Comments on: Cardboard Is The New Bondo

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:33:40 +0000

They didnt dent, did they!!!

By: Ashezth

Ashezth — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:12:19 +0000

The packing tape is fine, it matches the boxes. But I’d like to know just what the crap HIT him!?

By: Rhys

Rhys — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:03:22 +0000

Actually, my 2007 Saturn ION has the fiberglass body panels as well, so they didn’t “stop making them a long while ago.”

I did something like this to my ’99 SL2, but it was no shopping cart. It was another car doing 40mph into my rear left quarter. Those panels are pretty sturdy, even in sub-zero Missouri winters (yes, it gets below well below freezing here), but as someone else said, nothing’s perfect. It won’t deform like steel, but if you beat on it hard enough, it’s going to break.

I replaced my damaged car parts, though. I think my parents would have asked for my college tuition back if I had attempted to, um, “repair” my car like this guy. Wow.

By: stan leighton

stan leighton — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:25:31 +0000

it’s a woody

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:30:44 +0000

Paper or Plastic? I says why not both!!

By: Fart Particles

Fart Particles — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:50:41 +0000

No,I1

I1 :Other side says-”will work for food”

the other side actually says "The End is Nigh!"

By: xvl260

xvl260 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:13:31 +0000

That’s dent resistant doors for ya.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:55:01 +0000

Even boxier than Volvo if you don’t mind the slight expense on safetystandard.

By: SueO

SueO — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:50:47 +0000

Saturn stopped making plastic body paneled cars a long while ago because they wanted to make GM cars in the Saturn plants. Also, the seams for plastic cars is wider that steel needs and it was adversely affecting their consumer survey responses. This photo does make me very nervous about my 01 Saturn. I live in a rural community now and there are lots of deer, cattle, goats, etc, that I see on the road. hmmmm Not so funny, this photo.

By: Treadhead

Treadhead — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:39:39 +0000

Its a older Saturn and the cheapo version at that. many parts of cars now are plastic, bumpers, quarterpanels, gas tanks, trim, etc. Usually budget cars like this have all plastic side panels (not to mention in the 80′s plastic was looked at with awe by manufacturers as the body material of the future…)