Thanks, mblanshard. I was just told they didn't file a police report so I supposed its a good thing. I think I should visit the service center and check out the damage to my vehicle (vs just relying on photos).
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She said she had a bad experience once so insisted to use my insurance. Not much you can do in that situation I mean my kid did the damage to her car so I was on the hook. There was also no police report in my situation too. This was in Milpitas, CA when I still lived there by the way so could still be relevant to your situation too. I would be sure to get it in writing that this will not show up on the carfax so if it does you have recourse with them.
I think almost all insurance companies sell their claims data directly to CarFax now. So if they pay it will be there.
Part of the reason the insurance companies do this is so that if your car has been repaired and then in another accident they know about the prior damage and can pay you less when they total your car. It's all about the money, and them keeping as much of it as possible.
Part of the reason the insurance companies do this is so that if your car has been repaired and then in another accident they know about the prior damage and can pay you less when they total your car. It's all about the money, and them keeping as much of it as possible.
Turns out the other driver was uninsured and police never came (was told there was a shooting nearby!). Tesla is just going to cover this directly w/o going thru insurance. In this case, I don't think it'll be recorded in carfax as the info won't be reported anywhere.
Do you still recommend I get some kind of assurance from T?
Do you normally sell private party or trade into a dealer when you sell cars?
The car fax will most likely remain clean, but the paint work can be detected by a paint meter. Many dealers/Carmaxs use them so the repair work would be detected in that case (I have had this happen to me several times). However, if you sell private party, then you should be good since many buyers don't use a paint meter.
I have never gotten rid of my cars (at least not yet)! Thanks for the info. Wonder if I can ask T to replace the bumper with a new one - in this case paint work will be the same so won't be able to detect?
