The early 3rd generation altimas with the QR25DE (4 cylinder) had a poorly designed front catalytic converter that would break apart and parts of it would get sucked back into the combustion chamber, which would then scratch up cylinder walls, kill your compression and cause you to burn oil and basically run like…

To compare against an IS250, you would have had to compare a G25, so an IS350 would be a proper class match with a G35. In this comparison all the cars are twice the cost of the G35, and are not in the same class at all. The G shouldn't even be in this comparison, the closest thing nissan has to the other cars…

I love how everyone jumps to: "The taxes on these winnings mean she can't keep it..." I'm sure I would take the cash option and use the money for something else. Even if I could afford this $157k car I'm not sure that's the one I would choose. If she really wants to keep it I'm sure someone will loan her the $50k…

Near my house there is an intersection where both lanes can turn left but the right lane only turns right. Everyone wants to get in the left lane to turn left, which is fine, but about 2 blocks down that way is another intersection where most of the cars turning left then want to turn right. Now they have to get…

This needs to be wired to the speakers and mic in parallel to the sound system so they are independent of one another. I don't want to feel like I can't upgrade the stereo or I will lose this feature. Or perhaps more aftermarket systems meed to offer this.

What he is saying is he is ashamed of himself after having driven it. What he really hates is his own inability to drive it.

Since lots of people like to put on aftermarket wheels, steelies actually make a lot of sense for them. As a bonus, people in snowy areas can use them for winter tires. Other Jalops have mentioned the fake plastic wheel covers being more annoying than the steelies are.

So you are saying you don't have a cell phone, or don't use it in the car? It's a pain in the ass to shift gears while holding a cell phone up to your ear (which is also illegal most places), and most people aren't going to not use the phone in the car, so you have 2 solutions... Bluetooth hands free, or drive an…

Every time I would order drinks at the bar, without fail the bartender lays out my change and then turns away as I stuff whatever I decide to tip into the jar. Not that I want to make a big scene about doing it but it's almost as if it made no difference to him/her. I could have completely stiffed them and it…

Ok first of all, I haven't disagreed with anything you have said. In fact, I said my IT department would say the same thing you are saying. What I am trying to do is qualify your statement with details that would give your position some meaning. If there are 90% HP's at your work location, then your experience…

Interesting. At the place I work they buy HP's almost exclusively, so I'm sure our IT people would say the same thing.

Better. Now to know if that statement has any meaning what percentage of the people at your company use HP laptops vs other brands? If everyone there uses HP laptops then it stands to reason that all the ones that come to you with problems would also be HP's.

Right, so not rude at all. Fat people and people with children have just as much a right as anyone else to travel on a plane.

It kind of makes sense that there were problems with every HP you ever worked on as an IT person, if there hadn't been problems with them you wouldn't have been working on them...

Maybe I'm just lucky, but my HP laptops have all been very reliable. The one I have now is 2 years old and still performs like new. Of the 3 I have purchased the older ones are a little slower than they used to be, but haven't failed. Only one of them is a cheaper model. I have had to replace batteries on 2 of…

You know, there should be an option for economy class plus sized seats, they shouldn't cost quite what first class costs or the cost of 2 regular seats, but should be priced higher than a normal seat. I think that would be a fair solution, and some people would pay the extra cost to use them.

A myth that they are inadequate? I never said the seats had gotten smaller, however Americans have gotten larger over the past 30-40 years.

The point is, complaining about someone being too fat is pointless. They aren't going to drop 50 lbs so they can fit in the seat next to you, and it makes you look like a jackass when you do it. I agree complaining to the airline about pretty much anything is pointless, unless your point is to get thrown off a…

Ok if you are't down with not shaming fat people, and ok if it's someone else's fault you are uncomfortable, but when you become vocal about it you still get to be the dick in the situation. Sometimes life isn't fair. This is one of those times.

There is nothing inherently rude about being fat itself, but say one word about it to someone who is and that makes you the rudest person on the plane. It's not the fat person's fault the seats are not adequately sized. Complain to the airline if you want to complain to somebody.