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Old 08-11-2014, 01:43 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
if you happen to have the misfortune to live in places where the state dumps thousands of tons of corrosive chemicals on the roads, your aluminum body will not start looking like Swiss cheese after a few years, so the vehicle lifetime may well be much longer
And also, less energy and raw materials are required to manufacture the supplies needed to repair the rusty spots.
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