Ford aluminum body reduces repair cost
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I have news for you! My ordered new 2004 Chevy 2500 Duramax crew cab 4X4 long box red truck is now 15 years old, has well over 200,000 miles on the odometer and We live in Michigan where they always use salt on the roads in winter and have for my entire 77 years living here.
The truck has never been garaged even one day of it's life. Sits outside on our wide (14' wide at the road widening to 36' wide) northside driveway always that goes back thru the gate to my toy barn/workshop. The home garage is on the south side of the home and is for our other vehicles. Our truck does NOT have a speck of rust on it anywhere and has original paint which is still very bright and shiny and no paint peeling either. The truck still looks new as there's no dents or rust on the chrome either.
That's one reason we still keep it along with the only repairs ever needed or done was replace the front brake pads, replace the fuel pressure sensor, and so far replace 2 burned out light bulbs. The truck was bought for hauling our RV's and that's all it's ever done too for 15 years so far. We have other vehicles for our other transportation uses.
GM trucks have 2 sided G-60 galvanized exterior steel body panels with some later years aluminum panels being used also.
Rust in 10 years on GM trucks is totally bull unless it has been in accidents and been improperly repaired. Ours is already 15 years old and is rust free just like about all the GM trucks you'll see around here at that age or even older. Not so with either other truck brands and especially Dodge/Ram as at 6+ years old they have lots of rust especially on doors and/or fenders around the wheels and the tailgates/beds also.
The truck has never been garaged even one day of it's life. Sits outside on our wide (14' wide at the road widening to 36' wide) northside driveway always that goes back thru the gate to my toy barn/workshop. The home garage is on the south side of the home and is for our other vehicles. Our truck does NOT have a speck of rust on it anywhere and has original paint which is still very bright and shiny and no paint peeling either. The truck still looks new as there's no dents or rust on the chrome either.
That's one reason we still keep it along with the only repairs ever needed or done was replace the front brake pads, replace the fuel pressure sensor, and so far replace 2 burned out light bulbs. The truck was bought for hauling our RV's and that's all it's ever done too for 15 years so far. We have other vehicles for our other transportation uses.
GM trucks have 2 sided G-60 galvanized exterior steel body panels with some later years aluminum panels being used also.
Rust in 10 years on GM trucks is totally bull unless it has been in accidents and been improperly repaired. Ours is already 15 years old and is rust free just like about all the GM trucks you'll see around here at that age or even older. Not so with either other truck brands and especially Dodge/Ram as at 6+ years old they have lots of rust especially on doors and/or fenders around the wheels and the tailgates/beds also.
