Today my i3 was smashed :-(
I was turning right off Barker St into McDonalds. The other guy was turning right out of McDonalds into Barker St and collected my driver's side rear wheel and panel above it.
Not terribly serious but a small plastic bit popped off with some scratching on the panel and wheel as well...
I am a little concerned that the plastic clip on the rear bumper which clicks inside that panel is also broken, because the rear bumper is quite a big piece of the pie and connected to the rear camera etc...
Anyway, came home and made an insurance claim. Took it around to an NRMA approved smash repairer. He took photos and said he'd order the part from BMW. When it arrives, he will pop the wheel off and send it to Wollongong of all places. If it is bent, then I get a new one. Otherwise it gets machined and made to look new I guess.
Anyway - the point of this thread...
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Anyone smashed the Tesla yet? (Any pics to send?)
Anyone needed to order new parts?
Anyone trusted a panel beater to look after their baby?
If this was the Tesla - would that mean that a rear panel just comes from the States? Would it come pre-painted?
Is the car numbered and cataloged so Tesla can say, "Oh yes you need a Dark Blue 349 and 527. See you in 8 weeks."
No one ever really considers the ugly side of owning a luxury car - and I guess we rely a lot on insurance. But in the end, insurance only foots part of the bill of the repair job - and how good is a repair job on a brand spanking new Tesla anyway...
I was turning right off Barker St into McDonalds. The other guy was turning right out of McDonalds into Barker St and collected my driver's side rear wheel and panel above it.
Not terribly serious but a small plastic bit popped off with some scratching on the panel and wheel as well...
I am a little concerned that the plastic clip on the rear bumper which clicks inside that panel is also broken, because the rear bumper is quite a big piece of the pie and connected to the rear camera etc...
Anyway, came home and made an insurance claim. Took it around to an NRMA approved smash repairer. He took photos and said he'd order the part from BMW. When it arrives, he will pop the wheel off and send it to Wollongong of all places. If it is bent, then I get a new one. Otherwise it gets machined and made to look new I guess.
Anyway - the point of this thread...
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Anyone smashed the Tesla yet? (Any pics to send?)
Anyone needed to order new parts?
Anyone trusted a panel beater to look after their baby?
If this was the Tesla - would that mean that a rear panel just comes from the States? Would it come pre-painted?
Is the car numbered and cataloged so Tesla can say, "Oh yes you need a Dark Blue 349 and 527. See you in 8 weeks."
No one ever really considers the ugly side of owning a luxury car - and I guess we rely a lot on insurance. But in the end, insurance only foots part of the bill of the repair job - and how good is a repair job on a brand spanking new Tesla anyway...