Sadly Squid, there is so much inertia in all levels of Government that changes will require some really significant event to cause any real level of change. You know, a killer comet or some other similar life-threatening event.

I worked for 26 years in Federal Civil Service. Of course I was a "Blue Collar" employee so I never tasted any of the fluff. But your comments dovetail with mine. They will reach for anything that doesn't personally affect them or their level of comfort. Every time there was a budget cut, it hit us in the shops before and harder than the high paid folks.

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2005 Titan KC SE, Helwig, True-Track, ARE MX Canopy

Welcome to the club! My 05, w/2WD, SE PKG, Big Tow and Tract. Pkg is averaging 16-17 on the highway at average speeds of 75-80. My wife uses it for towing now, and still beats the mileage on the old Ferd! My 08 is still not broken in yet,(1300 miles), plus it has that huge arsed tank, so I haven't bothered to figure it yet. Like everyone else has said, you won't be disappointed with the Titan.......

I average 17-18 with mine. 06 LE, BT, OR, 4x4. No problems other then the climate control going south (twice). 33,000 miles.

Changed the oil in mine last weeked and went with Valvoline Dura Blend, and got an extra mpg. I'm up to 15.4 mpg now. Guess synthetic oil is a little slicker than dino lube.

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2010 Smoke Crew Cab 4x4 w/ SE Value Truck Package

Mods:

Extang Trifecta Folding Tonneau Cover ~ Nitto Terra Grapplers LT275/70/18 ~ 15% Tint ~ Aries SS Bull Bar ~ Warn W650D Wireless Driving Lights ~ Magnaflow OEM muffler swap ~ SuperChips Cortex 93 Tune ~ Volant Powercore CAI ~ 2* Timing Advance

I checked my mpg again this morning 12.5mpg. I think I will slow down some I just noticed that I was paying 3.83 a gallon at 5am that will wake you up better than coffee.

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Check out my titan's transformation

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DEMOND
Morally Bent and Hell Bound

how bout nascar and F1 switch to alternative fuels or a renewable energy source instead of burning the amount of fuel a small kansas city burns in 2 weeks time?
how bout making jets engines that are hydrogen powered? LOL



yup, its like sniffing smelling salts when you look at the gas prices.

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born 12/3, purchased 1/4 '04 Smoke SE KC PRG MT kit, CST spindles, PRG Spec'd SAWs 2.5" C/Os w/Eibachs, SAW Airbumps, CST carrier bearing, 37x12.5x17 Pro Comp Extreme All-Terrains, American Racing Mojave Teflons, HID low beams, Magnaflow custom exhaust, Injen CAI Filter, ID FRP prerunner fenders, front windshield tinted, Optima Yellow Top, Pioneer AVH-4100DVD w/ipod adapter connected to 80gb iPod, Sirius, HD radio tuner, Hertz 6.5" Components front, Boston 6.5" rear, Boston G1 10" subs, tech12 sub enclosure, Alpine amps, Eclipse BEC106 backup camera, TrueTrac, regeared from 2.94s to 4.11s, CTW TT prerunner fiberglass bedsides, Giant Motorsports under axle conversion kit w/64" deavers (21" rear travel) with Giant custom built rear bedcage and KING 3.0 bypass shocks...

VIDS!!! http://vimeo.com/groups/h00ligan/videos

Hey guys, first post here. I'm averaging 12-13 mpg, mixed driving. Well, if you take into account the tire diameter difference from stock (35"/33" = 1.6 multiplier), I'm getting 12.7-13.8. Pulling into gas stations is depressing these days...

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'08 Pro-4X CC Long Bed
ProComp 6", SAW front/rear, XD Rockstar 18x9, BFG KM2 35x12.5

Heck, I've been paying $3.99 a gallon for months now and filling up twice a week. I love it! Vrooommmm!

I must be doing something wrong. I'm somewhere in the 9-11mpg range and 11-14 freeway. Must be driving habits, or the wheels that weigh 50 pounds each. Never the less I love my titan. I am very picky and did a lot of research on both gas and diesel trucks. I went with the titan and don't regret it for second.

The people like me who are getting 18MPG have stock wheels and the non big tow rear end.