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Originally Posted by Jay2420
I had a situation where I leaned on the car...not anything too crazy was just squeezed by another person at the grocery store..door popped in and out very easily. Surprised me has never happened before on another car. Maybe my 190lbs is too much? I do believe that the door metal is pretty soft...it has now left a ripple in the door dead centre.
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From what I heard from out PDR guy, Subarus and in fact most Japanese cars including Lexus tend to have softer metal and as a result bend easier. Its a double edged sword where its easy to dent/ding but also easy to repair to near 95-100% condition. The German cars(he cites BMW) with tougher metal on the other hand don't ding or dent as badly...but sometimes are impossible to do PDR to near perfect condition.
I got a nasty door dent on the passenger door side. One of my colleagues with a Chevrolet Cruze has an even nastier dent than mine. When our PDR guy finishes with all the company cars he'll get to mine.