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Old 03-13-2008, 11:16 PM   #32 (permalink)
FoMoCo_RANGER
30+ MPG ford ranger
 
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FoMoCo - '01 ford ranger XL
90 day: 26.38 mpg (US)

OXFORD - '06 ford ranger XL
90 day: 33.33 mpg (US)

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90 day: 20.31 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by brucepick View Post
Have a look at this page re. the tailgate question.
http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum...ctober/05.html

I saw a writeup somewhere saying that whether up or down is better depends on the length of cab and/or bed - but I do like the coherent explanation in the link above.

I think a tonneau cover beats an uncovered bed, regardless of whether the gate is up or down. And an aero pickup bed cover such as you'll find discussed somewhere in this forum should beat a tonneau cover, if its well designed.
my factory tonneau weights in at about 200 pounds, i just took that off hoping to gain more MPG... i'm gonna do some expermenting myself to see some actual results, i saw the mythbusters episode, and still not sold on the idea, it was 2 different drivers
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