The reality of aluminum body panels.

[MossRoad]

I have had my 1999 F250 since October of 2008. Never a dent, never an accident. If I bought a 2015 F150, based on this history, I would make it to 2032 before I get a dent. Why should I worry?

You should if you have a teenager coming towards driving age anytime in there. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

This ^^.

This was supposed to be about aluminum body panels and it turned into some paranoid Ford fan thinking this was an attack on his beloved blue oval. Clearly it was not. If he would do some research he would find that many manufacturers have used aluminum body panels in the past and faced the same issues. This is not a Ford issue.

In fact I was watching the super bowl and saw an ad for a little electric car that said used carbon fiber for the frame or body panes (I dont remember which). That sounds really expensive to repair. So who knows in 10 years aluminum might be the most popular material used and things like carbon fiber will be the new lighter body panel that costs more to repair.

As mentioned before, you come out slinging insults and that's not a discussion... its an argument.

 

[fordmantpw]

A lot of it depends on exhaust configurations but if it doesn't after that... It's time for a real garage anyways.

I'm sue it will fit in the detached garage no matter what then.

 

[ray66v]

I have had my 1999 F250 since October of 2008. Never a dent, never an accident....

I can't tell you how many times I had customers start the conversation with something just like that, in my body shop.

Just to show you how reality can work, my wife had a Malibu for 8 years, and it never even got a door ding. She bought a new car, and in less than a month, someone hit it, (and ran), while it was parked, in a parking lot.

 

[coobie]

As mentioned before, you come out slinging insults and that's not a discussion... its an argument.

My ignore button is a wonderful thing.Roadhunter has been on it for quite sometime

 

[roadhunter]

As mentioned before, you come out slinging insults and that's not a discussion... its an argument.

Please point out the insult that you claim I was slinging in my OP.

I'll give you a hint. There wasn't any. I went back and looked. You simply made that up. My post are #1, #5, #21, #25, #28, #87, #96, #97, #119. There are no insults in those posts.

From a psychological standpoint this thread is interesting. The ford boys feel this is a personal attack on the blue oval when in reality that is not what anyone said and quite frankly so many manufacturers have made aluminum body panels at this point its is clearly not a Ford issue. But they just can't get past that. Sad.

 

[riptides]

I can't tell you how many times I had customers start the conversation with something just like that, in my body shop.

Just to show you how reality can work, my wife had a Malibu for 8 years, and it never even got a door ding. She bought a new car, and in less than a month, someone hit it, (and ran), while it was parked, in a parking lot.

Man, I had a car that was a magnet for collisions while parked. Once, even in a corner, all by itself. Once, while the wife and I were walking to it. Saw the whole thing right before our very eyes!
I had a truck, it was called deer slayer. I killed more deer with that truck then in five years of hunting.

 

[roadhunter]

My ignore button is a wonderful thing.Roadhunter has been on it for quite sometime

That's probably best. The last time you tried to argue with me it didn't go so well for you. I see that still upsets you.

 

[DK35vince]

That's probably best. The last time you tried to argue with me it didn't go so well for you..

That's your opinion, not mine.

 

[ultrarunner]

The sheet metal on my 31 Ford Pickup is heavier than the 91 Chevrolet... also the Silverado has fiberglass rear fenders on my 91 style side...

As the current owner of 17 different manufacturer's offerings... my comment is they all have strong and weak points...