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Re:Long Life Vehicle by pm90 on Monday December 31, 2018 @03:54PM (#18796947)
Why is the insurance so high? I thought the safety features made it more safe == less insurance?
Re:Long Life Vehicle by hadlock on Monday December 31, 2018 @05:29PM (#18797449)
A small part of it is the aluminum body panels, I think. Aluminum body panels can be repaired, similar to steel, but requires additional training/different tools. The Model S and X are majority Aluminum, whereas the Model 3 is mostly steel with a rear aluminum subframe. Basically if you get in a fender bender you need to go to a specialty aluminum body shop, which don't exist in high quantities outside of south bay.
Re:Long Life Vehicle by zaroth on Monday December 31, 2018 @04:03PM (#18797009)
Anecdotally, my Tesla 3 costs the same to insure as my 2006 G35.

Just looked it up it’s $899 for the G35 and $913 per year for the Tesla.

It helps to not have had an accident or a ticket in over 10 years.

Re:Long Life Vehicle by KingPrad on Monday December 31, 2018 @04:29PM (#18797159)
Same here - my insurance stayed exactly the same going from a 2010 Nissan Altima to a new Tesla Model 3.
Re:Long Life Vehicle by Scoundreller on Monday December 31, 2018 @04:08PM (#18797047)
Cost to repair and near absolute unavailability of non-OEM spare parts doesn't help.
Re:Long Life Vehicle by ryanmercer on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @09:21PM (#18803760)
It also seems like even moderate damage, which would NOT be a write off on an ICE vehicle, results in them totaling it because Tesla refuses to work on anything with even relatively insignificant damage (and they won't touch anything that has a salvage title, so never buy a used Tesla with a salvage title. Ever.).