Ford aluminum body reduces repair cost
1)Ford F-150 (31.8% below average) 2)Ram 1500 (14% below average) 3)GMC Sierra (10.7% below average) 4)Chevy Silverado (10.3% below average) 5)Toyota Tundra (8% below average) 6)Nissan Titan (13....
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dodge guy wrote:wilber1 wrote:dodge guy wrote:
That’s all great! But what happens when the paint starts falling off when the aluminum starts corroding? All the manuf can’t keep paint on the aluminum panels they have now, wonder how it will look with full aluminum!
Every Land Rover ever built has been aluminum. Jaguars have had aluminum bodies since 2003 and the XK120 used aluminium panels in the late 40's. We will be seeing a lot more aluminum in future. If you use etching primers you can even get paint to stick to chrome plating.
And now let’s see how it works on truck that get abused?
I’m not against aluminum, but I’ll wait and see.
You don't think Land Rovers get abused?
Land Rovers make up about 75% of the vehicles on the Falkland Islands which have about 10KM of paved roads and all roads aren't far from the ocean.
