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Went for estimate today to "their" body shop. As you may expect "their" body shop is not tesla authorized body shop so now I am waiting for further instructions
- Even if you were to pay cash, out of pocket, for the repair and not involve an insurance company, CarFax may become aware of the accident because of relationships they have with body shops. And, believe it or not, they even have agreements with some of the software vendors that produce estimating software that the body shops use, which results in a CarFax hit even if the body shop never reports it. Sometimes the body shops themselves aren't even aware of this aspect of the software they're using and they'll swear they don't report to CarFax, but they actually are, unwittingly, via the software that they've licensed
Carfax seems to be hit or miss. My previous car was rear ended and I went through insurance to get it repaired. The accident did not show up on that car. My wife's was hit in the parking lot on the rear driver side door by someone trying to steal a parking spot. We went through insurance also and that was reported. I asked my insurance agent if/when an accident gets reported to Carfax. He stated that if insurance is involved, it is reported....obviously, this is not the case. I asked another buddy of mine that is an insurance agent for a different company. He was not sure and said something about Carfax having to buy the data from systems like Lexisnexus. I asked the Tesla body shop, but they stated that they don't report it to Carfax...I'm waiting a couple of months to see if my accident shows up on Carfax or not before looking into Diminished Value.
@Rockster, your explanation regarding software licensing and what the body shops use actually makes a lot of sense now regarding how one will show and not the other on Carfax.
Do you think if the car get repaired trough the insurance it will be reported to carfax?
The damages are minimal but repairs on tesla are expensive.
Pics from the impact zone:
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Funny thing is that couple day before the accident my wife asked me why in the world I want to capture on video the road infront and behind me. Now she knowsPerfect example why I'll be having my Blackvue I just got installed the day I get my Tesla.
It is not because the other driver didn't notice on time that I am stopping. Boths cars was at rest for about 2 minutes /long left turn red signal/. Then she for some strange reason released her brakes while still red an no one was moving /see the video/Amazon carries "rear brake flashers", primarily designed for motorcycles but should work with the center brake light as long as it is LED compatible. Anyone consider this option?
We are not there yetSo how does one figure the diminished value for a Carfax listing?
We are not there yet
Amazon carries "rear brake flashers", primarily designed for motorcycles but should work with the center brake light as long as it is LED compatible. Anyone consider this option?