[geeks] Re: Need an opinion

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Friday 17 May 2002 06:19 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> > i don't know which of the two it was, but when my brother's beetle
> > broke down on 95, a MD state trooper picked me up and gave me a ride.
> > i distinctly heard a supercharger.  and i'll be damned if he didn't
> > get up to 80 but QUICK.

I dunno what he had but I can tell you for sure the car did not have a 
supercharger. While I was working for $BELTWAY_BANDIT installing the new 
network for the I-95 facilities, I got to see the new MSP cars for the I-95 
barrack getting thier radios and light systems installed.  Plain old EFI 
under the hood. Of course these cars were not Crown Vic's they were "Police 
Interecptor" cars.

I also was an EMT in the local FD and got to see loads of MSP cars. All 
'normal' other than the police package from the factory.
>
> A well-known FreeBSD admin once told of tale about running the interstate
> in Mississippi to get to an airport in an ex-MD state trooper car -- it
> had kevlar armor on it and a supercharger. Did 120 MPH the whole way -- a
> five hour trip in two hours.

Sorry but I don't believe that one.

Mike N