Lucid repairs are at least double the cost of "other luxury manufacturers". I had to have similar work on my wife's Mercedes that was a fraction of the cost. I also just had to replace the driver's side front corner of her car after she hit a deer. I am talking body work (bent fender), replacing the grill, headlight, grill frame, radiator, radiator fan, front bumper cover, multiple interior support parts, etc. and the cost was just barely over what I paid just to replace the Lucid rear bumper cover. And I was without each car for a similar amount of time.
If the more expensive repair work is really true and this is just the "normal" for Lucid, it will eventually get reflected in the insurance rates for these cars, so don not be surprised with constant increases year over year.
There is no way to sugar coat the repair costs on these vehicles and I am not trying to make Lucid look bad for it. What I am hoping pointing this out does is educate the potential buyer so they know as much as possible going into making a large purchase decision. I was outright shocked when I saw what the other driver's insurance company, GEICO, was having to pay for damage that was minimal and you really had to know it was there to see it.
