Unless there has been a drastic change in the deign of vehicles in the last 10 years I can tell you from first hand experience that when scrapping out a vehicle body for iron salvage the old vehicles put up far more fight and require far more work effort to cut apart and break down than any newer one ever has.

The new steels may be stronger but there is so much less of it used that cutting through it with a basic chop saw or cordless saber saw is nothing where as every older vehicle I have scrapped rarely took anything less than the plasma cutter and oxy torch for cutting it up.

The German Automobile Club ADAC made a helpful campaign about one or two years ago.

They initiated the development of rescue papers for different types of cars where rescuers can see where the best cuts are made and where, as an example, dangerous parts as batteries, gas generators for airbags etc. are situated.

Many car manufacturers have supported this campaign. So anybody can try to get this sheet from the website, print it out and fasten it to the drivers sunshield, which is an exponated location for rescuers - sometimes time is everything !