Its not a question you can answer without a wind tunnel, your specific car
and setting constraints on the test itself - it may or may not, depending on
all of the parameters involved. Dont believe the likes of mythbusters, who
have questionable test methods in many of the tests I've seen. Better yet,
why not try it yourself, in the conditions you normally drive.


"Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I herd that driving with your tailgate down will give you better gas
> mileage. Is this true?? Thanks Jamie

Coyoteboy wrote:
> Its not a question you can answer without a wind tunnel, your specific car
> and setting constraints on the test itself - it may or may not, depending on
> all of the parameters involved. Dont believe the likes of mythbusters, who
> have questionable test methods in many of the tests I've seen. Better yet,
> why not try it yourself, in the conditions you normally drive.
>
>
> "Jamie Mello" <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:aa3eb88f-836f-4e73-8024-3acdfa9b79f4@a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
>> I herd that driving with your tailgate down will give you better gas
>> mileage. Is this true?? Thanks Jamie

What kind of car has a tailgate?

Jeff