Truck salesmen are idiots
I've got a new trailer on order, a Laredo 322RL. At 36 ft and 7500 lbs I know it's going to be a stretch for my current tow vehicle, a 6.2L Tahoe. So I had a little time yesterday and stopped by a c...
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Forgot to mention that there are folks out there who do NOT know the differences
mentioned above and only go by the marketing badging...
One guy used to advise: "sure you can, as I have a half ton and it does it just fine..."
Got several PMs and one guy mad as heck and wanted to sue that advisor...told him
the advice on these freebie forums are worth the cost paid...and told him am
sorry he got bad advice and that he should just have his burned up diff repaired
and learn from that experience. He was a lurker and those are the main ones I
write to...like this post...it's for those lurkers who might go for some of the
advice here that will or might cause them some pain...
Also, that advisor has a FAKE half ton, as it is the 'HD' version with a +8K GVWR
The OEMs demographics is smack on target...most buyers out there will only buy
a 'half ton'. Mainly for ride quality and very, very close second is MPG
mentioned above and only go by the marketing badging...
One guy used to advise: "sure you can, as I have a half ton and it does it just fine..."
Got several PMs and one guy mad as heck and wanted to sue that advisor...told him
the advice on these freebie forums are worth the cost paid...and told him am
sorry he got bad advice and that he should just have his burned up diff repaired
and learn from that experience. He was a lurker and those are the main ones I
write to...like this post...it's for those lurkers who might go for some of the
advice here that will or might cause them some pain...
Also, that advisor has a FAKE half ton, as it is the 'HD' version with a +8K GVWR
The OEMs demographics is smack on target...most buyers out there will only buy
a 'half ton'. Mainly for ride quality and very, very close second is MPG
