Liz G
P03056
@sueinsanjose
So sorry about your car. Glad everyone was ok. Hopefully, it will fixed soon.
Oh, no! How awful.
So sorry about your car. Glad everyone was ok. Hopefully, it will fixed soon.
Oh, no! How awful.
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Had an Accident.... (Collision work for Model S)
- Thread starter sueinsanjose
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Unfortunately this thread is reminding me of this old one:
Design Flaw: Front End Collision = Expensive Repairs
IIHS Obvious Conclusion of the Day: Mismatched bumpers cost thousands in repairs
"Your frunk is ajar..."
Design Flaw: Front End Collision = Expensive Repairs
IIHS Obvious Conclusion of the Day: Mismatched bumpers cost thousands in repairs
"Your frunk is ajar..."
ToddRLockwood
Active Member
So sorry to hear about this. One thing you have going for you regarding the repair... Your car is black (I think), so the paint work will not be as tricky as a multi-coat metallic would be. Be sure to get a body shop recommendation from your Tesla Service Center and let the adjuster know you are doing so. Not every body shop is equipped to deal with aluminum or knows how. If Tesla is not sure, try calling your local Audi dealer, and ask them where they would send an A8 for body work. That's also an aluminum car. Thankfully, your damage doesn't look too serious. Perhaps they'll just replace the frunk lid with a new one.
SCW-Greg
Active Member
I know this story with one my colleagues too. As he tells the story with his newly acquired Volvo, 60 seconds off the lot, he got T-boned at a stop light by a driver under the influence.
I think we all live with this fear with new vehicles.
Yowch. At least he got to drive it for 60 seconds. My former coworker actually crashed turning out of the dealer's lot.
SCW-Greg
Active Member
ModelS1079
Member
Funniest thing that what I also thought was a typo is like actually a fad.
Accident not funny. About that I has a sad. So sorry and how about a pic after repair?
Hope it all proceeds fast.
SCW-Greg
Active Member
You know someone I worked with in 1985?
Our friend's/colleague's stories just sound so very very similar (3 degrees of separation and all), but this Jim's story would have happened in the early 2000's. Well enough off topic on this.
What can we do to support our emotionally distraught Model S owners in the wake of an accident?
Francis Lau
P-1456
Within the first week of getting my Model S, I almost rear ended someone too. It is different from the OP's circumstances but I thought I share.
I was in the slow lane of 3 lanes on I-405. The car was slowing down in front of me due to traffic but the next 2 lanes were free, I accelerated and start to turn left to get onto the next lane and next thing I know, I had to swerve left very hard to change lane quicker as the car in front of me stopped and the Model S was more responsive in moving forward than my Audi A4. It was a very close call.
I think that was a big lesson for me and I am sure many of you getting your cars soon will also learn. The Model S accelerates very quickly and has a very responsive pedal, so instead of the 1-second delay as the engine rev up, it just goes. I had to change the timing and action sequence for lane changes - my blind spot check, turning wheels and accelerating; and also the distance needed to the next car.
My A4 is turbo charged and pretty fast but the Model S accelerates so much faster. Be careful as great power comes great responsibility!
Do others have the same experience?
I was in the slow lane of 3 lanes on I-405. The car was slowing down in front of me due to traffic but the next 2 lanes were free, I accelerated and start to turn left to get onto the next lane and next thing I know, I had to swerve left very hard to change lane quicker as the car in front of me stopped and the Model S was more responsive in moving forward than my Audi A4. It was a very close call.
I think that was a big lesson for me and I am sure many of you getting your cars soon will also learn. The Model S accelerates very quickly and has a very responsive pedal, so instead of the 1-second delay as the engine rev up, it just goes. I had to change the timing and action sequence for lane changes - my blind spot check, turning wheels and accelerating; and also the distance needed to the next car.
My A4 is turbo charged and pretty fast but the Model S accelerates so much faster. Be careful as great power comes great responsibility!
Do others have the same experience?
If you have to have an accident at least it's great no one got hurt, and hopefully minor damage.
I will be very interested on what the damage turns out to be...unfortunately these days minor external damage can hide a lot underneath since cars are built to absorb impact and designed to "crumple" for safety reasons. It has been my unfortunate experience to find the crumpling can be hidden, hope it is not the case for you.
I will be very interested on what the damage turns out to be...unfortunately these days minor external damage can hide a lot underneath since cars are built to absorb impact and designed to "crumple" for safety reasons. It has been my unfortunate experience to find the crumpling can be hidden, hope it is not the case for you.
That's kind of like blaming Secretariat for the self esteem of the other horses.
Ben W
Chess Grandmaster (Supervised)
The exact same thing happened to me, on I-10; a group of cars ahead of me slowed down abruptly as I was trying to merge left. With the S's responsive handling, I was able to dart out of the way in the nick of time. A tenth of a second later and there would have been a collision. Driving a bit more carefully now, just in case!
ToddRLockwood
Active Member
I've always believed that, when driven prudently, cars with exemplary handling and acceleration are actually safer than ordinary cars and are less likely to get into an accident.
Krugerrand
Meow
That's kind of like blaming Secretariat for the self esteem of the other horses.
Since horses are a herd animal and adhere instinctually to a hierarchy (where 'competition' is often a catalyst - competition for food, a mate...), then it stands to reason that Secretariat may in fact have affected the 'self esteem' of some of his competitors. He was after all quite a well-conformed individual and faster than most. :wink:
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