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RE: "Disappearing" Trucks
By BRB29 on 5/22/2013 10:29:45 AM , Rating: 2
You are absolutely right. Most people don't understand load balancing but you can't really blame them. Towing every weekend is vastly overstating its use. Almost every truck owner I know tow maybe once a year for moving or camping.

A heavier vehicle is safer definitely. The point is that manufacturers and people have realized that they don't need all this towing capabilities for a regular F150. The demand for better fuel economy and every day practicality is higher than towing capability. So why not sacrifice some of that towing capability to save fuel and road wear?

After sitting in the new trucks, I realized that trucks are designed more towards comfort and convenience than being just a truck. It's just transforming more towards a car. Almost all SUV have lost their off road capability also.

