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karguy427 -> Questions - frame strength / composite bed problems? (11/21/2005 11:56:48 PM)
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I don't currently own a Sport Trac, but am thinking about it. I spend most of my on-line time over at Audi Forums.com ( 2000 A6 Avant ),
My wife drives a 2003 Explorer XLT, so I'm familiar with the basic product.
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I have three questions for you owners out there in cyberspace.
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To preface #1, a little background. I am an auto insurance claims analyst by profession, and in my travels one day I came upon a ST at a body shop that had been in a crash. Now this crash was severe emough to warrant replacement of the frame, so the shop had taken the body and bed unit off the frame to swap it out. This was the first 'bare' ST frame I had seen, and I was suprised at the LACK of frame crossemebers in the middle area of the wheelbase. --Has anyone experienced severe frame damage ( twisted or what is commonly called a 'diamond' condition ); or had their frame 'racked' ( twisted laterally like a partial corkscrew )
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#2 - Any problems with the composite bed - cracking of the material; flaking paint, etc.
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#3 - What gas mileage can I expect - similar to my Explorer?
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