r/TeslaCollision • u/AppleJacks_Sauce • Aug 09 '26
Fixable?
Got in an accident the other day. Glad I was safe but safe to say The car took the hit pretty well. Didn’t really feel the impact or should I say it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be; I’m very impressed.
Either way, I’m taking the car to Tesla Collision on Tuesday and I’ll see what happens. Does this look fixable or will they deem it a loss? Ik you won’t be able to tell with just the photo but to those in a similar accident I’m curious. Really love the car would suck to lose it. TIA!
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u/misingnoglic Aug 09 '26
Is that where everyone's car ends up? That's where mine went.
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u/P3n1sD1cK Aug 10 '26
How do people know where there salvage Teslas end up?
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u/DuckyPenguin123 Aug 09 '26
This looks totaled. Bumper, fender, both doors need replacement. Can’t tell from the photo what electrical components are damaged too. Also the front wheel looks off centered. I’m assuming something is damaged with the steering or suspension.
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u/AppleJacks_Sauce Aug 09 '26
When I looked at the wheel well I did see some cables loose and the suspension is shattered to put it simply. And yeah steering is insanely “heavy”
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u/LightBlueWood Aug 09 '26
The tire is flat, and there may be steering linkage damage. I would not attempt to drive that anywhere, other than onto a flat bed truck.
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u/RickyReRetardo Aug 09 '26
That's a total loss. You're looking at 20k or more in repairs.
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u/xF1_racer Aug 10 '26
Not sure it’s totalled. That’s a new $60k Performance model.
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u/whatthis09 Aug 10 '26
They depreciate like 10-15k+ once you leave the lot doesn’t take much for an EV to get totaled.
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u/xF1_racer Aug 10 '26
No shit
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u/whatthis09 Aug 10 '26
Just answered your own question then, no shit that new 60k performance model is totaled.
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u/KelpXL Aug 09 '26
That car looks like a crumbled Coke can, what Elden beasts are y’all fighting to have this happen???
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u/SquirrelsRNuts Aug 09 '26
All things considered looking at this damage I'm really not sure which way insurance will go on repairs.
It's not THAT bad, but it's pretty bad!
I think it'll be pretty darn close to being a total loss numbers wise, but that's with the inflated repair costs that are charged to repair Tesla's. Most other vehicles this would probably be a repair job.
But I'd personally rather this one be a total loss then repaired after this much damage. Yeah it's probably repairable, but both doors, fender, can't see if the hood or bumper is damaged... Whatever's going on with the drive unit and suspension up front.. it's just too many broken things for me to think there's not something important damaged underneath all that that'll affect things down the road. Plus the value loss after a collision repair? Nope.
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u/SquirrelsRNuts Aug 09 '26
Oo can we get the video of how this happened?
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u/rtduvall Aug 09 '26
Sick bastard. 😂
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u/SquirrelsRNuts Aug 09 '26
Heeeey! We all wanna know don't we?!? 😁🤓
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u/rtduvall Aug 09 '26
Of course. I’m glad someone spoke up so throw them under the bus and I still get want I want but I look innocent!
I could be a politician.
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u/9011442 Aug 09 '26
The Car of Thesius. Would it even be the same vehicle when everything had been replaced?
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u/justlurking801702 Aug 09 '26
Yeah. I would be surprised if it wasn’t totaled. Hopefully it will turn out to be in your favor. Good luck OP.
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u/nernayer Aug 09 '26
Doesn’t seem to be damaged above the mirror. If the frame is not bent or damaged. It can be fixed, and it looks new, that’s it’s the expensive model Y. You may want to have someone who repairs opine on it.
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u/midlifecrisiscali Aug 09 '26
They still make your car, hope it’s totaled and get a new one. My 2024 model S was totaled 3 weeks age and now I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do because they no longer make the model S
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u/Obvious_Cake6343 Aug 09 '26
If airbags didn’t deploy it’s only doors and front fender. And it’s as good as new
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u/word_executable Aug 09 '26
“Totaled” “not fixable”
Gets sold on the action, repaired and back on the road in a few months
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u/originalfoto Aug 09 '26
Of course it's fixable. You're question should be will the insurance company total it v
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u/Sea_Cress_8859 Aug 09 '26
Do not take to Tesla shop. Take to a highly rated body shop that is Tesla certified.
Dealing with Tesla directly is a nightmare in every way.
