But the salesman TOLD me it could!

ROCKET SCIENTIST he was :E :S

And you expected different? Salesperson come and go continuously. Don't meet their sales quota there out of here. Next month the person might work at Lowe's. It's your responsibility to do due diligence whether your purchasing a new truck or RV.

Just like when I was at the Ram dealer. I asked if there has been any recalls on the ram trucks, he said just a couple.... What a bunch of bs, they all lie!

No more than SEVEN tons IMO.

I don't think it was lying as much as a near-total lack of product knowledge

Sad to say that your experience is mostly normal these days. A lot of these sales guys just don’t know or have zero experience in Rv and trailer towing. I had a guy years ago tell me that the then new Titan would outhaul my 3/4 Chevy because the titan was better and was a 3/4 ton. He said this and I asked him how? He said well look at the mirrors the truck has, those are the big tow package mirrors.... omg.... all these guys want to do is separate you from your pocket book..... any lie is good for them......btw I did explain basic towing to the salesman back then... deer in headlights look without any comprehension on his part...

I had a salesman tell me that the linoleum in a used rig had a long tear in it because someone snag their toe on it. After talking to him for a while he said he was retired and that his wife made him get a job there his sister-in-law owns the place. What a whimp

Several years ago I walked into a dealer. Just before walking in, I could see them straightening up their ties and all. 1st fella that comes up to me all smiles and asks if he can help me. I said: "Sure, but have a question to ask"; "What do you personally sell more of, cars or trucks?". He replied with : "Cars". I replied back: "Good, now point me in the direction of who sells trucks here". You should have seen his chest deflate and just about fall to the floor. Didn't buy from them.

Another time, a Ford salesman says that a Ranger they had on the lot had 4.10 gears and could pull a house down!!

I recall an engineer in the lunch room at the Duramax factory, telling me to get rid of my 6.5td, a D/A combo would pull anything I had, better, up steeper hills/grades etc......yeah right!

Bought one a few years later.......Stalled the dmax on a STEEP grade the 6.5td went up with a 12K trailer in tow! yeah right says the engineer who helped design this motor! Turns out the dmax had less gradibility than my 5 sp 6.5! On a freeway grade, yes the 300+hp left the 185hp rig on the side of the road! More to towing prowess than just HP and Torque!

Marty