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Model 3 rear ended - let's see how long this takes...
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Candleflame
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no heavy fines or points for this? used to be also more common many years ago in europe but was made illegal i think in the late 90s (re: tunnelvision while talking on a phone). Is much rarer now as the fines and points are pretty steep and our traffic too complicated for this really.
Candleflame
Active Member
probably would already help if USA would change their amber brakelights to red like everywhere else. Even if you just catch it with the edge of your peripheral vision you know red means brake/slowdown/stop.
Umm what? We don't have amber brake lights, they are red. We don't even have mandatory amber turn signals. (Some cars have red turn signals others have red.)
Candleflame
Active Member
probably would already help if USA would change their amber brakelights to red like everywhere else. Even if you just catch it with the edge of your peripheral vision you know red means brake/slowdown/stop.
ehh other way round sorry. red = brakelight or stop but nothing else and all other lights have to be another colour
Update on my personal experience: Total cost - $5,700. Dropped off at body shop on 8/27, received notification that car is in paint shop on 9/4, current estimated pickup date from body shop is 9/8.
Yeah and it is maddening. I have to watch my rear view mirror at pretty much all times and leave space in front of me in hopes of having an escape route whenever possible.
Good news - I picked my car up yesterday evening - only took 85 days. 
After a supplemental invoice the total ended up being $11,256 in damages.
Hopefully I’ll be able to update the software at some point - currently stuck at 21.9. I had gotten notification months ago that an update was ready but obveously the body shop didn’t update and haven’t see a notification on my phone since then. I’m sure it will show up or maybe I’ll just wait until I have to take it in to get the glove box fixed (mine was one of the builds that did not have a working glove box).
From other threads I’ve seen around it looks like part wait times have gotten better but I do have deep sympathy for anyone else who has to go through this, having the car in the body shop for 85 days after having it for just 26 days was a bummer!
After a supplemental invoice the total ended up being $11,256 in damages.
Hopefully I’ll be able to update the software at some point - currently stuck at 21.9. I had gotten notification months ago that an update was ready but obveously the body shop didn’t update and haven’t see a notification on my phone since then. I’m sure it will show up or maybe I’ll just wait until I have to take it in to get the glove box fixed (mine was one of the builds that did not have a working glove box).
From other threads I’ve seen around it looks like part wait times have gotten better but I do have deep sympathy for anyone else who has to go through this, having the car in the body shop for 85 days after having it for just 26 days was a bummer!
TT97
Active Member
Good news - I picked my car up yesterday evening - only took 85 days.
After a supplemental invoice the total ended up being $11,256 in damages.
Hopefully I’ll be able to update the software at some point - currently stuck at 21.9. I had gotten notification months ago that an update was ready but obveously the body shop didn’t update and haven’t see a notification on my phone since then. I’m sure it will show up or maybe I’ll just wait until I have to take it in to get the glove box fixed (mine was one of the builds that did not have a working glove box).
From other threads I’ve seen around it looks like part wait times have gotten better but I do have deep sympathy for anyone else who has to go through this, having the car in the body shop for 85 days after having it for just 26 days was a bummer!
Congrats on getting your car back. Do you have a little amber alarm clock icon on the top right corner of your screen? If so, that is the update, you can click on it to update the latest version the car downloaded.
Nope, no alarm clock notification in the corner. Not sure if that was added in a later update or something. I’ll probably wait a few days and see if I get an update notification.
TT97
Active Member
Nope, no alarm clock notification in the corner. Not sure if that was added in a later update or something. I’ll probably wait a few days and see if I get an update notification.
You should call Tesla and have them push you the update - just let them know your situation and am sure they will do it. I'm pretty sure 21.9 is pre wi-fi, summon and some other goodies.
My car was technically driveable mechanically speaking but I had only one working/visible brake light and and no left turn signal. The CHP officer said I could drive it home (~2 miles) but said to have it towed to the body shop to avoid any other issues.
