I don't really trust the anti-EV articles any more than the pro-EV ones.
This just sounds like he got ripped off by his repair place.
He went on to say that the insurance company for the woman who rear-ended him assessed the damage, estimated the repairs would cost $1,600 and wrote him a check for that amount.
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Turns out, they were more than $40,000 off the mark.
The shop he sent his truck to "completely disassembled" the back of the truck, according to Apfelstadt, and discovered much more damage than previously thought based on exterior inspection alone — so much more that the "final bill" for his fender bender came to more than $42,000. Apfelstadt told Just The News the "at-fault driver's insurance covered the entire repair bill" since her policy had a $50,000 cap.
Repair place saw big $$$ that would get covered automatically by the insurance company and moved in.
I don't really trust the anti-EV articles any more than the pro-EV ones.
This just sounds like he got ripped off by his repair place.
Repair place saw big $$$ that would get covered automatically by the insurance company and moved in.