If you are not familiar with military rank it’s an honest mistake.

And then there are the times when you just play Homer Simpson and fade into the bushes.  Like when the insurance company gives you 25% more than the comps you dug up, plus taxes and registration fees.

Downsize turbo is great for high elevations but they don't deliver on their economy promises in my opinion, especially around town.

The Texas Trail edition should have a built in generator.

Answer: the 3500 only came with an electronic throttle which the Megasquirt ECU can’t work with. 3400 UIM bolts right up to 3500 LIM.

Whoa. I’ve never said this about a recent Camaro before, but that looks great.

Saab?

Funny thing is I have owned numerous M cars (e36 m3, e46 m3, mz3 & mz4 coupes etc) and have a ton of seat time in all the M5's and newer M3's including the F80 & G80 versions. None of them reward like the e92 does. It strikes the perfect balance between glorious screaming NA V8 power and a supple chassis, with just…

but the M3 had a trip to crazy-town during this era for me.

And what a trip it was...

This doesn’t sound bad...

The problem is that, unlike you, most people never learn a damned thing and keep on making the same poor choices until they assume room temperature.

That’s fine if that’s your personal feeling, but when speaking of it as a value statement, it’s not worth what it’s going for, but it DOES have cachet in the BMW community. 

Well, according to google and some forum digging the dry weight of the long blocks are 39lbs lighter in the VR’s favor. The turbos, plumbing, and intercoolers brings 57lbs to the party resulting in a net 15lb gain for the VR30DDTT over the VQ37.

Except to ever use the lower screen you have to look down at it, whereas with buttons and dials you could do it by feel, without averting your attention from the road.

That’s what we do here!  No games, no bullshit, just cars fixed the right way.