Bat Mobile Cybertruck Crash 😔 Caught on Video

[Fausto]

thankfully, yes. State Farm contacted me this morning and confirmed the other driver was 100% at fault and liable. I don’t mean to stereotype or make assumptions, but Luckily, I was in San Ramon. I am often in Berkeley and Oakland for work… I brought up loss of value and how they handle that, the State Farm agent said they were not aware of value loss associated with an accident on the Carfax report. Of course… i’ll need to see how this plays out and potentially get a lawyer involved unfortunately.

They really are disgusting trying to pull that . Lawyer up immediately.

Sponsored

 

[DAE1]

Damn. That sucks. For some reason I didn’t expect that much damage to the exoskeleton truck.

 

[mongo]

Depreciated value: it is a real thing - in California and depending on your insurance company you might have to get an attorney to pursue Depreciated Value on your claim. State Farm - did not at least some years ago.

The term you're deferring to is diminished value.
(Depreciation is accounting/ taxes)

Random Google result:
https://www.collisionclaims.com/california-diminished-value/

 

[bongulous]

Some loser posted your accident on threads. The comments these creatures make are deplorable. Hope they seek mental help.

 

[BannedByTMC]

the bumper is flimsy and crumpled.

That was my thought upon seeing the damage.

Engineering a vehicle to handle a crash is a balancing act. Putting too strong of a bumper on a vehicle just transfers the forces to potentially more expensive chassis parts, making the repair more expensive, not less. The hard exoskeleton helps spread the forces out, lessening the chances of more expensive damage, deeper in the structure.

While true I can say that my older trucks, (mid 70's Chevys), with aftermarket off road bumpers would have easily come out of this type of accident with nothing more than scuffed paint on the bumper.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Wow what an idiot

You mean effing idiot! People suck.

 

[The Tumbler]

Some loser posted your accident on threads. The comments these creatures make are deplorable. Hope they seek mental help.

Not even sure how to get on threads… let the small brains waste their limited power.

 

[65SoYoLO]

And we needed to know this because of…?

To weed out the forum trolls and know who to put on ignore.

 

[AlDente]

I'm also in CA with Tesla Insurance on a Leased 2021 Model Y and was rear ended by another Tesla (M3). She had AAA insurance. It took 9 months to fully resolve with AAA and I had to do the negotiating for my deductible and excess rental car coverage (3 months to repair). A Tesla collision center did the work ($14K) and when I turned the Model Y in at the EOL there were no additional charges due to the accident.

As a frequent user of the Tesla Inventory & Used vehicle site, there is a price reduction for previous accident involved vehicles (always disclosed). Seems for be an approximate - 10% price delta on those when being resold. I'm certain that your insurer will not cover that intangible loss ... IMHO.

 

[The Tumbler]

I'm also in CA with Tesla Insurance on a Leased 2021 Model Y and was rear ended by another Tesla (M3). She had AAA insurance. It took 9 months to fully resolve with AAA and I had to do the negotiating for my deductible and excess rental car coverage (3 months to repair). A Tesla collision center did the work ($14K) and when I turned the Model Y in at the EOL there were no additional charges due to the accident.

As a frequent user of the Tesla Inventory & Used vehicle site, there is a price reduction for previous accident involved vehicles (always disclosed). Seems for be an approximate - 10% price delta on those when being resold. I'm certain that your insurer will not cover that intangible loss ... IMHO.

Given the rare nature of the truck, I must take it to the Tesla collision center. The earliest appointment I could get was in December, however I got it moved up to October 11 in San Jose. As you suggest above the other drivers insurance company, State Farm, will not issue me a rental car until the truck goes in for repair. State Farm has taken 100% liability for the accident on behalf of the other driver so I do not expect any out-of-pocket expense, other than the value loss as a result of the accident, and the value of not having a car for two months. I will likely have a lawyer help me pursue damages for both, but I imagine getting the car fixed first is the best move.

 

[HaulingAss]

While true I can say that my older trucks, (mid 70's Chevys), with aftermarket off road bumpers would have easily come out of this type of accident with nothing more than scuffed paint on the bumper.

Absolutely not. Don't be delusional.

 

[Pops]

Absolutely not. Don't be delusional.

I think there is merit to his point. I have personally seen an older model truck vs a late model car accident. The truck had barely a scratch on its bumper, and the car had its engine on the floor leaking fluids all over.

Beyond my anecdotal observations, it also makes logical sense. Crumple zones, vs no-crumple zones have pretty predictable results. The crumple zone ends up absorbing the impact for both vehicles. Its like crashing into a pillow.

This is not a dig on the CT, you do not need to defend it. Modern cars including the CT are designed to collapse in on themselves in the bumper/hood to protect the driver.

Its not an opinion, the NHTSA required bumpers to be weaker in the early 80s. Before stronger was considered better, then it was required that a bumper be able to withstand no more than a 5mph impact with 0 damage, in 1983 they lowered it to 2.5mph. Again, newer cars are weaker to impact and more likely to be damaged by law.

 

[BannedByTMC]

Absolutely not. Don't be delusional.

It's not even a question, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. I once had a 73 Tbird which had a similar accident and only had minor scratches on the bumper. Bumpers used to stick out further and be much more substantial.

 

[AlDente]

Given the rare nature of the truck, I must take it to the Tesla collision center. The earliest appointment I could get was in December, however I got it moved up to October 11 in San Jose. As you suggest above the other drivers insurance company, State Farm, will not issue me a rental car until the truck goes in for repair. State Farm has taken 100% liability for the accident on behalf of the other driver so I do not expect any out-of-pocket expense, other than the value loss as a result of the accident, and the value of not having a car for two months. I will likely have a lawyer help me pursue damages for both, but I imagine getting the car fixed first is the best move.

Absolutely get the repairs done ASAP. Hopefully your repair process won't be as convoluted as mine. Apparently, the Collision Center was sent a wrong part from Tesla and that added 2+ weeks to what was a 3 month repair process. With many Tesla's here in CA and so few repair facilities, I suppose long waits are inevitable. For those of us who are not at fault drivers, it is very annoying. In total it took 5 months after the accident to get my Model Y repaired. Fortunately, my car was drivable and I did so for the two months it took before even getting it in for the repairs. I was assuming Tesla would have shortened the wait times by now, but your experience indicates it is still a problem.

 

[Alto]

Engineering a vehicle to handle a crash is a balancing act. Putting too strong of a bumper on a vehicle just transfers the forces to potentially more expensive chassis parts, making the repair more expensive, not less. The hard exoskeleton helps spread the forces out, lessening the chances of more expensive damage, deeper in the structure.

H.A., I was thinking about buying after market bumpers. My, albeit, non-expert , impression was that the bumpers don’t extend much beyond the edges of the panels. I’ve seen reports of low speed damage where the rear corners struck obstacles the bumper didn’t contact. In my own truck I’ve had concerns regarding other vehicles parallel parking and damaging the truck.

Naturally as you pointed out, I don’t want to transfer force of a minor collision in a way that cracks a casting and totals the truck.

I know you like to off-road your truck, do you think it might be better protected from saplings or other trail obstacles by a bumper of a different design?

Sponsored