Structural Adhesive used in New F150

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
...fact is the F-150 is going to cost you more all around, upfront, fuel and insurance...

Don

Don, you are confusing your opinion with real facts, which aren't the same thing. More than what? not buying one and just walking?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20150730/RETAIL05/150729842/ford-f-150-aluminum-repairs-cost-more-than-steel-iihs-says&ved=0CC0QFjAAahUKEwimsaXMv-fHAhVH0oAKHYirAmY&usg=AFQjCNEQzt0N2Xt6mxS4Hkjqq6li4dROXg&sig2=Hk9M8cf0SrEa47YSanGZzw

Tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that repairing body damage on the aluminum-bodied 2015 Ford F-150 took longer and cost 26 percent more than on the 2014 F-150 made of steel.

Last I knew 30 MPG (ED EPA rating) will cost you less in fuel then 23 mpg (the EB EPA rating).

If the total cost only went up by 400 over the steel body it's because Ford is eating the cost difference. That won't last for long.

Don

Repairing aluminum vs. steel is more costly, for now. But the blanket statement that a 2015 F-150 will always be more expensive to repair after an accident ignores facts like many current vehicles on the market have (and have had for years!) aluminum hoods, fenders, etc. All other things being the same, a moderate hit on the front of a 2014 F-150 and a 2015 F-150 is likely to cost the same in repair. (airbags, grille, bumper, hood, etc.)

Also keep in mind that insurance rates are determined by MANY factors, only one of which is repair costs. Theft rates, personal injury, the list goes on and on.

So at least in one real life situation, the F-150 is cheaper to insure than the Ram:

p220sigman wrote:


While I don't have a dog in this fight, out of curiosity from reading this this thread, I got quotes from our insurance on a comparably equipped F150 and Ram 1500. I went to some dealer websites and got actual VINs for the comparison. For us, the actual 6 month premium for the F150 would be $393.65 and for the Ram 1500 would be 406.51. This was for trucks that stickered at about 57K and seemed to have the same or similar equipment. Of course this can vary widely from company to company and from person to person, but in our case, the F150 would be cheaper. Of course, as the insurance companies get more crash/repair data, that could change.

The rest of your "truth's" were debunked by Mich800.