Not to beat this to death, but are we finally going to converge on something here? One camp has repeatedly said
"The owner's manual for your [Toyota] probably allows a full 5000# above the gross wt for the tow vehicle"
But the owners manual doesn't say that, and neither does the Toyota web site. Instead they both say
"Additional optional equipment, passengers and cargo in the vehicle will reduce the towing capacity"
Maybe I'm just thick, but I can't find anything to support the first view. Just like every other vehicle, what I read is that when you load up the tow vehicle with passengers and cargo, towing capacity is reduced. Nowhere does it say that passengers and cargo are part of the GVW.
Bill
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