Bionic Man wrote:
I’d wager that increased costs have about as much to do with all the new technology being put into trucks as any of the R&D to beef up tow ratings.
And the recalls have to do with the litigation that all the ambulance chasers feed off of.
New tech is generally paid for in a package and is only paid for if you get said package. Things such as a new frames are not a part of any package and goes into the cost off all trucks.
While there were some recalls like that, the rest were due to shotty installation, poor design, or bad/cheap supplier parts. There are other things too like using thinner metals in certain areas (ie bumper) than their competitors and poor assembly like missing bolts and nuts on a few parts. I would rather Ram spend money fixing these things than spend it on something useless like a 35k tow rating for bragging rights.
