Structural Adhesive used in New F150
I have heard that Adhesive is used in the new Aluminum F150 Body. Seems that the adhesive is called Dow Betamate structural adhesive. Here is a Link to a post concerning this. I'm wondering ...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
I don't think any insurance company will eat the 26% cost increase to fix your 2015 F150. As far as fuel cost goes. Gas and diesel are within 15 cents of each other. With diesel and gas flipping week to week. There is the added cost of DEF with the new diesels to add in but I ran just over 9200 miles on my first tank and am sitting at half a tank with at 4800 miles so far on my second tank.
Not sure way you think Mich defuncted my "truths" but everyone I have talked to with a EB says they love everything about it but the fuel mileage.
Don
What you think doesn't appear to be correct. As previous poster stated, the 2015 F-150 is cheaper to insure than the Ram (at least for now).
If a vehicle is a complete loss, it doesn't matter if it's an aluminum F-150 or a steel Ram, it's gonna cost big money, much bigger than a body shop bill. I appreciate the fact you are super concerned about panel repair time, but the reality is no two wrecks are the same, so until insurance companies have enough empirical data to audit this claimed 26% higher repair costs associated with the F-150, insurance rates are unlikely to change.
When I had the aluminum hood and fender repaired on my 2002 explorer, I didn't notice nationwide insurance rates jump because it was 26% more expensive than a previous generation steel hooded Explorer. And considering my truck is 12 years old, I think we would have heard by now.
Gas vs. Diesel prices are in a constant state of flux. Around me, historically the average is Diesel being 50 cents to 1.00 more expensive per gal. Trying to accurately calculate future fuel expenses is like trying to nail jello to a wall, absolutely useless.
