Garlan Garner
Banned
super minor?
They had to remove almost the entire rear of my car...seats and all. $29k not including rental @ $43 per day.
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Model 3 crash....opinions
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super minor?
They had to remove almost the entire rear of my car...seats and all. $29k not including rental @ $43 per day.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Do you know how much they were going to cash you out for, before you told them about EAP and FSD?
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Yes, it was (nearly) drivable. That’s what I mean. I base this only on your prior post with your estimates. If you had motor damage, etc., obviously not minor.
Yeah, that repair cost seems about right for relatively minor damage.
It doesn’t matter for this discussion, really, except make it pretty clear the repair costs will be easily in excess of $30k. Total seems very probable. Hopefully it is win-win for the OP to get cashed out - it often is, but depends on when purchased, how much tax credit, etc.
Garlan Garner
Banned
EAP and FSD and upgraded interior ( white seats ).
Cash out for me was $44k. Value of the car was $55k.
Garlan Garner
Banned
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
But the EAP + FSD presumably would have been added on top of that...and when they were...no total. Hard to tell with piecemeal info though.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
If you do a lot of mods and stuff it can quickly become a loss. As you say - it depends!
Garlan Garner
Banned
What puts tesla repair costs over the top is the upscale tesla repair procedures. If a body shop wants to keep it's Tesla certification...then they MUST comply with Tesla's procedures.
I watched my car every day. The Tesla repair/replacement procedure for my car was extensive down to the rivets and where they were required.
The OP's car will need a rear quarter panel and a door. The rear quarter panel comes as a whole piece. There is one at Auto Nation in Downers Grove as we speak.
What we can't see is the Axle situation.
I watched my car every day. The Tesla repair/replacement procedure for my car was extensive down to the rivets and where they were required.
The OP's car will need a rear quarter panel and a door. The rear quarter panel comes as a whole piece. There is one at Auto Nation in Downers Grove as we speak.
What we can't see is the Axle situation.
Garlan Garner
Banned
I'm pretty sure I swerved, or it could have been a combination. Happened so fast I don't really remember?
Mrcarcrazy
In need of a shrinking gun to zap a plaid with.
Was that a duck walking next to the cow? That’s hilarious if so.
Sorry to hear about the collision. Hope your insurance companies do their job and you’re not without a car too long.
Sorry to hear about the collision. Hope your insurance companies do their job and you’re not without a car too long.
XLR82XS
D M C
Glad you're ok. I wouldn't want that car after a hit like that to the 1/4 especially with suspension damage and a tainted carfax.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Good luck. I really have settled on the guess that this will be a total loss. Probably you’ll get an initial quote from the adjuster suggesting $10-15k of damage, but the body shop will estimate $30-35k (which will be closer to correct - and does not include other expenses).
In Florida you don’t have quite as many state programs available which would make this declaration favorable to you financially...so we’ll see how it works out. The main reasons for it sometimes being ok are 1) The tax credits & other rebates which the insurance company does not take into account in the payout and 2) the rapid Tesla price drops (mostly due to lapsing tax credits), and there is some “stickiness” or lag in the value that insurance companies assign to vehicles.
There are definitely people who have had new cars totaled and ended up on the winning side of things...but less likely if you don’t have significant state credit/rebate benefits or utility programs...and less likely if you bought recently.
Let us know how it goes. Hope everyone’s necks are ok. That sort of rapid spinning seems like it could be pretty hard on the neck. Again, good luck with everything.
Do you have that left repeater footage available?
Right. I’d rather have the car totaled in that situation. Money can be replaced, my time cannot. Not to mention having to chase diminished value, etc.
youngmcdonald
Member
If the insurance doesn’t decide to total the car, it won’t be totaled. It’s not like the car owner has a choice. But let’s see -
When just my quarterpanel was hit, my car was parked so it didn’t add to the impact and it was a $16k repair with two months of rental $2500 and now you can’t even tell if it was ever in an accident.
In this case, let’s assume that the repairs will be about $30k at the most. And say, two months of rental $2500. Assuming this is a year old long range AWD, total loss cash-out would not be above $40k considering depreciation. Insurance may total the car, pay OP $40k, and make money off the totaled car parts?
When just my quarterpanel was hit, my car was parked so it didn’t add to the impact and it was a $16k repair with two months of rental $2500 and now you can’t even tell if it was ever in an accident.
In this case, let’s assume that the repairs will be about $30k at the most. And say, two months of rental $2500. Assuming this is a year old long range AWD, total loss cash-out would not be above $40k considering depreciation. Insurance may total the car, pay OP $40k, and make money off the totaled car parts?
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