A Question on Pick-up Trucks

thomascgty
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 04:40:30 +0000
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I have watched and read that all steel trucks and SUVs are being phased out. For pickup trucks, does the aluminum construction provides reliability? I don’t care much about MPG since in my opinion; a person should not even think much of the MPG if buying a truck.

My main concern is reliability and life of the truck. There was one thread here dated 04/2015; I have read that already but it mostly deals with the repair shops for aluminum body trucks.

So does steel provides longer life and reliability than aluminum? Not sure if Toyota still uses steel for the trucks. But I am sure Ford now uses aluminum for the F150.

I don’t plan to buy or replace my existing sedan yet. This is just for research purposes; for future use.

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