"nostalgia... it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth." — Mary Schmich (but often mistakenly attributed to a number of others)

To think I bought driving gloves to solve the problem. I really need to think outside the box more.

You, sir, put my set of winter wheels and tires to shame.

Aparently, someone beat me to it.

Now then. Which one is the velocitator and which one is the deceleratrix.

From what I've seen, those seem to be the exact criteria to call someone an idiot. A trend dating, at minimum, back to the Bush II administration.

I just don't understand the ethanol hate. I'm a big fan.

The curse of a technical field, for sure. I associated with many engineering, physics, and computer science majors because of the relatedness of the fields. Making any joke based on them required a precise balance of being general enough that others get it, and correct enough that the embedded "field specific"…

I remember being confused by this (in a slightly pre-internet age) when looking at one of those, now old fashioned, pocket price guides (NADA I'm tempted to say). It was a distinctly "WTF is a 2 door sedan" moment, because up to that point I was under the impression that 2-door=coupe.

The most important question: does it baby?

As far as I remember the movie: not too well. That was actually a line she said while driving the Lotus.

Thank you. It's nice to know several years of schooling weren't a total waste in today's job market.

As a mathematician, that just raises too many questions. Like "can one give negative fucks?" If so, that sounds like it would be equivalent to TAKING a fuck, which is something I would certainly give a fuck about.

Agreed absolutely. Even the idea that the car went from an NA 4 to a TT V8 with what seems to be largely unchanged looks just astounds me. Especially considering so many companies are guilty of restyles without upping the bar.

Wrong. Stance is never acceptable. (I know, not the meaning of stance you intended but I couldn't help it)

Can you believe this is only a four cylinder?

Ouch. From what I've been told by 318 owners, they aren't THAT bad, not sure I believe it but pretty sure they are preferable to contemporary FWD grocery getters. I've always been in the "largest non M-engine" camp, so I'm sure there are plenty of M drivers thinking that I cheaped out and got a substandard model as…

Thanks. Now I want some corn dogs and a shake. Good job breaking it hero.

I'm not sure how unacceptable it is. I can deal with it being as they put it "more of a performance index." One only needs look at an 80's 302 Mustang engine compared to say the M5 V10 to realize that all 5 liter engines are not created equal. Or the current 320i which does have a (turbo) 2.0 in it but is less…