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Old 01-24-2011, 12:13 PM
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Default Re: Infinity.....

Originally Posted by Joliet John
The thing is, a car that looks like that doesn't have to cost a ton of money. It costs just as much to bend sheetmetal into boring shapes as it does to bend it into something more exciting.
You can only bend and stretch metal so far. Then you have to break it down into smaller pieces and join them and that makes it cost more, that is one reason why plastic is used so often these days. Another reason for plastic is weight savings of course.