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jcgrillo ◴[] No.43795279[source]
> Instead of steel or aluminum, the Slate Truck’s body panels are molded of plastic.

Deal breaker. Plastic gets brittle with age.

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JKCalhoun ◴[] No.43795428[source]
Replace it then?
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1. jcgrillo ◴[] No.43795617[source]
That's really expensive, I'm actually in the process of replacing the plastic front and rear bumpers on my 1999 W210 Benz and just the plastic parts add up to over $1k before paint. Having a shop do the whole thing would probably cost $5k or more. I'd rather pay up front whatever it costs to have steel body panels than deal with plastic.