Posted on 03/15/2013 10:16:41 AM PDT by Cajun Jihad
Edited on 03/15/2013 10:18:18 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Now that's a nice feature. I don't remember that even in Grandad's BMW, although it did go extremely fast.
That’s appreciated!
My screen is all messed up because Jake jumped on the keyboard.
It is, yes. I am almost as excited about that as I am about having paddle shifters on the steering wheel.
I had to explain that a turbocharged 5 cyl 2.0 liter engine would, naturally, be faster than a regular 2.0 4 cyl in a heavy coupe.
Also it has something called “launch control.” This is something I read about but it was in an article about the Bugatti Veyron.
The old Nissan had a good-sized engine for a mini-sedan, but it wasn’t the sports car your Dad sees in his dreams.
Try not to launch yourself into a major traffic incident. Remember how hard it was just to pay a speeding ticket from Indiana ...
It’s a button you can push and the car speeds itself up as efficiently (fast) as possible from a standing start.
This will be useful if I am, I don’t know, suddenly merging onto the interstate after being stopped on the on-ramp? Not impossible, considering the way people drive around here.
Wellden...Have some pseudo-chikn soup and count your blessings. Chikns are often fatal to some of us.
Are you allergic to potatoes? If not, I have an awesome potato soup recipe I would be glad to share with you...;o]
*choke*
I’m having some serious “auto-envy,” mostly because I grew up driving 454’s and have since had to downgrade...(Government standards, and all that!)
Keep posting as per your automotive escapades. I can “re-live” some events! LOL!
I guess that could be useful.
Are you allergic to chicken? How can we take you to Chick-Fil-A?!?
I got your email. Rest some more! I could certainly use it. Oh, rats, Kathleen just fell down again.
I eat low carb. Potatoes are a very small, very rare part of my menu.
I don’t know why they call it “low carb.” It’s actually high fat. Works like a charm. I actually don’t weigh 600 pounds.
No, not allergic to chicken, but to smallpox vaccines. Chickens and eggs is GOOD things! I will wear my Chik-fil-A hoodie (if I can still fit into it) on my flight in.
I LOVE roast chicken! And fried chicken, and chicken salad, and chicken nuggets, and buffalo wings, and...and...(White wine with the roast chicken, please!)
LOL!
No, not allergic to chicken, but to smallpox vaccines. Chickens and eggs is GOOD things! I will wear my Chik-fil-A hoodie (if I can still fit into it) on my flight in.
I LOVE roast chicken! And fried chicken, and chicken salad, and chicken nuggets, and buffalo wings, and...and...(White wine with the roast chicken, please!)
LOL!
You can eat potatoes if they are reds, preferably young. Their texture is more clay-like, so it takes longer to digest them, and therefore, they aren’t the culprits that white potatoes are.
My potato soup recipe uses red potatoes, if you’re interested...
:o]
Yeah, LOL! He’ll get around to more planning after he eats again.
hehe
I believe a Subaru Forester 2.5 liter turbo can beat a stock 454 from the old days. How things change!
Hey Sweetie, all ready for your trip?
And it has a thing that turns the stereo up and down depending on how fast you are going. Presumably to drown out wind noise?
I love all things chicken as well, but it hates me.
My favorite “454” was actually bored out to a 547, and when I drove it, it was street legal. (I will have to talk to the owner about the actual specs, but if I’m wrong, I’m still close!)
NHRA RULES!!!! (I love the smell of high octane and burnt rubber in the mornings! Or afternoons...or...)
Rear-end gears and reaction times have a lot of weight, here... ;o]
The reds are lower glycemic, containing more resistant starch than the boilers or bakers, but they’re still not low-carb enough for me.
Also, for some reason, cold boiled potatoes are less glycemic than hot ones. That’s a factoid I read on the Atkins forum when I used to frequent the place.
But thank you anyway for the offer of your recipe. That was very sweet of you, dear friend.
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