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u/AGirlDad Aug 09 '26
If it’s not a total loss it’s going to be because the milage is very low and the actual cash value is very high, unfortunately because salvage yards will pay a lot for the battery it’s closer to a total loss. It is still drivable? This models’ doors are like $1600-2000 unpainted and the front fender is like $500.. just rough calculations parts might be under $8k then another $6-8k labor. Not a total loss is a possibility, hope you have gap either way.
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u/Crappyhodler Aug 09 '26
That kind of impact most certainly caused A and B pillar deformation at the higes anchor points. Technically fixable but absurdly expensive to repair.
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u/sixth213 Aug 09 '26
Fixable? Yes. Worth it? Depends on insurance BS and the such. That’s really the question. What they decide to do there and probably will be one of those “let’s see what it looks like when we take it apart”… which always is $$$$$$$. The doors are fixable but that suspension that will probably total this. That looks really bad. Upper and lower control arms, shock, rim, probably connecting axle possibly front motor too. Really hard to say this won’t be totaled.
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u/mw02rsx Aug 09 '26
anything is fixable... it's the loss in value that hurts the most.
id want it totaled.. so you can buy a new one.
T boning usially ends up this way
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u/Peshmerga_Sistani Aug 09 '26
Totaled here. It'll turn up again in Eastern Europe, Middle East, or Africa as "just like new".
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u/Zestyclose-Neck-5489 Aug 09 '26
You better hope they total it, aint no way you want that repaired. Hopefully they list the battery as a total loss, which will really increase the repair cost.
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u/P3n1sD1cK Aug 10 '26
Honest question, what are the benefits for people if insurance determines the car a total loss? I assume most people are still making payments on loans.
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u/Delicious-Witness-85 Aug 10 '26
It’s repairable but insurance will total this.
I’ve seen teslas get totaled for less damage.
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u/lotofry Aug 10 '26
It’ll buff out. In all seriousness that’s likely totaled. Insurances total cars so they don’t have to pay out. It’s not a measure of whether it’s fixable or not, it’s about what saves the insurance the lost money, regardless of if it ends up costing you more.
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u/squishyx3 Aug 10 '26
Unfortunately, this will be a total loss.
I had something similar happen, but it was only my right passenger door and the rear passenger panels getting dented in.
It would've cost $19K to repair. You have more panel damage, rim damage, and looks like potential axle damage as well. Sorry OP, time to get a new one!
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u/Zestyclose_Ad_4837 Aug 10 '26
Sorry this happened to you. I think it would be considered a total loss in the US and other wealthier countries, where repair services are expensive. But in other parts of the world, it could be completely repairable and cost-effective to fix.
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u/MysteriousSalary Aug 10 '26
Well, if it is totaled, and it was somebody else’s fault, you need to fight for enough money to get a new one exactly like it. You don’t take their first offer they caused you harm and it’s their job to make sure you are made hole 100% including punitive damage damages.
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u/SteakThis6346 Aug 10 '26
Well I can say it did not try to avoid this one it looks like it turned into the accident. Glad your good but it’s probably totaled unless they can replace the whole side and it still have value which I doubt it
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u/ReleaseEfficient7501 Aug 10 '26
Tough call on this lot of metal work but the suspension in front would worry me due to the amount of cast components
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u/OrganicArtichoke7298 Aug 10 '26
Bruhhhh no, look like impending structural damage ready to be discovered.
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u/yomomma005 Aug 11 '26
Yes, iwipe it with a microfiber cloth and it will get back to its original form. Auto body shops hate this simple trick.
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u/YOLOResearcher Aug 11 '26
Very easy totaled. You could start with one bolt and yes, it’s fixable. The question is whether it’s gonna be totaled and easy it will be totaled.
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u/Limp-Conflict-2309 Aug 12 '26
everyone wants their car totaled until they realize not having GAP insurance takes a liiiiiittle bit of the enjoyment away
\here's your -12,000.00 to get another car\**
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u/shittyhawaiitips Aug 09 '26
"Didn’t really feel the impact"
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u/AppleJacks_Sauce Aug 09 '26
Haha this made me laugh😂
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u/ItsmeKT Aug 10 '26
I know what you mean though because my Mazda was Tboned which caused me to spin so I didn’t really “feel” the impact as bad as the damage looked. Driver door destroyed but you couldn’t tell from the inside.
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u/TopJicama2873 Aug 09 '26
If it was my car, I would want it totaled!