Load Limits
Load Limits
Have a question on what load limits mean?
I bought a crossfire last night. My wife and I are bigger people. We are more then 415lb load limit rating. I had no idea this was there until I had a blowout today (yes I know the blowout was probably not due to load rating, but it caused me to find the information).
Well long story short, I am now worried about driving this car. Should I be?? Should I go fight with the dealer to try and get out of my contract?
Michael
I bought a crossfire last night. My wife and I are bigger people. We are more then 415lb load limit rating. I had no idea this was there until I had a blowout today (yes I know the blowout was probably not due to load rating, but it caused me to find the information).
Well long story short, I am now worried about driving this car. Should I be?? Should I go fight with the dealer to try and get out of my contract?
Michael
Re: Load Limits
I dont think thats a big worry. My friend and i drove to orlando florida from miami and back in the car with a total weight exceeding 400 lbs and i didnt have any problems nor blowouts i dont think you should worry, however if you are unsure, better safe than sorry, it doesnt hurt to stop by the dealer and ask a service advisor to look into it before getting out of the car.
Just make sure though that you adjust your tire pressure accordingly to the amount of weight in the car, that should help considerably also.
However i've also wanted to know myself how they determine the load limit on vehicles.
Just make sure though that you adjust your tire pressure accordingly to the amount of weight in the car, that should help considerably also.
However i've also wanted to know myself how they determine the load limit on vehicles.
Last edited by BullFrog; 01-16-2005 at 11:25 PM.
Re: Load Limits
Well if you bought it with your wife and the dealer didn't show the limitations wt wise you might have a chance. You might ask them what the limit is first and see how well they know what they're selling people.Then show them it's unsafe according to factory spec's.
where do you live ?what color is it.?
where do you live ?what color is it.?
Re: Load Limits
Wow, that sounds like something NO ONE would have thought about! Are you both comfortable in the car together? How does it ride? Besides the blowout, does it feel, and handle ok when you're driving it?
Be sure to let us know what you find out, because that doesn't sound like a very resonable load limit for a car. With 2 people in it, even if they were of "normal" weight, there wouldn't be much left over for gear. The trunk is small but not THAT small!
Good Luck.
Be sure to let us know what you find out, because that doesn't sound like a very resonable load limit for a car. With 2 people in it, even if they were of "normal" weight, there wouldn't be much left over for gear. The trunk is small but not THAT small!
Good Luck.
Re: Load Limits
I wouldn't worry about it. When I younger and poorer, I had a dodge colt. It had ,I believe, a 380 lb weight limit. I drove it for 5 years and 155,000 miles. At that time I weighed 350lbs and usually had 2 or three others in the car.I wouldn't do any rallying or road racing with that kind of load. Under normal driving conditions you shouldn't have a problem. The Crossfire is a MUCH better car than the colt.
Re: Load Limits
Originally Posted by Dan Root
ACTUALLY IT WAS a thread back a while before because of rear end noise ! Turned out to be bad gears.
I don't think you have to loose any lbs the converts trunk is smaller.MI
I don't think you have to loose any lbs the converts trunk is smaller.MI
(edit)Thanks Harry 7. I wasn't too worried about it, just wondered. I DID have to drive the car on snowy roads today. When I left this morning it was cold, but the sun was shining, and when I went home, it was a blizzard and the roads were slippery. That was too tense for me. I hate snow!! (but made it home ok)
Last edited by MI Roadster; 01-17-2005 at 08:11 PM.
Re: Load Limits
Actually very comfortable. Seemed to drive fine. The car is back at the dealership though I already miss it. The regional rep said this issue has come up recently and some problems with the car being overweight are anticipated and said to take it back (without me asking).
Originally Posted by MI Roadster
Wow, that sounds like something NO ONE would have thought about! Are you both comfortable in the car together? How does it ride? Besides the blowout, does it feel, and handle ok when you're driving it?
Be sure to let us know what you find out, because that doesn't sound like a very resonable load limit for a car. With 2 people in it, even if they were of "normal" weight, there wouldn't be much left over for gear. The trunk is small but not THAT small!
Good Luck.
Be sure to let us know what you find out, because that doesn't sound like a very resonable load limit for a car. With 2 people in it, even if they were of "normal" weight, there wouldn't be much left over for gear. The trunk is small but not THAT small!
Good Luck.
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