Sigh....
After an excruciating wait, and refreshing My Tesla a million times a day, I took delivery last Saturday. I only had it for 2 days because I dropped it off at Speed Shield in Addison, TX for photosync, suntek wrap, and cquartz finish (HIGHLY recommend Speed Shield) on this Monday AM. I had a conference in Dallas all this week and so I was just at the hotel without a car, constantly watching my Tesla App "Oh, he's working on the hood now (hood popped)...etc." My 3 day class absolutely crawled by at a snails pace. All I could do was wait for Friday afternoon so I could pick her back up for good....
So I picked her up today around 2:30. Completely pumped and excited because it looked incredible with the wrap,Cquartz coating, and tint. I drove straight from there to Costco to grab some supplies for the house and offices. I parked away from all the other cars. At least 4 empty spaces on either side.
About an hour in the store I came out, and of course all the of spaces were full around me. I thought, "Yikes...I guess I should've parked farther out. Oh well, I'm sure nothing has happened..."
While loading in my supplies (a TON of stuff), a woman came up and said, "Sir?". I wheeled around with a smile on my face expecting my first "Tesla Moment". "Yes?" "Umm....did you see what they did to your car?" "WHAT?! :scared:"
I felt ill...immediately. What is ironic is while driving there, someone was tailgating me and I got a little nervous. I had the actual thought, "Man, that would realllly suck if someone rear ended me. What a headache that would be."
So, she saw how distraught I was and tried to calm me down. I explained this was my dream car, and it was ONE week old and I'd driven it THREE days of that week. Don't even have tags on it yet.
She said she actually saw it happen. She was an employee of Costco and she said, "I couldn't believe it. My 13 year old can drive better than that. He just backed out and came alllll the way over until he hit your car." But thankfully he left his name and phone number on my dash with a message to call him.
I'm in the business of insurance, so I was thankful that he wasn't with some off the wall insurance company but Ameriprise. I got the claim reported on the way home and am hoping to hear from the adjuster on Monday.
I live out in a rural part of Texas, so the nearest authorized Tesla Body Shop is in Plano, TX (almost 2 hour drive, one way).
So I just got her, and now about to give her back up. I just hope they can repair it like new.
Sigh..........
After an excruciating wait, and refreshing My Tesla a million times a day, I took delivery last Saturday. I only had it for 2 days because I dropped it off at Speed Shield in Addison, TX for photosync, suntek wrap, and cquartz finish (HIGHLY recommend Speed Shield) on this Monday AM. I had a conference in Dallas all this week and so I was just at the hotel without a car, constantly watching my Tesla App "Oh, he's working on the hood now (hood popped)...etc." My 3 day class absolutely crawled by at a snails pace. All I could do was wait for Friday afternoon so I could pick her back up for good....
So I picked her up today around 2:30. Completely pumped and excited because it looked incredible with the wrap,Cquartz coating, and tint. I drove straight from there to Costco to grab some supplies for the house and offices. I parked away from all the other cars. At least 4 empty spaces on either side.
About an hour in the store I came out, and of course all the of spaces were full around me. I thought, "Yikes...I guess I should've parked farther out. Oh well, I'm sure nothing has happened..."
While loading in my supplies (a TON of stuff), a woman came up and said, "Sir?". I wheeled around with a smile on my face expecting my first "Tesla Moment". "Yes?" "Umm....did you see what they did to your car?" "WHAT?! :scared:"
I felt ill...immediately. What is ironic is while driving there, someone was tailgating me and I got a little nervous. I had the actual thought, "Man, that would realllly suck if someone rear ended me. What a headache that would be."
So, she saw how distraught I was and tried to calm me down. I explained this was my dream car, and it was ONE week old and I'd driven it THREE days of that week. Don't even have tags on it yet.
She said she actually saw it happen. She was an employee of Costco and she said, "I couldn't believe it. My 13 year old can drive better than that. He just backed out and came alllll the way over until he hit your car." But thankfully he left his name and phone number on my dash with a message to call him.
I'm in the business of insurance, so I was thankful that he wasn't with some off the wall insurance company but Ameriprise. I got the claim reported on the way home and am hoping to hear from the adjuster on Monday.
I live out in a rural part of Texas, so the nearest authorized Tesla Body Shop is in Plano, TX (almost 2 hour drive, one way).
So I just got her, and now about to give her back up. I just hope they can repair it like new.
Sigh..........