GM Admits Fudging Payload Ratings

spoon059 wrote:
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The difference is that each and every one of these vehicles has a yellow sticker that tells you the EXACT payload capacity of the vehicle. They aren't cheating you, they aren't lying to you. Every sales brochure I've looked at for a truck had a huge asterick that lead you to a disclaimer that payload and weights are dependent upon features.

By the way, I believe most vehicle manufacturers tell you the engine output horsepower, not the rear wheel horsepower. If you don't know, its called drivetrain power loss. Hate to break it to you, but you aren't getting all 410 HP of that 6.4 at the rear wheel...

Yup...and says to me, that most folks don't know HOW2 read nor
comprehend a contract...of which all documentation from anything
with them are...contracts between the buyer and OEM

Be it a vehicle, toaster oven, hair dryer, radio, house, vacation
weekend retreat, etc...even the parking lot tag...or your ticket
to a ball game...anyone ever read the back side?

PS...the courts have ruled that you don't have to read it and that
the OEM/seller has done their duty to 'inform' you..whether you read
it or not...their liability requirements are pretty much done.

Pretty much...that goes to their documentation during certification
testing, or whatever regulatory agency spec they designed to and certified
to meet...