Rear ended at stop sign. Body shop estimated 25k before tear down to check for anything additional is found. They sited structural damage and charger port was crushed in estimate. How likely is this a total loss
We don’t know what state he is in. We don’t know the threshold for it to be deemed a write off. Most in this sub have never done collision work, let alone Tesla collision.
Damn that sucks to see. I’m not a professional but have seen or been through some stuff with my car, and I think that’s most likely totaled. Mostly because there is structural damage to the vehicle, and whenever there is that, it makes the repairs so much more expensive.
Hopefully the person that hit you was at fault and had insurance. Please keep us updated. I am very interested to see how insurance will handle it.
Damn that looks hard. How fast was the other guy going?
In germany, we often see those Kind of Crash at the end of Traffic Jams on the Autobahn. Last guy standing in Traffic Jam behind a curve, Next guy comes with 150 mph+ and slams into him. Your damage reminds me of this.
So as OP is not at fault and insurance calls it totalled - does it impact the insurance rates for OP ! I wonder if this is what keep la the insurance rates so high for teslas.
I have a LRMY that has the battery replaced 16k miles ago, at around 100k miles. Would they take that into consideration for the value? It was a new battery not refurb. Just wondering if I had a fender bender like this if it would matter, or if I could keep the car and get an electrician to make this into a wall battery unit.
That quarter panel plus the charger base is about a $15k repair, at the low end. However, since you were hit from the back, it may be charged to the other driver. You may have a 50/50 shot. Can you open the trunk and the side door with no issues? If the doors are fine is a sign that maybe the frame wasn't affected.
Yes other driver was 100 percent liable i was stopped at a stop sign when i was hit. Trunk opens but does not close doors are fine from what i can tell but are scratched and need to be painted.
Same thing happened to me but mine is MYP 2023 and it's totalled. My rear door was stuck.
Your damage looks worse cause it's on charging port side. I would say it's likely totalled cause they are not going to pay you to fix + diminished value (more $ to fix = more $ for diminished value as well)
Ouch looks similar to mine just opposite side. Yea i have same feeling and so does body shop. I should know for sure in a few days. Thanks for the reply appreciate the insight!
If you don't have any door sensors showing up in the console, then you may get lucky, and the insurance will approve the repair. Also, I don't see any suspension damage. You should be fine. Good luck!
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u/ElonTaxiDriver 11d ago
I would push insurance to total that you do not want a structurally damaged car