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RedRocket204 wrote:skidooman93 wrote:
Not speculating at all, move to a state that has winters like Minnesota and uses chemicals on the roads like they do here and see what happens I have first hand experience with aluminum body panels that the paint has bubbled and flaked just like steel. Metal isn't effected so much as the paint comes loose because of the corrosion.
OK, I'll bite.
What brand/model and year car or cars?
The aluminum panels you had bubbled and flaked just like steel but you stated earlier:skidooman93 wrote::h
... it carodes just as easy and easier in some cases.
Your Minnesota winter comment is laughable because I'm sure no where compares at all.
What about painted aluminum alloy wheels, how do those hold up? Seems there are a huge percentage of cars that have had those for many, many years. How come there aren't many complaints about those? Again, materials defects and process defects are a different story.
The comment a number of posts ago, "scare mongering" was dead on concerning the paranoia purposely being spread by known Ford bashers with agendas on this site. Not sure why some of you are so hellbent on constantly trashing Ford... except for having that agenda. Why not spend your energy posting positive comments on the brand you support and like best?
You know, a lot of you doing this trashing on rv.net are older... but really, you need to grow up.
Checkout any car with an aluminum hood. I own one a 08 Chrysler Sebring. Pant is bubbling at corners.
Apparently you don't have much experience with Minnesota roads either. Painted aluminum wheels have all sorts of corrosion issues here so do chromed aluminum. It the reason most manufacturers use a glued on chrome plastic cover on aluminum wheels it doesn't corrode like the aluminum underneath does.
I'm not bashing ford BTW, just explaining don't get caught up in the marketing hype about aluminum bodies not rusting. It is true they won't rust but they will corrode and look just as bad. Ford is doing it for weight savings and think they can use the no rust to their advantage.
