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Rear ended today. 3-4 month wait - parts not available.
- Thread starter Garlan Garner
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If as bad as it sounds push your insurance to salvage .. I did this on my S when got rear ended ..also use St Lucie appraisers for diminished value ..:they specialize in Tesla accidents and u should get a good amount back
Man, sorry you are having to deal with this. Hope you didn’t get injured.
Insurance stinks sometimes. I was hit by an uninsured driver with no license and it still took my insurance company a few weeks to refund my deductible under my $0 uninsured deductible rider. And it took them 2 weeks to total out my S that was obviously totaled (my wheels and rear door ended up a football field away from my car, and every single panel was bent plus airbags, but sure, let’s see if we can put her back together
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Man, sorry you are having to deal with this. Hope you didn’t get injured.
Insurance stinks sometimes. I was hit by an uninsured driver with no license and it still took my insurance company a few weeks to refund my deductible under my $0 uninsured deductible rider. And it took them 2 weeks to total out my S that was obviously totaled (my wheels and rear door ended up a football field away from my car, and every single panel was bent plus airbags, but sure, let’s see if we can put her back together
No injuries.
Oh no....
Sorry to hear about your misfortune.
No worries, I turned it into my 3LR first production edition, so worked out in the end.
Got more for my S from insurance than I would have sold it for (I trade cars in normally). And the S made a very ugly accident into something I walked away from with no lasting injuries. So she did her duty.
9erDog
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So sorry to hear this. Hope you get your car back and are enjoying it again relatively soon. Glad to hear that there were no injuries.
need to edit, if you don't mind keep us in the loop with updates
fajitamondays
Member
I'm in a related situation waiting for rear roof glass to become available (non-collision related), and got the same "We don't know when it will be available" response. I'm just turning the corner towards month #2 of waiting.
@Garlan Garner , if in Illinois you are able to go for diminished value claim, look into it quickly to see what's involved. I seem to recall reading that states are different, some don't allow it, and then I also seem to recall reading that if you go through your insurance you can't go for diminished value. All this is vaguely what I remember reading and could be wrong but with a car of the value of a p3D, and less than a year old, it does have some real value to you towards making you whole so worth the time and effort to look into before going through any claim process. I'm sure there are TMC owners in Illinois who can better inform you and it sure seems like rear ended accidents are prevalent enough to have a number of viewpoints on how to proceed.
I uploaded the video to my insurance. It was pretty clear who was at fault.
What video did you upload?
Sentry does not have the camera in the back....or I would have had that as an option.
Sorry @Garlan Garner - you waited a long time for your car and got the best of the best - all boxes checked.
What really sucks here is the loss of FUSC If the car is a total.
I am fearful insurance wouldn’t cover that.
Well, I'm not going to think about that. I don't believe its a total.
It would be a shame on Tesla's part if FUSC isn't allowed to be restored when a situation like this occurs.
The repeater videos do a good job of determining who is at fault even if you can’t see directly behind the car. In my case he hit me on the rear corner so I have it all complete with flying plastic bits. The biggest thing is it’s obvious I was at an intersection and driving responsibly.
I might be in the same situation.... My rear glass developed a crack right over the brake light after 2 weeks of ownership.
Scheduled service for 6/11. Was asked to send pictures to the service center via SMS, which I did the day before yesterday. Still haven't heard anything back from them.
I read in a different thread here several others with the same issue with the glass. Maybe it's one of those things that will turn into a recall??? Not sure it Tesla would be able to handle it.
diamond.g
Active Member
There is a pretty high chance if your car is totaled you are going to lose the FUSC and the lifetime connectivity. I specifically asked about the connectivity when I got my new 3 (original was rear ended and totaled) and was told it is tied to VIN and they cannot transfer it.
My car drove just fine, so if your car said it was inop, I would, sadly, be leaning towards hoping they total it.
I pay an additional $35 a year for “Car Replacement Assistance” through my insurer. If the car is a total loss, they pay 20% above the book value of the vehicle, irrespective of the loan balance. Our cars are so expensive to repair, insurers often decide to total them. This option gives some additional protection.
There is a pretty high chance if your car is totaled you are going to lose the FUSC and the lifetime connectivity. I specifically asked about the connectivity when I got my new 3 (original was rear ended and totaled) and was told it is tied to VIN and they cannot transfer it.
My car drove just fine, so if your car said it was inop, I would, sadly, be leaning towards hoping they total it.
It stinks, but why would Tesla fund this? It's the insurance company's responsibility to get you back on the road or pay fair market value for the car. Typically the market value for a car of similar age, mileage, and features. If this has significant value it would show up in resale prices. They have no obligation to replace with a new car.
This might be an advantage for Tesla to provide insurance. They could structure the policy however they wanted.
diamond.g
Active Member
That is true, it is harder for these companies to be able to evaluate those items since there is no Moroney sticker line item price for them.
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