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It already costs absurd amounts to repair a fender bender or some smartphone zombie driving into the back of a full aluminum Tesla, so if they make the whole ch
by stefan_ 6y ago
It already costs absurd amounts to repair a fender bender or some smartphone zombie driving into the back of a full aluminum Tesla, so if they make the whole chassis some unibody they'll just total the cars for the slightest damage?
No wonder insurance rates are that high.
- jliptzin 6y agoThe insurance on my brand new model 3 is around $80/mo? Not that high. On the other hand my friend who has a Lexus RX had some pretty minor damage from a fender bender and still it somehow cost $8,000 to repair so I don’t think this problem is unique to Tesla.
- skrtskrt 6y agoA big part of the fender bender cost in my experience is the paint. I got hit in my old Corolla, bill (for insurance) was $4500. $3000 of that was the paint job.
- bdamm 6y agoA fender bender isn't going to damage the frame. (That is the definition of a "fender" bender.)
- rconti 6y agoMy Model 3 isn't any more expensive to insure than my Golf R was.
- cptskippy 6y ago> No wonder insurance rates are that high. It's insane, it's costs nearly $100 more per-term to have full coverage on my 2018 Model 3 than it does for the same coverage on my 2015 Leaf. Outrageous!
- brianwawok 6y agoMy 2020 Model Y cost less to insure than my 2018 Honda Odyssey.
- cptskippy 6y agoI was being facetious, my Model 3 is three years newer is more expensive new than my 2015 Leaf.