Re: 2,000 lb R/T towing capacity printed on rear of truck!

From: Chad (mcc@negia.net)
Date: Sun Jul 18 1999 - 19:15:22 EDT


Excuse me, I have a mushy spot on my brain. That may be referring to the
max tow weight when pulling from the bumper.

Chad

Chad wrote:
>
> That may be the maximum tongue weight.
>
> Chad clifton
>
> SuperNagz@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > While washing my truck yesterday, I noticed something...
> >
> > Molded into the plastic right above the liscense plate holder is clearly
> > printed "2,000 lbs towing capcity"
> >
> > This makes me wonder... obviously Chrysler KNEW about the lowered tow rating
> > for the trucks if they "modified" their little molding machines to stamp out
> > the 2,000 lb lettering on that specific piece... but.. yet... they didn't
> > manage to fix the owners manual, the '99 Dakota brochure, or any of the other
> > printed articles.
> >
> > Maybe we can use this to our advantage in our "fight" against DC.
> >
> > p.s. I called the 1-800 number someone gave me off here (sorry fergot who u
> > were) and told the story to the woman. She took all my information, and was
> > very friendly, and told me I would be contacted within a week by my area rep.
> > She definately knew about the situation, and was pretty sincere when she said
> > I shouldn't have a problem getting a "free" 7/70,000 warranty for my
> > inconvenience.
> >
> > I knew theres alot of talk about "greed" on this subject... but I was
> > thinking about maybe asking for something in addition to the warranty... like
> > a Mopar Computer when it comes out??? Should I take the chance? Or just
> > take the warranty and be happy? (if I even get it.. I guess it hasn't been
> > decided on yet until I talk to my rep.)



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