That is FAR more then $4250 in damage. I had less damage on the same rear quarter panel, and it cost over $10k. The insurance adjuster thought that was cheap for such an extensive repair. They need to empty your car, remove the glass roof, side doors, interior, etc then cut out the rear quarter of that car and weld/glue in a new one. It is major surgery. The repair took weeks without having to wait for material.
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My first accident
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CDennis100
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I’m a few weeks ahead of you in the process. PM me if you want details. Go to Connan in Zionsville if you have a choice. Yes, Indy SC won’t do that kinda work. Mine isn’t as bad as yours and is coming back at 12k
jebinc
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Maybe time to trade it in and start anew, with another 3, Y or Plaid?!
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Estimate is on the low side (they always go up!). At least they’re not calling it a total loss! That would be bad news.
Lack of cross traffic alerts and 360 camera are my biggest issues with my 3 and Y. I almost hit a truck today as I was backing out (but I know to always double/triple check when in my Teslas).
jebinc
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White Shadow
Member
I just assumed it would be standard equipment on a Tesla. Oh well, it's not like we haven't been driving for years without that technology. Well, I guess most of us anyway. But it would be nice if it was included.
bobby g
Member
That's still much lower than I'd have thought. Some carriers work with shops that are more to their liking in price. Some of those give a lifetime warranty on the work. I knew the $5k was not even close. Sorry about your car.
I got a letter from NHTSA. They say they are particularly interested in accidents involving Teslas and want to reconstruct my accident. The letter has a number where I can call a NHTSA crash technician.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
That just seems weird (surprising!) for what is essentially a fender bender caused by human error with no injuries (not a comment on the amount of damage, just a completely routine accident). Was this because of their monitoring your Twitter, this website, or through insurance claim monitoring? I assume the letter makes it clear.
It’s certainly true that property damage could have likely been eliminated in this case with the right safety systems, and maybe that is what they are interested in? Maybe they are weighing cost/benefit of adding regulation to require such equipment, and gathering data to support that?
Here is the letter.
That might be on the up and up — who would be dumb enough to generate such an un-professional letter besides a professional? Still to be on the safe side you should call back using a number for the NHTSA obtained from google or a phone book, just to make sure you aren’t getting scammed somehow…
Looks like they were doing algebra on the other side.Here is the letter.
I used the back side of the letter as scratch paper for a math tutoring session (I tutor high school math on the side).
Remember, it's just an object and it can be repaired or replaced. Nobody was hurt, and that's the important thing here. Hopefully the car is repaired sooner than expected. Good luck!
