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BenK wrote:
When you stand back and look at it.... With these HDs rated at 26-30K towing... The little bit of weight shavings that they did doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
As long as buyers blindly believe the 'King of the Hill' towing/cargo/payload/etc
capacities/ratings...the OEM's have no choice other than to use the lowest weight
vehicle as the basis for their ratings...- As long as buyers blindly believe the 'King of the Hill' towing/cargo/payload/etc
capacities/ratings...the OEM's have no choice other than to use the lowest weight
vehicle as the basis for their ratings... ib516 wrote:
Good for them and a good about face. Since GM fessed up and changed their lying ways, Ford had to follow suit.
Agreed.- We've defined what "lying" is, now define "truth."
I.e., what truck would you consider "truthful" to use as an advertising vehicle when making payload and towing claims? - Good for them and a good about face. Since GM fessed up and changed their lying ways, Ford had to follow suit.
Flashman wrote:
Ford admits to cheating only after being outted by GM.
Way to go Ford!
It seems to be industry standard. My Pathfinder had a payload sticker showing ~1150 lbs, and it was a no options base model. The spec sheet showed that the base model curb weight was ~4500 lbs, which combined with a 6000 lbs GVWR should have given me 1500 lbs payload.
The payload sticker on my 2012 F150 was dead on... Never looked at spec sheets for that though.- Ford admits to cheating only after being outted by GM.
Way to go Ford! BenK wrote:
"Base curb weight"....anyone know what that is???
Legal department?
Ya think it has any options ?
It might have, subject to change without notice
Base curb weight should be with the same specification as base MSRP price vehicle plus fuel, no cargo or passengers. Then add and subtract the weight or weight savings of optional equipment. The math would look something like front axle 5000lbs + rear axle 6000lbs = GVWR 9900lbs. and make total sense, no doubt. :C- I'll bet not many options, if any. :)
That's why there's always an asterisk with the footnote saying "properly equipped" or some such verbiage. - "Base curb weight"....anyone know what that is???
Ya think it has any options ?
