I'm actually not sure that's accurate. You can powder coat stainless steel pretty easily and there are many high strength adhesives specifically designed for stainless steel. Delorean was also poorly designed by a CEO who liked Class A drugs, so...
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The problem with stainless steel is that it comes with tradeoffs. If stainlesness is what you aim for, you can't optimize as well for other factors, such as ductile strength. So you gotta make the material thicker to account for that.
We've come a long way since the Delorean especially regarding glues. Even Audi A8 are glued because of their all aluminum frame. But you need extra care and for the small benefit of stainless steel, it's not worth it
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Same with flat faces.