ScottG wrote:
Both Ford and Ram went through major redesigns of their frames to achieve the 30K towing number. I suspect GM would need to do the same thing and they have said that they don't feel the market is worth it because it only accounts for 3% of HD trucks sold.
Makes sense to me. I am thinking that that 3% are members of this forum. I know a lot of people who have diesels from all three and several who have the 1500 Ecodiesel. None of these guys have any idea of tow capacity, axle ratios or transmissions on any of them. Almost all tow nothing. Some buy because they believe the Ram is the best and the word "Ram" needs no further explanation. Some love to say "I have a "SuperDuty" as if it was a status symbol. Almost lost a friend when I told him that his 1500 had little load capacity and could not be used in the same load rating as the 2500/3500. He also didn't like it when I told him not to be idling that diesel just because it has a remote start. They say they bought them because of mileage without realizing the cost of the diesel option or that diesel is 50 to 60 cents more per gallon.:)
