IraqiInvaderGnr
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After a day of fuming I am finally calm enough to post this. My wife drives the Leaf to work every day now because her commute is longer 60-65 miles roundtrip. So 2 nights ago while she was working someone hit the car in the parking lot. Where she works at has cameras and we are waiting for them to do their investigation. It can get confusing here but she works for a large package delivery company but works at a shipper's building (basically a large distribution center) and that's where it happened at. She let her boss know about it today (he was out yesterday) and he promised her that he will do everything in his power to get it fixed. I had her do an estimate on it and the estimate came back at ~$1,100 dollars. Scratched paint and a big indenture on the driver's side front quarter panel just above the tire. I called our insurance and they could get it fixed once I pay the $500 deductible.
Here's another thing I'm concerned about. We are planning on getting a Tesla this December (Already ordered) and the last thing I want is for insurance to go up. Right now we got 2 decent offers to insure both cars at our current full coverage except for $1,000 dollar deductibles on each for ~$200 a month which I consider fair as I'm 24 and she's 21. She also has an accident on her record (long story but insurance didn't pay either party but put it on her record anyhow no police report done) and a speeding ticket both from early last year.
I figure that we have 3 options
1. Have it repaired and pay for it out of pocket (OUCH!!)
2. Have it repaired and let insurance pay minus the deductible
3. Leave the damage on there as it doesn't interfere with the driveablity of the car.
If we decide 1 or 2 then we will be without the car for 4 days. We have a spare ICE but rarely drive it. Option 3 I would really hate to do because the car is soo new and wouldn't want it to be a "beater up" car this early on in it's life. I'll be driving it once the Tesla comes since her commute is out of comfortable range during the winter (running heat).
So what advice do you all have for me?
BTW 30,000 miles just achieved in this 2013 Leaf WOOHOO!!!!
Here's another thing I'm concerned about. We are planning on getting a Tesla this December (Already ordered) and the last thing I want is for insurance to go up. Right now we got 2 decent offers to insure both cars at our current full coverage except for $1,000 dollar deductibles on each for ~$200 a month which I consider fair as I'm 24 and she's 21. She also has an accident on her record (long story but insurance didn't pay either party but put it on her record anyhow no police report done) and a speeding ticket both from early last year.
I figure that we have 3 options
1. Have it repaired and pay for it out of pocket (OUCH!!)
2. Have it repaired and let insurance pay minus the deductible
3. Leave the damage on there as it doesn't interfere with the driveablity of the car.
If we decide 1 or 2 then we will be without the car for 4 days. We have a spare ICE but rarely drive it. Option 3 I would really hate to do because the car is soo new and wouldn't want it to be a "beater up" car this early on in it's life. I'll be driving it once the Tesla comes since her commute is out of comfortable range during the winter (running heat).
So what advice do you all have for me?
BTW 30,000 miles just achieved in this 2013 Leaf WOOHOO!!!!