Model Y - Accident

[athlon]

Thank you all for the detailed responses. I feel lucky my family walked out of the car with minor bruises. Could have been so much worse.

I'd rather prefer the car is totaled and will try to fight that. Adding more pictures.

Q1: Gathering comparables on Tesla site, Carvana, Carmax. Would you recommend any other sites?

 

[Pianewman]

Photos are painful to see. It looks like the rear hatch is "sprung" a bit, or it could just be the OEM QC (uneven gap)

Thanks for all the input on this. Totally understand the "hidden" damage re: an adjuster's limits.

I don't have serious accident experience. My wife and I have totaled over a hundred combined years of driving, most serious accident was a standing-still rear-end collision, 1987 Audi 4000S. Car was doing 35mph. Audi was repaired, drove beautifully another 110k miles. Sigh...simpler times (???)

 

[gtbguy]

Nowadays, even a door ding is a total loss. Unbelievable what has happened over the years. But I agree this is likely a total loss.

 

[Fourdoor]

Thank you all for the detailed responses. I feel lucky my family walked out of the car with minor bruises. Could have been so much worse.

I'd rather prefer the car is totaled and will try to fight that. Adding more pictures.

Q1: Gathering comparables on Tesla site, Carvana, Carmax. Would you recommend any other sites?

Did you always have that huge gap around the passenger side of the rear hatch? If not then the whole car got twisted... if you did normal Tesla QA/QC

Keith

 

[FindMyElectric]

Thank you all for the detailed responses. I feel lucky my family walked out of the car with minor bruises. Could have been so much worse.

I'd rather prefer the car is totaled and will try to fight that. Adding more pictures.

Q1: Gathering comparables on Tesla site, Carvana, Carmax. Would you recommend any other sites?

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[N1L CO2]

Not sure if that's $45k worth of damage. However, I heard from a friend of mine, who is a bodyshop owner, that insurance companies are more likely to declare total-loss for the Model 3/Ys nowadays because the salvaged value for parts are becoming more attractive. I guess you can say the sum of the parts are definitely worth more than the whole in this case.

 

[athlon]

Not sure if that's $45k worth of damage. However, I heard from a friend of mine, who is a bodyshop owner, that insurance companies are more likely to declare total-loss for the Model 3/Ys nowadays because the salvaged value for parts are becoming more attractive. I guess you can say the sum of the parts are definitely worth more than the whole in this case.

Thank you. I would prefer a total loss too considering the extensive damages. Any ideas on how to extract a new car value? Geico does not carry a new car insurance. Mine was 2021 model 6 months old with 3K miles. Any ideas on how to extract the maximum in my scenario.

 

[N1L CO2]

Thank you. I would prefer a total loss too considering the extensive damages. Any ideas on how to extract a new car value? Geico does not carry a new car insurance. Mine was 2021 model 6 months old with 3K miles. Any ideas on how to extract the maximum in my scenario.

Insurance companies are obligated to make you "whole" in case of loss. Hence, whatever the cost is for you to find a like-for-like replacement, that's what they'll have to pay. With continued high-demand and rising Model Y prices, that replacement $$$ would be on the high end.

In the current market, the slightly used ones are sometimes more than the new ones. Thus, provided that the insurance company declares it a total loss, I wouldn't worry too much about being underwater with the payout.

Not sure how it is in PA but in CA, the total loss is calculated as follows;

Car's FMV - Cost of repairs - salvage value = <=0, i.e.

50000 - 25000 - 30000 = -5000, hence the car would be totaled.

 

[navinbits]

I also just got involved in a hydroplaning accident just yesterday. I'm sure it's a total loss. But extremely thankful to have me, the wife and kids walk out of this with no injuries!!

 

[N1L CO2]

Holy cow!!! Glad to hear everyone walked away unscathed. This is by far the worst crash I've seen/reported here in the forum. Proof of highest IIHS rating of one of THE safest cars in the flesh!

 

[navinbits]

I also just got involved in a hydroplaning accident just yesterday. I'm sure it's a total loss. But extremely thankful to have me, the wife and kids walk out of this with no injuries!!

FYI, I was driving under the speed limit and without engaging autopilot.

 

[navinbits]

Holy cow!!! Glad to hear everyone walked away unscathed. This is by far the worst crash I've seen/reported here in the forum. Proof of highest IIHS rating of one of THE safest cars in the flesh!

Yes. It did seem very bad, but the cabin was practically untouched which was imprecise!!

 

[athlon]

Late update. Car was indeed declared a total loss. Insurance paid almost the new car value.

Now in line to purchase another Model Y!

 

[Lucas007]

If the front suspension got tweaked even just a little it would be considered totaled, plus I would not trust it ever getting it perfectly aligned. Good to hear no one was hurt.

 

[norazi]

Airbags going off on a Tesla is usually totaled. hence why insurance is so expensive: easier to replace than to repair aluminum body and batteries.

 

[Seminole]

Seminole: What are you basing this on? I see crumple zones doing as they're intended: fenders/hood, I don't see A-pillar deformation, door deformation, in the photos at least.
Of course, suspension/battery/electronics, from the front axle back, are impossible to see in photos.

Called it.

 

[TomServo]

I don’t think I’d want that vehicle repaired. It will never be the same as it was before the accident. Good luck.