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What's the process on diminished value? I've never done something like this before.

Wow, that is some quick thinking! I can't believe the driver who slammed on their brakes didn't even stop to see if everyone was okay. Update on my accident: insurance adjuster came out to the collision center for a 2nd, more detailed look and it turns out it's 35K in damage. Now there's some...

Ouch, sorry to see your car hit like that! The speed limit where I was at was about 35-40. My guess is he was going much faster than that. The estimate from the collision center is about 18k, which is a lot less than expected, so there's that. No word from the city or anything. My...

I do not have rear facing seats. - - - Updated - - - I didn't think to take pictures of the interior trunk area, but it wasn't too bad. I would be more worried about the jolt to the neck on children who are rear facing. The more I think and fume about this, the more I'm grateful that my...

My car's VIN is in the 50000's and there *was* some encroachment into the trunk space. Enough that the flap hiding the extra wheel space no longer sits flat. If it's any consolation, some glass tupperware that I forgot in there were still in perfect shape despite being tossed around. The rear...

Maybe the officer was enjoying the clouds when he rear ended me. Neither the headrest nor the seat collapsed that I could tell. While it was a jolt to get hit, it didn't feel as bad as it looked when I walked out and surveyed the damage. But now, a day after, my neck and shoulders are...

He got a pretty bad abrasion or burn on his arm from his airbags deploying, but he was mostly shocked that it happened. I think he got the brunt of the injuries since it was a head-on collision for him. My car was still driveable (minus a bumper) so I moved it off to the side after all the...

I was worried about that. There were actually 2 other squad cars behind him, so getting police on site was not a problem. I learned that protocol when a police car hits you is for CHP to take care of it. The car that hit me was a city police car, so we had to wait for CHP officers to get there...

I don't have a rear facing dash cam but maybe the officer had one? But then knowing the police, that footage may go missing coincidentally... I'm grateful no one was seriously hurt, but really bummed at having to go thru the whole insurance and repair process. And considering the city is...

I was stopped in traffic behind a line of cars waiting for the car in front to make a left turn. All of a sudden BOOM. The rear bumper flew right off and landed on top of the vehicle that hit me, which was this one: Yep, that's right. A squad car complete with steel cattle pusher thing...

I took delivery 9/30 and am on 5.14. I have the new mirror camera, the speed limit sensor, lane detection, and the grill-mounted camera. But still no sign of 6.0.

That thing is really ugly no matter what color you pick. And $50?? You can DIY with a dryer vent hose and some twist ties. You would only need a short one since you can start from the back seat vents (behind the arm rest), so it would only need to go above the back seat.

My husband likes to make fun of my "penny poor and pound foolish" tendencies, especially after I've bought a Tesla. But my reasoning is: after a big splurge like this, I _have_ to save pennies where I can. So things like: - Driving around the block looking for parking because I don't want to...

Hmmm...the lift throttle oversteer sounds like what likely happened. It did seem like the more I left off of the throttle (and regen kicked in), the more the car's rear was trying to fly out. Glad to hear there's a term for it. As for insurance, yes, ouch! I had a really good rate b/c I was a...

The hood and front bumper was damaged. The dashboard inside the car actually had plastic parts popping off, the glovebox was broken. Not shown in the pictures was the passenger side of the car was swiped. The rear brake disc also broke and was stuck through the rims -- not sure how THAT...

Welp, THAT happened. I was stupidly going too quickly around a curve and the car fishtailed. The traction control came on and I thought I had the car in line again, but just when I thought, "Whew, close call," the car swerved sharply so I had to try to counter that and I ended up hitting a...

Wow, that IS very lucky. My car was delivered May 2014, so not very old at all and the value they're quoting me is replacement value minus 20k! I'm still trying to bargain with them.

I talked some more to the claims department. They estimated my S's value based on a third party company that does estimates. This third party took the sales price of 2 "similar" Model S's in the area and adjusted down based on my mileage and specs. I say similar in quotes because they're...

I've been through the financing part twice now (totaled first car) with the same credit union and both times, I needed the purchase agreement from Tesla in order to complete the loan process. The purchase agreement is usually ready 1-2 weeks before your delivery date and depending on how quickly...

Thanks for these helpful replies. Since this is the first time I've had to deal with an accident with my insurance (lucky me -- go big or go home). I mainly want to make sure I'm getting paid a 'fair' valuation and am not getting shafted. Good point on contacting Tesla's own financial...

My Model S85 was in an accident. I don't want to get into the details of the accident here -- I'll save that for another post, but my insurance (only my car was involved in the collision), State Farm, has declared it a total loss. It was pretty obvious after the accident, even without the claim...

I feel your pain. I haven't personally scratched anything on my car yet, but the 2nd time my husband drove it, he scratched the passenger side back rim on the curb while trying to parallel park. Him: "Am I getting close to the curb?" Me: "You're on the curb." Later, he chipped some paint off...

I'm guessing it's on the honor system.

I got my white decals (about a month after applying for them) and am thinking about going with the 1-smallest sticker on the bottom plastic bumper approach previous posters have been saying. Have you folks who have done that been okay with that still? I often take the hov/fastrak lanes on the...

The charger still seems fairly busy to me. I usually head in around lunchtime on the weekday and there's often at least 1 car waiting. I also noticed the extra bay they added next to the main bay does not charge as quickly. I was plugged in with about 14 rated miles and could only charge for...

