GregHudson
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I have to disagree with that, as my wife's Merc is insured with AAMI, and I'm reasonably certain the vehicle was not made in Australia.
GH
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Model S Insurance in Australia
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I have to disagree with that, as my wife's Merc is insured with AAMI, and I'm reasonably certain the vehicle was not made in Australia.
GH
TesAus
Member
That was AAMI (and a few other insurers position before the launch event and before the cars appeared on their system. Because they hadn't heard of it they assumed it was a private import)
Dborn
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lennier
Member
As an aside, how many stupidly designed web forms can one industry have. I've lost count of how many online quote forms have made me fill in pages of information only to tell me 'we don't insure that vehicle' once you finally get to submit the form. I selected the vehicle on the first page! Tell me then if you don't insure it, or don't offer it as an option. Yes I know they could be refusing it for other reasons, but at my age with a clean record that seems unlikely, never had any vehicle refused in nearly 40 years. <rant off> 
TesAus
Member
As an aside, how many stupidly designed web forms can one industry have. I've lost count of how many online quote forms have made me fill in pages of information only to tell me 'we don't insure that vehicle' once you finally get to submit the form. I selected the vehicle on the first page! Tell me then if you don't insure it, or don't offer it as an option. Yes I know they could be refusing it for other reasons, but at my age with a clean record that seems unlikely, never had any vehicle refused in nearly 40 years. <rant off>
Rant endorsed!
Dborn
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Ditto. I think they use a commercially available car type listing, which is why cars that they do not insure are listed. But, I agree. After page 1 when you nominate the car candidate, that is the time to tell you.
lennier
Member
Before I launch back in to the soul destroying abyss of insurance policy hunting has anyone done this recently in Melbourne and have any helpful companies they can point me toward? Youi are out on principle because they pissed me off so much with their deceptive and aggressive 'on-line' quote process, but otherwise happy to consider most companies. RACV will be my starting point since I'm currently with them and really small insurers with potentially dodgy claim processes aren't high on my list but otherwise pretty agnostic. Thanks in advance for any advice.
In general, for an unusual car like this one which is not well known, don't use the website. Ring during the week and ask to speak to an underwriter. Agreed value will probably need negotiation as they don't know about options and their value and the phone people only can insure for the base price.
doctorwho
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Shannon's were good once I told them that I could get a better price elsewhere they nearly matched it but offered less excess and better cover. I suggest getting a few quotes and ringing them then.
TesAus
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Barry C
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Hi, I have a quote for just over $1000 with AAMI. I have been with them a while and I will not do very many Ks. Worth a try. We will have similar cars.
And similar delivery...?
And similar delivery...?
raynewman
Active Member
YOUI is charging me $787 with a $1500 excess additional $650 for unlisted drivers, no under 30s drivers. Roadside assist included.
lennier
Member
Identical bar the colour schemes by the look of it
My delivery is looking like late next week, yours?
Barry C
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lennier
Member
For the interest of other Melbourne owners, the RACV quoted me $1245 for $120k agreed value with a $1k excess, or $952 with $2k excess. Didn't care about garaging or many other things that were on the online forms of other insurers. Will most likely go with this at least initially and check some other options during the 21 day payment period.
Ahem... Ladies and Gentlemen, today I rang NRMA and upgraded my policy to include windscreen protection. They did so and charged me around $50. Bargain.
For those with raised eyebrows, please read on. For those who are yawning, please hit the back button on your browser...
Well the other day, I was riding in my brother's father-in-law's friend's car... and he had a cracked windscreen. I enquired why he didn't just buy a new windscreen. We got talking, and the general consensus was that if the Tesla windscreen was to be replaced - with all the integrated autopilot camera tech, auto wiper rain sensors and electro etag prohibitive thingos... - if you were to ring up Tesla and ask them for a new fitted windscreen, they all reckoned it would probably cost somewhere in the vicinity of 3k. 3K I tell ya! That should cause some pause for thought.
So I upgraded. Apparently the upgrade covers all the glass in the car (including the sunroof - go figure), side windows too and there is no excess and it doesn't even count as a claim! So who in their right mind would pass that up? Now tell me I'm an idiot...
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And on a related note: I have always had hire car option. The way I figure that one, since the car is imported, it is gonna take weeks to get such a car fixed - they are not exactly gunna have parts on the shelf. Hence hire car. But that one was obvious.
For those with raised eyebrows, please read on. For those who are yawning, please hit the back button on your browser...
Well the other day, I was riding in my brother's father-in-law's friend's car... and he had a cracked windscreen. I enquired why he didn't just buy a new windscreen. We got talking, and the general consensus was that if the Tesla windscreen was to be replaced - with all the integrated autopilot camera tech, auto wiper rain sensors and electro etag prohibitive thingos... - if you were to ring up Tesla and ask them for a new fitted windscreen, they all reckoned it would probably cost somewhere in the vicinity of 3k. 3K I tell ya! That should cause some pause for thought.
So I upgraded. Apparently the upgrade covers all the glass in the car (including the sunroof - go figure), side windows too and there is no excess and it doesn't even count as a claim! So who in their right mind would pass that up? Now tell me I'm an idiot...
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And on a related note: I have always had hire car option. The way I figure that one, since the car is imported, it is gonna take weeks to get such a car fixed - they are not exactly gunna have parts on the shelf. Hence hire car. But that one was obvious.
lennier
Member
I think windscreen protection is a no-brainer for Teslas or anything else with high tech screens with integrated gizmos. I have it with RACV, similar premium addition.
