Ford Motor Company's 2015 F-150 Repair Bills: What You Need to Know - Motley Fool
2015 aluminum-bodied F-150 will end up costing consumers extra funds out of their wallets for repairs, and those who don't. Ford's crosstown rival General Motors has already unleashed a slew of commercials knocking the F-150 for more expensive repairs and the fact that aluminum products are perceived as less durable than their steel counterparts. On top of all that, just last week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, reported that after a crash test, it cost 26% more to repair the new aluminum-bodied F-150 than it did for its steel-bodied predecessor. Despite these unfavorable results, insurance companies have yet to raise the insurance rates of the 2015 F-150. "Rates for the aluminum version of the new F-150 won't change unless enough actual claims data indicates a need for an adjustment," a... Even more recently, there is evidence suggesting the 2015 F-150 might actually cost consumers less in repair bills. It found the average cost of repairing the 2015 F-150 within the certified Ford national body shop program to be $869. 04 less than that for the steel-bodied 2014 F-150. Here's how the statistics broke down:. 2015 aluminum-bodied F-150:. 337 repairs, average repair: $1,476. 93. 2014 steel-bodied F-150:. 1,238 repairs, average repair: $2,345. 97. My take. Source: www.fool.com
