My 2012 Prius Four turned 15 days old today! While my wife was driving home, she encountered a very strong storm here in the North East. A tree branch fell and hit to roof of the car. Luckily, no one was hurt. Now...I wonder what a new sunroof and solar panel cost?!
It's interesting to see the solar panel all smashed up. I c Ah...but the water damage. It was pouring at the time. That hole in solar panel reaches right down to the fabric. The sliding sunroof shade/cover was completely drenched.
It's a good thing she wasn't driving a convertible Cars can be replaced. Lives can't. I am pretty certain it is going to exceed $2.5K in damage, but that is what insurance is for. Also, because of the type of accident, it should not make your insurance rate increase. - TP
I thought I'd provide an update. At this point (before any of the glass has been removed), the estimate is for around $3900 in repairs. That solar glass is around $1700.
What begs the question is, how much would the repair cost for a similar hit, on a non-solar roof model. Can they even replace the metal roof? How, cut it off at the pillars and weld on new one back on?
