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What Else Can You Do While Driving That Surprised You?

Jackham

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Dropping the tailgate while on the road at speed sounds almost like some James Bond move! :cool:

I guess it all would depend on what you have pre-loaded on your bed!
I'm thinking a Phalanx Canon with shells in a neat belt stack aimed backwards.....you know....for those tailgaters:)
 

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We know you can engage the parking brake, thanks to @mike_ct .

Last night while driving home I confirmed you can retract your folding mirrors at 55. I guess I can see a reason for needing to do that but what if you accidentally tapped that button in traffic? It was a bit disconcerting.

I also meant to try the tailgate release at speed but forgot that in my mirror excitement. I think I can argue the merits of dropping it both ways.

Any others?
I did this while test driving another ram that sold before I could get back there. The sales guy was oh you can do that and then I pushed it again and they extended.. He was shocked..

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I'm thinking a Phalanx Canon with shells in a neat belt stack aimed backwards.....you know....for those tailgaters:)

I was under the impression they were phasing phalanx out and replacing it with RAM.
 

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Although firing a RAM from the bed of the truck might screw up your back window a bit. I wonder what the recoil is like on the phalanx :unsure:
 

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I actually did use to shift from D to N on an old Daytona in college going down hills. Hypermiling. I assumed there was something blocking it from going into reverse from N at highway speeds. Lol, never went too far to check.
 

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