Wow, thank you both for the great tips! I will definitely try them
out.

> Actually, since you want the start condition to be "oriented left and power
> connected," and you want the exit condition to be "neither oriented left,
> nor power connected," you can't just use a simple exit task.  Instead,
> "oriented left and power connected" just sets a variable.  Variable being
> set starts car mode.  "not oriented left and not power connected" clears
> the variable.  So I have a total of 3 tasks to control the operation of car
> mode.

I'll play around with this. I may need more clarification if I can't
figure it out, though.

> And for Shut Down...  You can root most phones with SuperOneClick.
> Obviously as Pent said, you can't do anything here unless you root it.  But
> I am curious, why would you want the phone to automatically prompt you for
> shutdown when you connect power?

Often I plug in at night before going to bed, and then power it down
completely for three reasons: 1. because my battery is usually pretty
low; 2. I never want to receive calls on my cell phone during the
night; and 3. my phone has non-removable battery so I'm trying to make
sure I maximize the longevity of the battery by not leaving the phone
on, plugged in, and fully charged for hours at a time. I was thinking
that this way, I could plug the charger in, select "shutdown" option,
and then walk away. Not a big deal, but a bit easier than plugging
in, selecting "other" (if there were no "shutdown" option), long
pressing power button, and then selecting "power off" from that menu.