The Tahoe ghost units Harris has ear even worse, though the Camaro HPD units are the worst if you ask me. We're at least someone conditioned to look at impalas as possible cop cars, tahoes and camaros not so much.

Yeah, they're sneaky bastards.

I've got 2 of them I'm letting age right now. I liked it a lot the first time, but I'm hoping some of those sour notes mellow with age.

Oh we still have unmarked units here, they're just used for other stuff, surveillance, and the detectives use them mainly. They just aren't allowed to make traffic stops, or rather you do not have to stop for them......the backup they call for though is another story. Also, I really need to get myself a radar detector

I bet. I rolled by a black Camaro one only doing 5 over and still jumped a good bit when I finally saw the lettering on the side.....when I was even with his rear quarter panel. It was one of those "Holy shit that's a cop car!" moments.

Vodka, Russian for water.

Well, since people legally do not have to pull over for unmarked units here in Texas, since they do not satisfy the 1st level of police presence, departments around the state use "ghost" units. Matte white or black lettering on a gloss white or black car, and usually the light bars are built into the headliners behind…

Oh man, that Pontiac concept is amazing! It looks like something out of a scifi movie of the time, heck it even looks like it has a jet engine sticking out of the back. Why can't we get wonderfully futuristic concepts like this anymore? Instead we're left with hideous "styling exercises" that look like a concept…

I love the look, but would much rather it had a turbo 4 or 6 under the hood than a hybrid powertrain.

Lol, with this current crop I will definitely give you that.

Except the IS doesn't share anything that matters with a Camry......

No problem, glad to help.

Oh PETA, and you wonder why no one takes you seriously.

Yeah, that's a whole different ballgame. I'm referring to cars that come with a fairly tall sidewall, like a car that comes with 195/55 R16, going up a size in the wheel and down to a 195 or 205/45 R17 aspect will greatly effect handling, ride quality will likely suffer, but that's just a tradeoff you make (numbers…

Nope, turbos = premium. You are running with a pressurized cylinder and the higher octane rating prevents you from getting premature detonation, or knock as it is referred to, as a result. Most modern cars, even with a turbo, can be run on mid grade temporarily, but you will get less power and worse gas mileage as a…

While you are correct that engines will compensate for the grade of fuel, they will usually only pull timing and spark, not advance it. Thus even in modern cars, if the engine is tuned for regular, your best performance will be with regular gas.

Addendum to #8 a +1" wheel size with a tire that has the same overall diameter as the stock size will usually give more positive steering feedback and give more immediate turn-in. I'm not talking about going nuts and running rubber bands for tires, but a tire with a shorter sidewall will have less flex to it and thus…

This also works the other way. I've known some people that refuse to use premium in their car when the manufacturer specifies it for their vehicle. They were convinced that it was all just a ruse to make you pay more and that all gas was the same. I tried explaining that while their car had knock sensors and will pull…

Yup they even come with lyrics. Usually they go something like this "FUCK, fuck, fuck, stick you loose whore!!! or the editid version "craaaaap, I neeeed griiiiiiiiip! My kingdom for a set of decent tires!"

As others have said, I'm against you on the not bringing your own helmet thing. I understand where you are coming from with the point, but the fact remains that the helmets at the places around me are disgusting, they are full of sweat, been on the heads of who knows who, and are generally just run hard and put up…