Was in a minor accident and I'm impressed!

[Petals408]

Hey everyone
I have a 2020 Model 3 and was recently in a minor accident. Someone pulled out while turning left and hit my front end driver's side. They were in a Camry. I was shocked at the difference in visible damage on the two cars and quite pleased! The Camry was torn up compared to my car. That led me to research the structure of the car out of curiosity. So happy my family will be protected if we ever get into a major accident (God forbid)!
On the other hand, as a person who parks out on the South 40 to avoid door dings and only has 6,000 miles on the car that's over a year old, I am pissed this happened. It goes in the shop next week to get fixed!

 

[UncertainTimes]

Camry be boxing outside its weight class

 

[Petals408]

Camry be boxing outside its weight class

Yes lol

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Uh, crumple zones are a good thing for absorbing crash energy so your body doesn't. Given that fact, the Camry won easily.

 

[MasterC17]

Uh, crumple zones are a good thing for absorbing crash energy so your body doesn't. Given that fact, the Camry won easily.

There were no crumple zones involved in this accident. The fender is thin steel and the bumper is plastic. This was a low-speed impact, I'm guessing less than 15mph.

 

[zhu-]

That camry's tires are as bald as the bottom of my foot.

 

[techzelle]

yea, but it will cost 3 times more to fix the Tesla.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

There were no crumple zones involved in this accident. The fender is thin steel and the bumper is plastic. This was a low-speed impact, I'm guessing less than 15mph.

Way to miss the point, lol!

 

[holmgang]

Current Camry has NHTSA 5 star rating on every single metric , IIHS Good (top) rating on every crash test, with overall place as Top Safety Pick+

 

[Shelburne]

Current Camry has NHTSA 5 star rating on every single metric , IIHS Good (top) rating on every crash test, with overall place as Top Safety Pick+

The 2020 M3 also has a 5 star rating and is a top safety pick too. I think that the reason the Camry has more damage is simply because the Tesla outweighs it by a lot.

 

[Darmie]

It's always best to purchase Red. It's easier to see in the woods.

Tesla Model 3 loses control and falls 100ft off the side of a mountain, occupants walk away

Tesla’s number one priority when designing their cars is safety. This is evident in the data, with the five safest cars ever tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) being Tesla vehicles. That […]

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Yes, Tesla is a safe vehicle. It's the new Volvo.

 

[TexasTezla]

Hey everyone
I have a 2020 Model 3 and was recently in a minor accident. Someone pulled out while turning left and hit my front end driver's side. They were in a Camry. I was shocked at the difference in visible damage on the two cars and quite pleased! The Camry was torn up compared to my car. That led me to research the structure of the car out of curiosity. So happy my family will be protected if we ever get into a major accident (God forbid)!
On the other hand, as a person who parks out on the South 40 to avoid door dings and only has 6,000 miles on the car that's over a year old, I am pissed this happened. It goes in the shop next week to get fixed!

That Camry was in no way street legal with those tires!

 

[Petals408]

yea, but it will cost 3 times more to fix the Tesla.

Not my problem lol. It was her fault. And actually my insurance adjuster from Geico, who estimates Tesla repair all the time, told me Tesla parts are the cheapest on the market due to the low number of models they have.

 

[Petals408]

There were no crumple zones involved in this accident. The fender is thin steel and the bumper is plastic. This was a low-speed impact, I'm guessing less than 15mph.

You are correct. Happened in a parking lot. I barely even felt it lol.

 

[KenC]

Oh

It's always best to purchase Red. It's easier to see in the woods.

Tesla Model 3 loses control and falls 100ft off the side of a mountain, occupants walk away

Tesla’s number one priority when designing their cars is safety. This is evident in the data, with the five safest cars ever tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) being Tesla vehicles. That […]

driveteslacanada.ca

Yes, Tesla is a safe vehicle. It's the new Volvo.

Hmmm.... Unplugged Performance sticker on driver-side door. How fast do you think the driver took that 25mph corner?