The weight difference is negligible density of 304 stainless is 7.93 g/cm^3 while mild steel is 7.85. Less than a 1% difference.

$6700? Ah HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHA HAHA HA HA...HA. HAHA. Oof, those dirty floors

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As a Sacramentan, a mechanic, and a former smog tech whos seen salvage cars going through the “rebuild” process here all I can say is

First off, there is no such thing as a cheap used German car. Second, Sacramento CA + rebuilt title = no way in hell. Third, fuck VW.

That price it what I would pay for this without a salvage title. So ND. I’ve had a MK IV the interior falls apart in your hands literally (My GTI’s seat release broke off). The MAF will throw a Check Engine Light if you look at it the wrong way. These cars were poorly built the first time.  Probably not much better…

I think all of those floor mats are the same color and I think that it’s not just the driver’s that has been wet. Either that or there were passengers for every one of those 33k miles.

Yep. And the entire interior seems a tad filthy (in the few pics of it), not loved.

I had several female acquaintances who were (Chicago) Lincoln Park Trixies with this exact car (one of them even in this color!). Most of them were automatic, but one drove a manual. Her and I still remain friends to this day.

This car wasn’t worth $6700 back in the aughts. Even without the usual city induced bumper…

23yr old german  with a rebuilt title for $6700? JFC, no!

As a former owner of a 2001 Jetta, run! Run away, fast.

VW’s are not known for their reliability. But this is probably the WORST era and though it has low miles, I knew SO MANY people with VWs from this era that had some of the most atrocious issues with the things at less miles than this one. And that was back when these were brand-new. ND- even if free.

I once won a paper airplane throwing contest by simply wadding up my sheet of paper into a ball and throwing it... there were no rules regarding the type or number of folds.

The useful metric is duration, not range.

On the other hand, I’ve never noticed a lack of sharpness in standard sheetmetal either.  I have more than 1 scar to prove it.

I can only assume someone more qualified than you or I have done a manufacturing analysis comparing the total costs to produce 1) traditional steel stamped panels + paint and 2) folded, unpainted SS.

I think that’s the underpinning of the design. No body panels and no paint shop=cheaper to produce. Assuming they can make it work, it’s certainly innovative even if not everyone’s cup of tea from a design perspective (I personally don’t care for it but I do appreciate them trying something different). I think the…

I would actually respect him immensely if he somehow managed to stuff an anemic, cobbled-together nightmare of an engine designed after hours by some of the most inept European car makers of our time into this truck. 

That is correct. The whole reason why the CT has the long flat panels is to avoid stamping and use folding; a method uncommon in the consumer car industry. In practice, it is a cost-saving measure, which is mostly eaten up by the material. The end result should be higher quality panels and a more rigist structure. But…

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the main purpose of Tesla trying folded steel body panels was to avoid the insanely high cost of stamping presses and tooling. The idea is that folding flat steel is much simpler and less machine intensive. On such a low volume vehicle the cost savings per piece…