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Originally Posted by joshp
Not true! Drive it in real traffic. Those of you that don't live in Los Angeles or the Bay Area don't realize what traffic is. I bought gas a chevron and it seems to be holding at 15 mpg with premium. And believe me I don't floor it at all. I'm easy on the pedal. And mine is 2wd. I won't name names but I think there is either BS going down or seriously the definition of traffic is different in CA.
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I go to LA and the Bay area at least 10 times a year...for the last 7 years...business mostly.
I have YET to figure out why you think you have the worst traffic. Come to Atlanta and you will see what bad traffic really is. I don't care who ranks the traffic in those online surveys. I have driven in all of the above and Atlanta rush hour is the worst PERIOD...no exceptions(although if you beat the rush hour it is probably one of the fastest as well...probably why we do better in the rankings). Atlanta is what it is...the city with the most traffic cutting through the center and around the perimeter...in all of North America.
Find ONE stretch of road in either of those Cali cities where you have 16 lanes of traffic........ONE! And all 16 of them come to a CRAWL about 3:30 every Friday. From my house to my old job in Norcross took an average of 1:45 minutes every day...ONE WAY...and its only a hair over 30 miles away...ALL EXPRESSWAY. Fridays...3 hours...minimum...if there aren't a few wrecks thrown in.
Now...I must confess...I changed jobs mainly because of the horrible commute. I am now 17 miles North of my job and I don't see any traffic since my job is North of Marietta/Atlanta.
I would classify your driving as City driving...since you can't drive at highway speeds.
The classifications are based on the speed you can drive and the amount of starting stopping you do...not the actual road you're on.
Later!
PS...if people are that worried about fuel then why the heck did you buy a 6000lb truck. DUH!!!! Ya' should have bought a Prius.
By the way...it is the most fuel efficient full size gasoline truck in production. GM claims they have better but if you Google the review sites you'll find out the Tundra beats it by a mile or two....and without that silly half on half off crap.
If you want better fuel economy then you could buy a Dodge with a Cummings and the manual tranny. Start off in 2 and shift to 6 when you get rolling. I've heard people getting 25+ with this setup.