Newbee Fiver Seeking Advice on Tow Vehicle
New to forums, hope my inquiry isn't a pain. My head is spinning from trying to calculate GCWR, GVW, GVWR, etc. Have been researching for weeks. Hoping someone could just answer my question. Have not ...
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Keith Haw wrote:Grandpere wrote:
GVW & GVWR are the same thing, Gross Vehicle weight rating. This is the weight of the vehicle with fuel, passengers and cargo. GCVW is Gross Combined Vehicle weight rating. This means the combined weight of the tow vehicle and the 5er.
Sorry but that's not correct.
GVW is the total of the vehicle at any given time, including passengers/fuel/cargo/ect.
GVWR is the TOTAL ALLOWABLE for the vehicle.
Thanks Keith, I totally spaced out on that difference when I said that they were the same thing. Sorry Sandra67, I didn't mean to steer you wrong.
