My insurance appraiser is quoting $23K to fixing this Model X. Is that accurate?

[ThisFormal1]

Hello!
I was nearly stopped on a high on my Model X when I got rear ended at full highway speed from an SUV, and then pushed forward to hit another truck. However, the insurance appraiser is quoting 23K to fix the whole car (appraised ballpark at the tow yard before the tear down or going to a Tesla Certified Shop) - is that accurate? I was thinking this would be closer to a total loss than a repair job.

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[Les236]

Looks totalled to me, but appraisal doesn't matter. It's up to the body shop. They'll either reject it or not. During the teardown They'll send in an updated appraisal to the insurance company. Sounds like this guy has never done a Tesla.

 

[Mwolfe]

No, body shop estimate will be significantly higher. Looks like a total loss. What unknown open items are on the estimate?

 

[ThisFormal1]

Thank you everyone for your replies so far.
He did an exterior examination at the tow yard as-is above - so he said he hasn't done any electrical, structural, or battery estimate. I believe he said he used something called CC1(?) system to estimate the OEM parts for that 23K. Another thing to note is that the airbag was not deployed.

Just afraid that the body shop would try to make it a repair where possible - but of course if it's too much the insurance would call it a loss.

 

[brainhouston]

No airbags is def a good thing and reduces the repair price but i can tell u that 23k might be barely enough for just parts once u take it apart...
Every little part costs $$$ for X lol

 

[ThisFormal1]

I think I am afraid of getting it fixed when the battery/structural parts are overlooked in favor of repair. Is there a general concern with repairing a Tesla with this much damage?

 

[brainhouston]

I forgot that u said u almost stopped, its possible airbags didn't deploy due to low speed but u might still have front rail damage...hard to say
With this impact i wouldn't worry about battery, im sure its fine. No battery related components are anywhere near the front.
Also if rear quarter panels are intact then its just a tailgate/bumper fix with maybe some body repair under, should be easy.
Its all about having a salvage car after its fixed, whether thats ok with u or not.
used to be big deal cause u would lose Supercharging but seems tesla now allows u back after HV inspection
I'm 99% sure it will be totaled tho once they pull front things apart, just check Copart and IAAI what Teslas are there, sometimes far less damage...

 

[ThisFormal1]

Thank you! right as for "having a salvage car after its fixed" - is hopefully where we can recoup the diminished value from the at-fault insurance company. haven't come across Copart and IAAI - but these are extremely helpful & you're right, there are ones with far less damage on there...

 

[gaswalla]

that stinks... so sorry you are going through this...What year X is this? It seems like 40-50k of work... I can see this going either way (totaled vs not)

 

[ThisFormal1]

thank you it's a 2020 model with 60K miles on it

 

[thesmokingman]

That's a laughably low estimate from your appraiser.