I'd totally ride a bike, I just wouldn't daily drive it. ;)

I'd love to have one of these. That said I don't think I'd want to daily drive it in the US, and here's why:

They had two engines offered actually. The base SOHC single point FI 1.6 making 70hp and the optional high-revving 1.8l DOHC CA18DE making about 130hp.

On second look it doesn't look like the Wiki article mentions it. But I recall they were concerned about foreign object damage from chunks of ice being sucked in during their attempt to push back using the engines being a contributing factor in the crash.

Dodge Charger Hellcat.

Also known in the US as the Pulsar NX.

You really don't want to use the engines for pushback, especially not in freezing weather.

There was a draw bar hooked up to the nosewheel and it looked like it was attached to a vehicle though we can't see what it was. If the plane's wheels were indeed frozen to the ground I'm sure the tug was just spinning its tires.

What can I say, they've got me by the balls.

Or you can book a flight for the same route on Expedia for $358.60.

Amtrak seems to be pretty immune to sudden price surges due to weather. For example, traveling right in the thick of things from Washington DC to Boston, TODAY, only costs $209... and with two days notice it costs under $200.

5th Gear: NHTSA Closes GM And Ford Probes

Always a really awful feeling to have to abandon a project.

I can speak with experience about the business with flight delays suddenly going away. Not weather related though.

I have to reiterate one of your points Tom... YES, for Pete's sake, SHOW UP EARLY!!

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Skip to about 5:20.

Outside the Northeast Corridor Amtrak is so screwed up it doesn't take bad weather to slow them down multiple hours.