that would be a genuine because theres no way a new vehicle is going to get corrosion in two weeks.I suppose there are abuse situations where you could try to make it look like it is a warranty claim. In my case I showed Nissan the corrosion two weeks after purchase.
but genuine cases would be a minority.
you only have to ask the insurance companies about the amount of false claims they get after storms etc. there is a large amount of people who try it on.
the curse being is it hides the genuine cases where there might actually be a manufacturing problem.
I read an article about load carrying capabilities of 4WD utes. It said that utes were not designed to run at full load all of the time. They are designed to be loaded up, deliver the load and unload. So for much of it's life a ute carries little load.
The article also suggested that even without exceeding the maximum load ratings - if you keep your ute loaded eventually the chassis will crack - regardless of make.
This startled me a bit as I have a steel bullbar and side rails, rear drawers, battery, fridge, fuel I am getting close to max load (300Kg to go is the leanest load I can manage now).
For trips where I can I will take a trailer and load it with the recovery gear. Drive to the conditions should be OK I hope.
i think you can add to that is the type of use and the expectations of utes has changed over the years. at the moment ford ranger is the single biggest selling vehicle here.
utes have become big cars.
a lot more power, more comfort, all the mod cons, etc
but unlike a car there is plenty of room to pile tons, literally tons, of gear in.
trouble is many people have no mechanical sympathy. they will load them to the max (and then some), drive flat out and pound the crap out of them.
then winge and complain when it breaks in half.
as far as trailer goes don't forget the load derating for the trailer.