Leafs and Teslas are in their infancy and it takes time to get parts, etc.
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Did you get a loaner Canuck? With tesla accident repairs, you are not provided one. Therefore, that cost comes out of your pocket as well. Unless I should have been provided one and am just naive. I guess I never asked because they had to tow my car a few hours away.
artsci
Sponsor
I would never go straight to a Tesla SC for this kind of thing. First I'd get any possible damage to the suspension analyzed and fixed by a local shop I trust. Then I'd just buy a new tires and rim and get it on the car. There is nothing magical about the Tesla suspension that requires Tesla to fix it.
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
Car is on the move again today. It's still at the body shop (which is better than the mechanical shop) and its unlocked and inside the building again. Still haven't received an update via phone call but this is the most I have ever seen it moving. Its in a different part of the shop too. Maybe detailing
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
Car is on the move again today. It's still at the body shop (which is better than the mechanical shop) and its unlocked and inside the building again. Still haven't received an update via phone call but this is the most I have ever seen it moving. Its in a different part of the shop too. Maybe detailing
LOL Love that app! The workers at the body shop I used, were amazed that I could unlock the car to get my stuff, without them having to trek back to the office for the key... I watched it shuttle in and out and knew when it was parked in the "Ready" lot before they called me
