Tesla quoted Model Y owner nearly $12k to fix a minor incident caused by a bollard

Tesla quoted a Model Y owner almost $12k to fix a minor incident caused by a bollard.

The incident that cost a pretty penny happened to the Model Y owner’s wife.

But, after inquiring about fixing costs, it turned out to be more expensive than they first anticipated.

Plus, it would take lots of labor hours to complete, bumping the price up even more.

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Tesla is one of the biggest names in the EV world.

The company’s fleet of cars includes the Cybertruck, Model Y, and Roadster, to name a few.

In fact, one ingenious Chinese Tesla owner hacked a Model Y so it could run on gas – clever, right?

Plus, Tesla is even set to launch a 20 per cent cheaper Model Y in China, too.

But, as with any piece of machinery, sometimes things can go wrong, which is exactly what one Tesla owner learnt the hard way.

One Model Y owner’s car had some damage to one of the rear-passenger doors, which looked to be caused by a bollard in a parking lot.

And, due to the extent of the damage, a hefty bill was issued by Tesla to make it shipshape again.

On Reddit, sgrinavi wrote:

“Guess how much to repair this at Tesla. Mind numbing.”

Thanks to a taxable labor total of 60.7 hours costing $5,486, sublet repairs charging $15, a taxable total $10,973.02, a combined tiered tax of $683.38, the total bill came to a whopping total of $11,671.40.

“We have collision insurance, but the out-of-pocket deductible is $1000 and the insurance would go up 30%-35% for five years (which amounts to $4000, plus we may lose our $1000/year safe driver discount (it could be $600 a year, which is the portion for the Tesla) for five years.

“Could be as high as $11k assuming no inflation,” the poster continued in the comments.

You have to admit that is a lot of money, and users online agreed too.

“About right, I had two doors like that. It cost $20,000,” said one user.

“Incredibly expensive. I hope i never get into an accident with it, damn,” quipped another.

“Seems low. I would have guessed $15-20k. Body work is not cheap,” explained another.

The Model Y owner also said in response: “Wife hit a column in a parking garage, we’re at fault.”

Ostensibly, a sensible option would have been to simply stick it on their car insurance, but in this case – it was actually the opposite.

The Tesla driver explained that although they would cover it, insurance would go up by $1000 a year for five years, and they would lose a ‘good driver’ discount too – ‘plus another 35% for the accident for three to five years’.

Ultimately, they concluded it would be cheaper to pay $5,000 using a ‘non-Tesla shop’.

Sometimes, though, damage can be an easy fix – take this guy from Utah, for example; his Cybertruck was fixed by Tesla using super-strong glue.

Take a look at the Reddit post below.

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