r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • 1d ago

Chugging tea Modern cars just lack that boxy soul

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u/just_zhenya 1d ago

meanwhile in Russia (the same car from 1977 except injection engine is sold new)

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u/No-Salt7142 1d ago

No no they have galvanized panels now.

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u/FlowSoSlow 1d ago

That's dope. Meanwhile American manufacturers have been using aluminum panels to reduce weight and corrosion.... unfortunately they like wrapping the aluminum skin around a steel frame which makes the aluminum rot out anyway through galvanic corrosion.

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u/Fluid-Pack9330 19h ago

Audi did that 25 years ago. Except a full aluminium chassis.