Salesmen...sheesh
Thanks to all your advice, I have read up on what my vehicle can tow. It's getting very frustrating that every salesman we have talked to only cares about the towing capacity of my vehicle and tells m...
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seaeagle2 wrote:
At the time we bought our F150 we towed an 18 foot boat so didn't need a truck with towing package. We decided to sell the boat and get a trailer. Our towrating is 5000 lb, although I've added the factory 7 pin harness and a receiver hitch and a factory tow package transmission cooler. When we started looking at trailers, one sales guy told me, "You need to buy a new truck first" (on the right track for the trailers they had on the lot). Another one told me, "nah, it's got a 2" receiver, I guarantee it'll tow 7500 lbs" The salesman we bought from responded, 'Well, I've only got 2 trailers that you can tow, lets look at those"....
JIMNLIN wrote:
I usually don't log in on a silly bash the rv salesman threads.
My first rv salesman was also a retired load broker for a trucking firm so he understood what was safe/legal gvw/gcw load numbers for any vehicle.
My neighbor lady sells rvs par time at rv shows around the country. She has her own 4500 Ram with a custom haulers bed she uses in her LTL commercial work. Very knowledgeable lady and isn't bashful about telling hard heads what the vehicle can safely tow/carry.
You guys can't be correct, most guys on these forums say "you no the salesperson is lying because they are talking". They don't seem to trust anyone.
