I think some section of DC is trying to pull a fast one on the R/T towing
issue. There is *NO* mechanical reason why the R/T shouldn't tow as much as a
regular Dak. The frame, tranny, and everything else are the same, but the
engine is slightly more powerful and the truck is slightly lowered. The
former *slightly* means nothing to towing except that it's easier. The latter
one is likely where the problem is. This is an engineering issue and DC
should be fixing the problem instead of ducking and covering.
By DC's own ads and spec's (there was no misprint) the R/T is a strong
towing vehicle. If you own an R/T I seriously suggest you guys all get
together and start a class action lawsuit to either get DC to let you off your
loan agreements (ie: buy back), fix the problem as a recall item, or give a
fair settlement for the misrepresentation of the vehicles abilities and loss
of resale value. Legally, they are all attainable goals.
This is a serious issue and if you R/T owners let DC get away with it then
there is nothing that they can't "repeal". Nail them hard. I think the DC
engineers could easily fix the problem but the accounting department is
forcing this cheap tight-wad approach. The left hand is *NOT* talking to the
right hand at DC.
Shaun H.
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