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Originally Posted by nikitopo
I asked them once if a carbon fiber chassis would be an option like the LFA. The answer was that it was out of the question not so much because of the cost, but more that if you had an accident with even a small impact to the chassis you would have to throw away the whole car. Apparently this is not an issue for people that can buy an LFA, but a real issue for all rest of the customers including insurance companies.
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That's kind of weird. I am not super experienced with carbon, but in general it is pretty easy to repair and does not really deflect when damaged. I'd imagine any impact that would damage the chassis would do just as much to a metal chassis car.