I've had two of the E36 versions as daily drivers and the ability to just open a door and throw stuff (or put people) in the back seats is nice. They were also supposedly stiffer cars than the coupes back then. I'll probably be after an E90 version once they've gotten a bit cheaper...

Agreed. I was pretty impressed when my '12 GTI bone stock with like 1200 miles on it was 196/207 SAE wheel on a Dynojet and was rated at 200/207 crank from VW. Of course my stock '14 FoST put down 242/280 SAE on the same Dynojet with about the same mileage and was rated at like 252/270 crank... so it's really…

That's also using the Standard correction factor not SAE, so the numbers may be a bit high? (From memory, via local Dynojet guru.)

I believe "Alitalia" is the word you meant? Italian airline? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitalia

A complete lack of accident avoidance skills paired with a fundamental inability to control the steering and stopping of one's car?

I'm still amazed that more people don't do it on a daily basis, considering how little training is offered and how little attention is paid

How/where is it faster exactly?

Because he and Brian Hair just did first in class and 7th overall in this year's One Lap of America in that car.

Yep. "It makes the throttle response too sharp to use comfortably in everyday driving" is exactly how I would describe the sport button on every E46 m3.

Confused. Traction control (ASR) and stability control (ESP) are different systems. But from memory ASR (i.e. TC, i.e. can't smoke the front tires) could always be defeated - in my old mk6 anyway - while ESP (i.e. SC, i.e. can't get the car sideways) couldn't. And ESP was what made 'em a wet noodle on a track or…

Putting aside a whole lot of one-of-a-kind racecars and showcars, you mean... just regular street cars? Ok, hmmm. Most recently how about... a Porsche 918 Spyder in the paddock at VIR last weekend?

In addition to Michigan plates, Virginia plates are possible also. VAG has a big building in northern VA near dulles airport, outside Washington DC. Although the ones I've seen may have just been production cars driven by staff. And the mk7 GTI I saw yesterday at VIR had Michigan plates. Anyway, point is, not Florida…

Looks good. Relatedly I put 2000 miles on a black-on-black '13 Charger in a week last fall. I am not usually a fan of that type of car but it really was one of the better highway appliances I have ever driven. 292hp meant quick enough, good stereo, decent seats, not too firm but not too soft ride, got 26+ mpg at…

Interesting case of YMMV. I've personally organized/worked hundreds of each (autocross and track events) in the last 16+ years and haven't yet allowed anyone to carry a handheld camera in a car for the many reasons listed above. And I can remember black-flagging dozens of cars for it over the years. Luckily these days…

Borrowed or rented VCDS/vag-com cable and a laptop? Took maybe 5 minutes to turn off the DRLs on my '12 GTI.

USB cable into phone charger into extension cord?

USB cable into phone charger into extension cord?

Is it "TDF blu" i.e. Tour de France Blue?

The roads are fine here in Henrico and other surrounding counties. The city of RVA itself is the problem - perhaps due to brokeness.

Or perhaps instead their own "spec" series, which is also IMSA-sanctioned. http://squadracorse.lamborghini.com/en/super-trofe…