nikko, your echoing my thoughts completly.
I too just installed my Empeg last weekend and now I am suffering from pains in the face from the "grin factor" it is causing! There should be a warning label on the box.
I now understand why empeg user don't mind traffic jams as much, it just gives them more time to play.

RE you edit: I am seriously considering a second car mount, even though I won't need it if at all for at least another two years. But they unlike the power adaptor & remote can't be "reproduced".