Yes.....warped brake rotors are quite common and warped calipers are less common. However, our service dept replaced enough warped brake calipers for me to know that
it does happen. It was not a "Scare tactic". It was an extreme example. I could have just as easily used rotors, transmissions, ring & pinions, U-joints, torque converters, broken caliper or suspension bolts...........I just happen to think of calipers because I have seen that on light trucks towing trailers or carrying large campers before.
If anyone is having a problem with the 50% number than maybe you are just trying to find something to argue about
......I tried to point out to you that I used the word
"MAY"......I thought that you might have missed that but evidently you may not understand the implication of the word.
If a buyer is looking into purchasing a used vehicle with 100K miles on it (to use as a TV), it would be wise for that person to understand that
SOME vehicles have been used and abused and an abused, high mileage, vehicle
MAY have
used up it's capacity to tow by even more than 50%........
A properly maintained and well cared for high mileage vehicle that has not been used for towing before would have much less wear & tear and will have maintained
MORE (not all) of it's capacity to be used as a TV.
The point is,
EVERYTHING on the vehicle that receives stress degrades over time.....I'm not quite sure what you are taking issue over. If it's semantics....so be it. If you are thinking that things don't stress and brake over time.......then I have news for you......you're wrong. Manufacturers and government agencies have no obligations to worn people that high mileage vehicles may have less capacity than a new vehicle........that's called "Common sense".
As for the S10......I don't have it any longer. It had a 5500# towing capacity (new), which was adequate for the task at hand. It was a great little truck....little truck.....little truck.....
. It was well cared for and never towed anything or used in any other heavy service but I did not feel comfortable with the short wheel base........what's your point???