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Old 01-04-2012, 12:05 PM
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The F10 has a lot of aluminum part on its body, light and no rusting!

Also a Swedish comsumer research institute rated the F10 as the best
car against rusting.
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Might want to correct the thread title! From "lot" rust to "not" rust...
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Might want to correct the thread title! From "lot" rust to "not" rust...
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Very interesting info. Thanks.

But aluminum also suffers from corrosion - it has happened on the bonnet edges of a lot of E60's..
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Originally Posted by kscarrol
Might want to correct the thread title! From "lot" rust to "not" rust...
Too late, I'm afraid
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Originally Posted by Ricracing
Too late, I'm afraid
No worries, Super Moderator Gene to the rescue!! Already fixed...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol
No worries, Super Moderator Gene to the rescue!! Already fixed...
I don't notice any improvement to my lousy footnote
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Thought you were referring to the title (lot instead of not)... Oh well, nevermind.
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Originally Posted by kscarrol
Thought you were referring to the title (lot instead of not)... Oh well, nevermind.
"Lost's of" Thanks anway.
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And all that aluminum can't be straightened out when dented like steel can - hence "repair" now means "replace" and "repaint" which will increase costs accordingly


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