My wife side swiped a dumpster and we were amazed at the negotiated repair costs, see attached picture of damage. I spoke to State Farm claims and they told me to take the car to the nearest tesla authorized repair shop for an estimate. A person looked at my car and said that his estimate was $8,000. He said that we will take your credit card and it is up to you to negotiate payment with your insurance company. I declined and called State Farm Claims. State Farm claims then did an estimate over the phone from the picture below that my wife sent to them. SF estimate was $3,000. They sent me back to the same repair shop who agreed to give State Farm a detailed assessment. Their initial detailed estimate as > $18,000! SF spoke with them and got the cost down to $14,979. I attached a redacted final estimate. The repair shop explained each item. Aside from repair of some very minor front door nearly invisible scratch, they explained each charge. Repairing the door and quarter panel required them to do some spot welding, which required them to disconnect the traction battery and that was very costly. I am astounded. Any comments?
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Extraordinarily Expensive Repair
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RichAZ/CapeCod
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Wow. If it's your Tesla and not a lease then why not try a local reputable paint and body shop? Ya never know.
Rich
Rich