I do, it was hoon heaven. Although, I did get stuck in the parking lot of the Rozsa one time, that was embarrassing.

Yessir! ME graduated in '08.

I live in the suburbs and I left a little later than normal (damn you snooze button). It was slow but not any worse than what I've seen without bad weather.

Engine: 2.0-liter inline four Power: 268 HP at 5,600 RPM/ 258 LB-FT at 2,000 RPM Transmission: Six-Speed manual 0-60 Time: 5.4 seconds (estimated) Top Speed: Not listed Drivetrain: All-Wheel Drive Curb Weight: 3,267 pounds Seating: 5 people MPG: 21 City/28 Highway MSRP: N/A, but we estimate around $26,000

I was waiting for the conspiracy theories to come out.

Salt is worse for cars than sand, even mixed. I used to live in the Houghton MI and they had used only sand for a number of years (get your snow tires out) because most of the roads ended up being hard-packed snow for most of the winter.

It's more like this:

I'm on board with this one. They have some badass stuff then they fizzle away only to confound us once again.

I had very similar thoughts when Mary Barra was announced as GM's CEO. Good, a technical person in charge.

Weight (mass) comparison:

I hear ya. Sometimes breaking the law (running a red light, violating lane usage, etc.) takes a back seat to saving your ass.

Good for your friend. I'm not a hermit, nor am I in sales, nor do I want to be part of a pyramid scheme, plus I make more than that using my education as an engineer so count me out.

A blow off valve is between the compressor and the throttle blade and vents boost air from the charge pipe to prevent it from backfeeding into the compressor. Sorry about the crappy picture but this is the best I could find on short notice:

That's not a blow off valve. It's the anti lag and compressor surge.

I have a friend who works for Honda in manufacturing and he is busiest over 4th of July and Christmas when they have their shut down. As long as it's planned down time, they know what they're doing.

I've done that before. Hit the brakes and think "maybe," look in the mirror and think "nope, it's ditch time."

Could it calculate the ultimate question to which the answer is 42?

Good question. Why would you bring weeds (undesirable plant life) into an isolated system? The only thing I can think of would be if you get a particular crop that starts crossing into a farmed area of another crop. Thinking out loud.

I envision it like the log cutting events in the Lumberjack Competitions. In other words, awesome!

My favorite pilot quote is from Chuck Yeager sitting in the cockpit of the Bell X-1. No one had ever "broken" the sound barrier before so they weren't entirely sure what was going to happen.