wildbill23c
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- Joined
- Aug 22, 2012
- Messages
- 3,917
- Reaction score
- 577
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Southwestern Idaho
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- 0
- Total Drop
- 0
- Tire Size
- 215/70-R14
- My credo
- 19K, 19D, 92Y, 88M, 91F....OIF-III (2004-2005)
Replacement aluminum body panel? Ehh just flatten out a beer can and a bit of duct tape and its all taken care of...that's what they do with airplanes right?I hear ya. But manufacturers have been using shitty steel and stretching it as thin as possible for decades now. When I was a kid, everyone bagged on Toyotas for having rotted wheel wells because they used cheap, thin steel with bad spot welds. Now everyone does it to pinch pennies and inflate profit margins. They could do far better without going all the way to the aluminum route, but maximum profits take precedence. Now they can jack the price by using aluminum as a selling point. It will work for a while, until people realize that when you have a fender bender, putty won’t fix it. I can only imagine what a dealer wants for a replacement aluminum body panel.