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| It's official, Tesla owners are crap drivers |
| 2017-06-06 |
| [Fender Bender] June 5, 2017—Citing a report from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), AAA argues Tesla cars crash more often than average and are more expensive to repair, according to Left Lane. Thus, AAA has made it more expensive to insure a Tesla Model S or a Model X. After examining the HLDI report, AAA concluded Tesla cars crash more often than comparable models, and they're considerably more expensive to repair. The data covered cars from the 2014, 2015 and 2016 model years. The report suggests the rear-wheel drive Model S is involved in 46 percent more accidents than average, while repair costs are over 50 percent higher than the industry average. Those percentages check in at 41 and 89 percent, respectively, for the Model X. As a result, Tesla owners insured through AAA will soon see a 30 percent hike in insurance rates. Tesla re-iterated that the Model S is one of the safest cars on the market, and criticized how the insurance company analyzed HLDI's data. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #6 The issue is this car is a high performance car. Dumbasses that can afford it and live in this green world don't know how to drive anything with power, they are used to their Prius and life. Its like putting a 16 year old into a Porsche, the accident is inevitable... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2017-06-06 18:51 |
| #5 Maybe the Tesla is Unsafe at Any Speed? Where's Ralph Nader when you need him? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-06-06 12:45 |
| #4 Abu the same applies to Suburus and Prius' |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2017-06-06 11:33 |
| #3 I always had the same impression of the Volvo. Ever get stuck on the freeway behind a Volvo. There's nothing inherently wrong with the car except for the type of people who are attracted to it. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-06-06 11:23 |
| #2 Sometimes you gotta wreck the car to make the car payment? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-06-06 10:40 |
| #1 Just because you can afford the car doesn't mean you know how to drive it. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-06-06 10:30 |