Ram Reduces Max Tow Ratings

mkirsch wrote:

JRscooby wrote:

mkirsch wrote:
Is there really a noticeable difference between 17,790 and 20,000?

I don't think you're going to be any happier at 17.790 than you were at 20,000. At either weight you're blissfully ignorant, or hating life if you have to tow very far.

This is not a "decrease in capability" as they keep repeating in the video. The truck never had the capability in the first place.

But the truck was advertised and sold as having that capacity. To me it sounds a lot like getting casino built, declaring bankruptcy before the workers are paid, flying away on you private plane.

No. It wasn't advertised or sold as having that capacity.

WHAT?!?!

This number is something the end user has to actively seek out and look up. Clearly whoever wrote the logic that comes up with the numbers made a mistake and it has been corrected.

Where does a prospective buyer look for the info? Bet it is found in chart published by manufacture to increase sales. What is your definition of advertising?
Then there is the sticker the government demands be put on vehicle. That was designed so buyer could compare capability of trucks. If mistake was made, the buyer should not be the one to pay.

When you put in the VIN for a 2500 truck and it comes back telling you that your tow capacity is 20,000+lbs, you should be saying "Hey, wait a minute!" because it's not realistic.

Let's see. Somebody that maybe has never owned a pickup, at most buys 1 every few years should see the numbers, and know they are 11% over real?