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Old 01-17-2014, 12:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
Thenorm
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Gutsy move by Ford. Hope they pull it off. There will be any number of wags claiming Aluminum will be difficult/impossible to repair after a collision... but if Ford preps their shop people right, it shouldn't be any more difficult than steel.
i think they said it was all the same alloy too, so that should simplify repairs a little bit.

audi's and jags have been all aluminum for the last little while. I think repair shops will be capable.
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