>"Robert Blank"
> when I use the lighter charger in my lighter, the radio simply goes into
> buzzing world. Is there a known problem or a known fix for this?

Certain phone and certain radios do this. Sony have good interference
protection. Erricson is very bad. Nokia is good. Panasonic is poor. Nextel is
probaby as bad as Erricson.

> It says 16 valves" in the engine. is this special? Also, what gas
> should this use? My mechanic suggested 89 octane, since it is 16 valve.

Go for higher octane for certain conditions e.g., constant pinging when
going on an incline.

> Finally, how can I tell if it has been hotrodded? it certainly has a
> lot of pickup....

The gas pedal is worn.