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Re: Toyota Tundra see-saw ad
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Re: Toyota Tundra see-saw ad -
05-18-2007
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Motor Trend - June 2007 The New York Times has reported that a senior General Motors executive e-mailed dealers to point out that Toyota may have been a bit too slick with that slick Tundra "see-saw" advertisement http://snipurl.com/1ky41 - The GM guy claims the 10,000-pounds referred to in the voiceover means the combined weight of truck and trailer, not just the trailer, as implied. And he indicates you have to read the fine print to see the trailer is fitted with electric brakes. Wonder how they got any traction on a steel grating in the first place.. |
Hey, another troll identifies for the killfile.
Since the figure you are referring to is the Gross Combined Weight
Rating (vehicle, passengers, cargo, tow) and the gross combined for my
Tacoma is 11,100 pounds, I would suspect that the Tundra is far more.
Trailer life lists the tow rating, not the gross combined, at 10K+
Plonk
Frank
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The GVWR is the truck, trailer, and the load -- including any load tht is physically in the truck, not just the load that is on the trailer. Toyota did nothing wrong. |
for trailer weight other than the load the trailer tongue puts on the tow
vehicle. Gross /Combined/ Weight Rating (G*C*WR) would include the total
weight of the loaded vehicle and trailer.
If you look at the picture of my certification sticker you will see the GVWR
listed (8800 lbs) in the top right corner.
Certification sticker: http://i19.tinypic.com/4px5n2h.jpg
If you compare this weight ticket to my certification sticker you will see
that I was under the weight ratings for the front axle, rear axle, and GVWR.
The /combined/ weight was 1,940 lbs beyond the 8800 lb GVWR but still
completely legal and under all weight ratings.
Weight ticket: http://i16.tinypic.com/4q5tmjd.jpg
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Ken
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"azwiley1" <azwiley1 (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote in message news:1179527227.105580.260990 (AT) k79g2000hse (DOT) googlegroups.com... On May 18, 3:13 pm, "Steve B" <ExSurDO2Di... (AT) Neptune (DOT) com> wrote: "jp2express" <jp2mail-tempfo... (AT) noSpamyahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:Wfm3i.29329$Um6.15857 (AT) newssvr12 (DOT) news.prodigy.net... So don't believe everything someone tells you, even if you saw it on TV. But, if it's on TV, or in the paper, or on the news, doesn't it have to be true? Steve ;-) I am still trying to find one of those revolvers that never needs to be reloaded! While your at it also get one that never misses even when your on a galloping horse 200 yards from your target! <g Ron |
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azwiley1 wrote: On May 18, 3:13 pm, "Steve B" <ExSurDO2Di... (AT) Neptune (DOT) com> wrote: "jp2express" <jp2mail-tempfo... (AT) noSpamyahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:Wfm3i.29329$Um6.15857 (AT) newssvr12 (DOT) news.prodigy.net... So don't believe everything someone tells you, even if you saw it on TV. But, if it's on TV, or in the paper, or on the news, doesn't it have to be true? Steve ;-) I am still trying to find one of those revolvers that never needs to be reloaded! I found it. http://www.wyb.com/lf-0067polish_target_pistol.jpg |
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