Buy a new 2017 4-Door Wrangler, hard-top.

Optioned out, the BMW will be a better value (and offer a better dealership experience)

In Chicago, if you fail to pay a parking meter you’ll get a $65 fine; they don’t care who you are or how much you make - everyone is treated equally. THAT’S AMERICA. If you don’t pay the fine on time, there will be a late charge. An occasional/accidental parking ticket is an assumed factor in the cost of owning and…

Absolute bare minimum in my opinion-

So your telling me... ~20 years ago the Civic had AWD and yet the 2017 Civic Type R insists on ruthlessly punishing it’s front wheels only... WTH?!

Improved city RAIL (preferably subway) transit eases congestion by getting cars off the road. Buses should be smaller, run more frequently, and aim to serve “the last mile”, not swaths of long distance due to poor rail planning/remediation.

Golden age of motoring was in the mid-90's. Cars were simple enough to still work on and modify, but advanced enough that they were reasonably safe and reasonably efficient.

How about a v8 in that mix - Caprice PPV

A Merc 190E is interesting but not flashy, reasonably reliable, comfortable, and carries some serious heritage

As these are primarily posh-urban-SUVs; just give it enough suspension travel and beefy tires to handle the potholes and speed bumps with more grace and comfort. The hard sport handling/suspension on 5,000 lb SUV is obtrusive.

Subaru seatbelt chime override - (not a lawyer, obey all laws)

Let’s take a moment to be grateful that Jeep prices for a base model is still around the same. This Jeep Golden Eagle’s base MSRP was $7,170 in 1979, which is ~$26K in today’s money. A 2018 Wrangler JK Sport can be had for ~$25K in bare bones trim. Not bad.

The v60 - with mirrors (as most of us will have, haha) - is WIDER than the v90 with mirrors. There is no justice. It drives me mad that most manufacturers keep making wider cars, yet our road and parking lot infrastructures are not accommodating. Yes, wider is safer, but it makes navigating the urban jungle a real…

Holding out for an S40 R-design that actually adds power and not just body cladding (weight) and badges...

A VW Alltrack R (or even GTI with 4motion) would be insanely desirable to any jalopnik here

Volvo and Polestar does this. You can get a polestar chip in any vehicle that offered a Polestar model.

You sir, get a star for your dark and poor taste humor. Have it.

Is that V60 wagon on the longer S60 chassis? Looks super stretched in that profile picture.

I prefer the gas tax and tolls to the government counting my miles and movements throughout the day, every day. Yes, the government could otherwise still track me if they wanted, but they’d need a warrant.

I’ve always liked these, but I’d have to have a turbo installed for this to be viable on a daily basis.