Ford aluminum body reduces repair cost

[Groover]

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 (13.5% above average)

Since all of the trucks are below average I assume that the baseline is all vehicles on the road though I don't see that stated in the article.

Pickup insurance costs

It looks like Edmunds jumped the gun on the risk of aluminum.

Edmunds test

One thing that I find interesting is that the F150 had more of the expensive stuff that Edmunds broke than other brands during this time period and still come out well.

[bucky]

We all know that statistics can prove whatever it is that the author is trying to prove.
The true cost of these repairs was passed on to the dealers and independent body shops that had to spend huge amounts of money for the equipment to properly repair them.

[Iraqvet05]

The only thing that rusted thru on my last, older GM was the brake lines and shocks.

[NJRVer]

Good thing it is less.
That will make up for all the banged up body panels since Ford's roll away on their own.

[rjstractor]

valhalla360 wrote:
Does it factor in replacing 75% of the body on a steel truck when it rusts away at 10yrs?

My steel bodied truck is almost 20 years old. Does this mean I should have replaced 150% of the body by now? (even though none of it has any rust that I can see)

[wanderingbob]

Kinda like Lake Wobegon where all the kids were above average !

[Lwiddis]

I’m not convinced this “survey” has any validity.

[Groover]

Tyler0215 wrote:
The survey means nothing when all except one are below average

Splain that one to me Lucy!

As I speculated in the first post the baseline includes every vehicle on the road. That information is available through a link in the first article I quoted but here is a direct link to make it easier:

insurance-losses-by-make-and-model

Bottom line is that all of the pickups did well, just some did better than others

[Tyler0215]

The survey means nothing when all except one are below average

Splain that one to me Lucy!

[ktmrfs]

Aluminum has been used in vehicle body panels for decades and shops have learned how to repair them. It's not a new thing. The F150 may have more aluminum panels, but it isn't the only vehicle with aluminum.

[Grit_dog]

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Think how much less vehicles would cost if mfgs didn't sponsor ($$$)
garbage like this!
Lol

[valhalla360]

Does it factor in replacing 75% of the body on a steel truck when it rusts away at 10yrs?

[Groover]

mich800 wrote:
The Edmunds test was flawed from the beginning. 1. Didn't shop for price, 2. did not go through insurance so the shop charged full bend me over rate, 3. no control (did not have a comparable steel body repaired).

All they successfully did was got that vehicle repaired with no comparison to anything.

You are absolutely correct but it sure did get a lot of press coverage.

[BB_TX]

But the numbers came from Highway Loss Data Institute, not Edmunds testing.

[mich800]

The Edmunds test was flawed from the beginning. 1. Didn't shop for price, 2. did not go through insurance so the shop charged full bend me over rate, 3. no control (did not have a comparable steel body repaired).

All they successfully did was got that vehicle repaired with no comparison to anything.