Damaged Vehicle Repair

Barberton Junk Cars is back with some interesting news relating to the auto market. We are where to junk a car in Kent, Medina and Firestone Park. We provide a quick quote for a junk car to make selling a junk car simple and fast.

Our latest update relates to the materials used to make up the frame of a vehicle as it relates with replacing those materials in the event of a collision. Recently, Ford introduced an aluminum framed vehicle to their line in efforts to lower the weight of the truck compared to using steel. On July 30, 2015 an article in autonews.com reported by Nick Bunkley titled ‘Ford F-150 aluminum repairs cost more than steel’ delivered the following findings: “Tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that repairing body damage on the aluminum-bodied Ford F-150 took longer and cost 26% more than on the F-150 made of steel. Ford Motor Co. disagreed with the conclusions. The institute’s findings are evidence that it could cost more to own a vehicle made with aluminum, a perception that Ford has been fighting.

Chevrolet began an Internet marketing campaign this month portraying its Silverado pickup as superior to the F-150 because the Silverado is made of high-strength steel. Edmunds.com took a sledgehammer to an F-150 and found that fixing the dent took longer & cost more than it would have on a steel pickup. Ford designed the aluminum F-150 with a modular structure that it says can be easier to repair than its predecessor. The change in material also required most dealerships & body shops thousands of dollars creating separate spaces for working on aluminum and buying specialized repair tools & equipment. Insurance companies Allstate and State Farm saying insurance costs for the new F-150 will remain comparable with 2014 models.

IIHS said it crashed a 2014 and 2015 F-150 into each other at low speeds to simulate offset rear-end accidents. It said the tests caused more damage to the aluminum-bodied truck in both the front and the rear. The cost to repair the front of the aluminum truck was $4,147, vs. $3,759 for the front of the steel truck. Fixing the rear of the aluminum truck was $4,738, vs. $3,275 for the steel truck. Repair costs for the aluminum truck were 42 % higher for components and 22 % higher for labor. In addition, one side of the aluminum truck’s bed had to be replaced, while the steel truck’s bed only needed a repair.

Eric Lyman, VP of industry insights at TrueCar, said evaluating repair costs will be difficult until such jobs become more common. He said Ford likely has some sort of plan to help ensure customers won’t have to pay significantly more to fix their truck, such as a goodwill fund to quietly cover some of the dealerships’ costs. Besides costing more for customers paying out of pocket, higher repair costs could result in higher insurance premiums for the aluminum truck. Ford’s rival, Chevy, has begun trying to use the uncertainty over aluminum as a marketing tool. In one new ad, people are put in a room and told to choose between cages made of aluminum and another made of steel to protect them as a bear is released.” The complete article is available here: http://www.autonews.com/article/20150730/RETAIL05/150729842/ford-f-150-aluminum-repairs-cost-more-than-steel-iihs-says

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