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Man Drops Off $155K Tesla for Repair, Then Hears the 4 Words Every Car Owner Dreads - Report
Western Journal ^ | 09/14/2022 | Matthew Holloway

Posted on 09/14/2022 11:51:02 AM PDT by DFG

The owner of a $155,000 Tesla Model S Plaid told the Elon Musk-focused outlet Teslarati that he received a call that any car owner would dread just days after dropping off his vehicle for service in Plano, Texas.

The man, identified only as Jeff, said he left his car at the Tesla Service Center in Plano on Aug. 24 and was contacted by the service center on Aug. 30.

According to the report, the Tesla employee said four words every car owner dreads: “We have some bad news.” Then he added, “Your car was totaled.”

Jeff, understandably, couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “I thought it was a joke,” he told Teslarati.

“I found out very soon it was not a joke.”

Jeff said that when he arrived at the service center the next day, he was greeted by his black Model S Plaid. The passenger rear door had been crushed inward, and its airbags were deployed.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automotive; models; plano; tesla; teslarati; texas
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To: Codeflier

Meant for post #3 not #8 sorry.


21 posted on 09/14/2022 12:04:21 PM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: asinclair

That is some good customer service.
The other times that I have heard this happen, the dealer tells the customer to call their insurance company.


22 posted on 09/14/2022 12:04:40 PM PDT by kara37 ( )
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To: DFG
The shop totaled his expensive status symbol car?

Wow, the therapy will be long and difficult but eventually with time and patience I'm sure he'll learn to cope, though the pain will always be there, at least a little.

Wait, Tesla is replacing it with an identical brand new car? Hmmm. So this is news because ...?

23 posted on 09/14/2022 12:05:24 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction." - Harry Truman)
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To: DFG

Actually this story is a great ad for Tesla & the Tesla Service Center. The employee (former employee?) and by extension the Tesla Service Center was responsible for “totaling” the car. Tesla stepped up with a replacement without much m ore than a phone call, according to the story.
I would be willing to bet golf tees against tennis balls that Ford, GM or Chrysler or what the hell ever they are now would do the same without Jeff going to court.


24 posted on 09/14/2022 12:06:43 PM PDT by Tupelo (Don't under estimate the Republicans ability to f*** things up)
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To: DFG

How about: “Your warranty has expired”?

Now THOSE are four words to dread!


25 posted on 09/14/2022 12:07:06 PM PDT by Migraine ( )
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To: 1Old Pro

“I would respond with a few words of my own....”You owe me a new car”.”

A new cloned Tesla was on the way as the story was written.


26 posted on 09/14/2022 12:07:15 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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To: DFG
Why is this news? The repair center admitted fault and replaced the vehicle. End of story.

-PJ

27 posted on 09/14/2022 12:07:30 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Zhang Fei

Yes! That is EXACTLY the movie clip I envisioned.


28 posted on 09/14/2022 12:07:55 PM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: V_TWIN

“I missed it myself.....I still blame the way it was written.

Writing and editing are pretty much a lost art”

And reading comprehension as evidenced by keyboard jockeys here,


29 posted on 09/14/2022 12:09:30 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
“Your battery is kaput.”

"Now, go buy a new car."

30 posted on 09/14/2022 12:10:30 PM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: DFG

The fact it was a Tesla has nothing to do with the story other than EVs get totaled in wrecks more often than ICE cars. That’s due to the battery, which is easy to ruin in collisions that hit the side of the car. Dealers have coverage for the eventuality. Anyone who finances any car should have gap insurance until they don’t owe more than the car is worth.

I’ll have to ask my agent whether EVs are more expensive to insure due to the ease of totaling them.


31 posted on 09/14/2022 12:11:04 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: DFG

Why couldn’t the car be repaired, $155,000 dollar car with a caved in door is deemed totaled?? Can someone enlighten me???


32 posted on 09/14/2022 12:11:24 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That is what I expected the four words to be.

Or, “car is on fire”


33 posted on 09/14/2022 12:11:38 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: DFG
an employee of the Plano service center, failed to yield at a four-way stop and was struck

Okay, just give me the keys to a new one and I'll be on my way. Have a nice day....................😉

34 posted on 09/14/2022 12:11:55 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: kara37
That is some good customer service. The other times that I have heard this happen, the dealer tells the customer to call their insurance company.

I recall one story where the car owner was held liable for the injuries of the other car driver.
35 posted on 09/14/2022 12:12:30 PM PDT by j_guru
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

(F)ound
(O)n
(R)oad
(D)ead


36 posted on 09/14/2022 12:12:44 PM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: woodbutcher1963

“They gave him a new car exactly like he had
You really can’t ask for more than that.”

Agreed, had a similar scenario with a local BMW dealership in 2015.

While they didn’t wreck it, they took back 2 certified pre-owned cars that had issues I discovered after I took possession of them no questions asked.

They ended up giving me a zero miles car at no added cost....all they did was swap all the paperwork. The finance manager said he’d never see that before ever.

You just don’t see customer service like that anymore.

I suspect if it was a domestic vehicle dealership I would’ve had to litigate it to get satisfaction.


37 posted on 09/14/2022 12:15:05 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Migraine

“They quit making parts” is another horror statement that I’ve dreaded hearing for my classic 70’s car.


38 posted on 09/14/2022 12:15:09 PM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: V_TWIN
"Writing and editing are pretty much a lost art"


You got that right :P
39 posted on 09/14/2022 12:15:25 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: fwdude

“They quit making .348 win” is another horror statement that I’ve dreaded hearing for my Winchester Model 71


40 posted on 09/14/2022 12:16:30 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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