If your thinking of buying a new Super Duty

PRodacy wrote:

You do realize that planes get repainted every couple of years, and the paint they use often costs over $1000 per gallon.

Yep, but I'm more concerned about the metal than the paint, which was the basis for my comment about preferring a durable truck over a pretty one.

Frankly, even if the paint all peels off, and it looks like a DeLorean, I'm ok with it, as long as the body lasts a long time. I realize I'm not typical in that opinion. It's a truck. It's going to get muddy, haul stuff to the dump, and have bikes and wood thrown in the bed every weekend. I'll be as hard on the paint as the elements will.

Then again, the red paint on my old Lund aluminum fishing boat held up pretty well over the years, despite being outside all the time, and abused with docks, rocks, and tackle. I suppose it wasn't a deep, glossy car quality finish.. but it was tough. Back to the durable versus pretty, I guess.