beemerphile1 wrote:
Campfire Time wrote:
Put it all aside for a moment and ask yourself a question. If you chose to tow a trailer that's over the rated capacity for the vehicle, even if you confirm from the engineer that designed it that it's capable, do you think you are are immune to a civil suit should you get into and injury or death related accident?
And if such an accident were to occur, how hard will it be to obtain insurance coverage after the fact...
I doubt the decision on whether or not to sue after an at-fault accident will be based on if the tow ratings are exceeded. To prove negligence one would have to be grossly over the rating, not a few hundred pounds.
Whether or not you are sued depends on how deep your pockets are.
A few hundred lbs won't make much of a difference between 8000 to 8600...but from 1000 to 1600 is a big difference. On the verger of twice the weight. Sorta like telling a someone rated at 5000 lbs that they can tow 7500-8000lbs....
