2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins Payload
Saw my first one in the flesh today. Really had high hopes for this truck. My enthusiasm waned when I saw the payload sticker :( MSRP was $58k.
Forum Discussion
Anybody ever consider that the mfgs "know" that most people overload their trucks beyond the factory payload rating, so if they stated payload closer to the design and engineering limits, it may increase their liability for failures?
Other than this forum and like 2 people I know, the rest of the world is not nitpicking what the stated payload is for their truck. IMO, and I know about a zillion truck people, not to mention fleets of construction pickups at work, most peeps just buy a 1500 if it's a grocery getter, 2500 if their weekend warriors and 3500/duallys if they really work em.
Heck I work for a $10billion/yr construction company and they could pretty much give a rats arse what you load he truck with. Maybe we still rely on common sense a bit.
This is not meant to be a slam against those "following the rules", but I don't believe too many people are concerned with a few hundred lbs payload cap when buying a new truck.
Other than this forum and like 2 people I know, the rest of the world is not nitpicking what the stated payload is for their truck. IMO, and I know about a zillion truck people, not to mention fleets of construction pickups at work, most peeps just buy a 1500 if it's a grocery getter, 2500 if their weekend warriors and 3500/duallys if they really work em.
Heck I work for a $10billion/yr construction company and they could pretty much give a rats arse what you load he truck with. Maybe we still rely on common sense a bit.
This is not meant to be a slam against those "following the rules", but I don't believe too many people are concerned with a few hundred lbs payload cap when buying a new truck.
