You guys may not like me anymore after reading this post (maybe you don't like me anyway)...but I've always thought people who drive their trucks with the tailgate down (for no other obvious reason) are complete idiots. I laugh everytime I see it. And you ALWAYS see some dumb*ss whose tailgate has a phone pole dent in the top of it where he backed it into one while the tailgate was down...in an effort to gain 20 more miles to a tank. LMFAO!!! Folks...its just DUMB. I've owned a pickup since I was about 17 and I have driven them hundreds of thousands of miles and I'm quite certain that under AVERAGE driving conditions there is NO benefit from leaving your tailgate down. Well...maybe one....if your bedliner isn't secured and you don't really like it, it may blow out easier when the tailgate's down. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />