A very very long time. My current beater I've had for 10 years, and I got it when it was 5 years old already. It wasn't a beater back then, but I've put about 150k on the odometer. I'm hoping the new GTI will last me at least as long. At some point it will probably become the beater- it would be fun to pull the…

Can't argue with you about the L98. It gets a lot of hate, but it's honestly the most fun engine I've ever driven. Not a ton of cars you can burn rubber in second gear in the auto version. I prefer the C4.5 body style, but I was blown away by how much fun my '91 was to drive. Miss that car. Hope you have an EE…

Also, because Danger Zone.

Wetlands Ranger, because Airboat.

Meh, with a good prepurchase inspetion these places can be the source of many gems. The folks that run these places aren't car people, so they often don't know what they've got or what things are actually worth. I picked up my Corvette at one for a song and it was hoot.

OH REALLY, JAY LENO? IT STILL LOOKS BRAND NEW? GEE, I WONDER WHY THE FUCK THAT IS?

But they're sheer. That's pretty naked.

Technically, the title is "Lead Pedant."

Yes, but the title of the article is "DIY Soda Cooler Chills a Whole Fridge Pack" when it does nothing of the sort. It may keep soda cool, but it certainly doesn't chill it.

"Would you like some ideas on that?" sounds a lot like "You're doing this completely wrong and I want to tell you how, in fine detail."

Yes, but that's not the issue. The issue is that there are TWO FUCKING TIP JARS at a SELF SERVICE YOGURT STORE.

While I wouldn't ever call myself an extrovert, I guess I might be. I greatly prefer spending time with other people and will go out of my way to do that. My wife really prefers to hang out alone or with me all the time. We share a group of friends, but sometimes I feel like my desire to hang out with people comes…

Wow, I did not know that. That's an important point to make, regardless of where you fall in the tipping debate.

I'm very overweight (~75-100lbs) but enjoy running as exercise. I never have knee or other joint pain after a run, but am concerned about damage I could be doing myself in the long term. Obviously running is better than no exercise at all, but is there something I should maybe be doing instead until I get my weight…

The head/chin tricks work simply by raising the remote up higher than you would normally use. Try not touching it to your face next time and you'll get the boosted range without looking so silly. It's a good conversation starter though, if not an especially good opening line to use on potential mates.

Apropos of nothing, I become visibly irritated when I see someone drop money into the tip jar at the self-serve frozen yogurt place. Our local one has even jumped on board the obnoxious "tip vote" dual jars, so frequently there will be one employee in the entire store (more than are needed, really) and two tip jars.

I can't report bad service when dining in countries where tipping isn't customary or is even discouraged (France and Italy). There may be a temporary dip in service quality, but if employers are forced to pay their workers fairly, they'll have the sense to fire workers about whom customers complain disproportionately.

Nope nope nope nope. If you drive a well-maintained 1991+ C4, in good mechanical AND cosmetic condition, you are cool. They're fantastic handling cars with torque-y engines and big fat rear tires that look great laying down big clouds of smoke or blasting away from a stoplight. They're getting rare enough on the…

It seems like all of the answers today are not for "new" cars, but sort of cars produced in the last decade or two. In that vein, I've got to go second-gen Saturn SL (yea, the base model, not even the SL1). Manual everything (seats, locks, windows, transmission) and an absolutely bulletproof drivetrain. Late model…

I wasn't aware that CVTs were known for their reliability. I've had two blow up on me (in the family- I've never owned an automatic car).