Can I get away with no hov decal in the hov lanes now?

I was parked in a charging spot at a super market waiting for my kid to wake up from a nap in the infant seat. The car lights had already turned off, so to the casual passerby, I'm assuming it looks like the car is empty. I had the window cracked a little to get some airflow. This man and his...

For those living in (southern) California mounting the plate under the nose cone and over the grill, any issues with overheating? In LA where it gets to be 95F+ in the summer, I'm worried about not enough intake to cool off the battery. Am I just paranoid?

Wow, thank you for the spreadsheet! That was helpful. Yes, when I say 3.6kWh, I mean total unit of energy for that hour, not kwh per hour. Your estimated non-ev usage is about right. For the hot months where I run the AC more often, it's more like 350 kWh. I entered some revised numbers into...

Yep I did call and while they didn't give me exact numbers, they said based on my usage that the most cost-efficient plan is the one I'm on (regular residential). I wish the regular residential plans had an off-peak charge. You'd think SoCal Edison would want to incentivize people to use power...

That's the problem. With the rate I'm currently at (residential), there is no "cheapest period." Usage during any time of day is the same rate. When I exceed a certain amount of kwh, I get bumped up to the next tier, which is more expensive. Without the car charging, I usually stay at tier 1...

Yes but that's 21.6kW per 3 days (I only charge it every 3rd day) so the 60 miles of driving is for 3 days. Mostly it's running errands, going to lunch, etc. I don't want to consider solar since the payoff (including upfront costs) won't be until 10-15 years after, no? Also, the way the roof...

Sorry, bad phrasing. The 5.4kwH is per hour. It looks like the Tesla uses that from 1am-5am, so 5.4 * 4(hours) = 21.6kw Yeah I was playing around with numbers for the Home & EV plan, which is great for the 10c/kwh off peak rate, but the on-peak rates for regular usage during the date is 28c, so...

Guys, I just got my first full month's Socal Edison bill since getting the Tesla and it is BRUTAL. Usually my bill is ~ $30/mo. For May, it was $195! I've been going over the numbers and different plan options, but it looks like the plan I'm already at (regular residential -- Schedule D) is...

I think I just got propositioned by that same scam, but at my house and this time with steak delivery men. They had a white truck with a "___ steak delivery" sign taped or magneted to the side. They were "in the neighborhood" delivering a neighbor's steaks and offered to sell me some since they...

I love the gray. It looks like a blueish silver in the sun and a dark gray at night. Very different than other gray cars, but nice and subtle.

On our way out this weekend, my husband noticed a neighbor in our driveway looky-looing at my tesla. He was peering in the windows, looking at the back, etc. When I went out to talk to him, he wanted to know if it was a hybrid (even though it was clearly plugged in). Even after I said it was...

Welp, it already happened. I know that curb rash is unavoidable, but I was hoping to avoid it for a while. I'm so sad that I haven't even got license plates on the car yet and my rim is already dented and scratched. My husband asked if he could drive my car one morning and I said sure. He was...

I was on the same boat as you and the Tesla was the first car I had ever financed. I really don't like being in debt and was considering just buying the car outright, but rates are so low now that it really does make financial sense for me to get a loan. I ended up doing 20% down, investing the...

Our old one who retired used to wave when I drove by even if he was down the block. I like that they're friendly like that. Usually if I'm on the way out, I ask them to just stick the mail in the slot in the door just so I don't end up losing the mail in my car somewhere. Right now we're on a...

I had another Tesla Moment (tm) with my new mail carrier. I happened to be stepping out of the car when the carrier walked by and he handed me my mail. Then he did a double-take on the car. Him: Wow, nice car! I thought it was a Honda Civic at first, but then looked again. It's a sports car...

free charger at a grocery store

My motherland! This makes me happy. I'll be sure to visit next time I'm in Shanghai.

I have an outdoor charger at home (sunny southern California though). The electrician installed it in a plastic box with cover like the one FlasherZ posted. But now I wonder...is it safe to charge while it's raining? (those 3 days a year it rains in LA).

I had my first Tesla moment last night. Was picking the car up from valet after dinner. As the valet handed me the fob back, he said, "I LOVE your car." This is the first time a valet has ever said that to me. I guess my previous Toyotas were not impressive. As we were pulling out, I also heard...

Hm, how far away are you? I was about 30miles away and they were great about picking me up. From what I've read on here, it seems like service quality varies from location to location. BTW, for people who picked up their cars, what kind of keychain stuff did they get with their Tesla fob? I...

Replied in a PM, but in case anyone else is curious: The seats do come out 'grey' in pictures but in real life, they are definitely black. I really like the quality of the seats. They don't have that kind of oily/sticky feeling that real leather seats have, but I didn't want that anyway. They...

I have to say, the Van Nuys delivery team is top notch. I had voiced concern about having to get a ride over there b/c it's a hassle to bring the baby and then my husband would have to drive the 2nd car back, so they sent an Uber to my house for pickup so I wouldn't need to do that. The car and...

For Opticoat, I went with Mitch from Ecoshine (https://www.facebook.com/EcoShineAuto). A couple of people on the forums and the official Tesla forums recommended him. He's friendly, professional, and his pricing is fair and he's thorough. He's worked with a lot of Teslas in the area. He's...

It is here! Coming from a Prius -- it is definitely a different feeling drive.