BossHogg
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- Oakland Township, Michigan
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- 2015
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- 6.7L Cummins
My intention wasn't to imply any dealership or salesperson should be held accountable. But someone at the dealership should be there that can answer basic questions, and explain the terms like GVW, CGVW, curb weight, and on and on. It would be a good idea if the manufacturer would publish a towing guide that explains all of this albeit it is in part already in the owner's manual. Well, going by questions I see asked in these forums, few read an owner's manual.Not sure how you can hold a dealer accountable on sales day for what the buyer may or may not haul in the future. I do think RV dealers need to have ALL sales staff educated to what a tow vehicle can realistically haul. But that won't happen until there's a way to hold RV dealers liable for accidents due to their misleading and often absolutely false information.
Many people buy a truck first and then start thinking about camping so out they go. Of course, the RV salespeople see the incoming family as a walking bag of money and all they want is that money so they will sell them anything.
I had to sit back and laugh at some of the recent posts in this thread, posters have already expanded the terms of payload, and introducing margins or error or suggesting published numbers are somewhat understating actual ratings. They may be but I've never heard a manufacturer state that. Why is it so hard for people to simply accept the manufacturer's published specifications?
I don't really think there is a solution, those of us that realize will do the research and size our camper and tow vehicle and those that don't know or realize there is something they should know will remain the same.