From the November 2016 issue
After I lost Lloyd, my brain-damaged cat who had vertigo and used to fall out of trees, I never thought I?d love anything so slow this much. But for some reason, two years ago, we bought a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited for my wife. Actually, the reason was simple: She wanted a convertible with four doors that could be used as a tow vehicle. Being cripplingly indecisive, I liked her criteria because they narrowed our choices down to one.
I love putting the top down, which is an immediate experiential upgrade. After two years, we can get it down in about two minutes. I love that all four doors come off?call that a 10-minute job. The exposure is as close as someone with terminally bad judgment needs to get to a motorcycle. I love that it?s got a manual?not a great one, mind you, but whatever.
And I love the Jeep community. Another Jeeper pointed to my filthy Wrangler at a gas station once and asked where I got my mud. Did you know it?s customary for Wrangler drivers to wave to each other when they pass on the road" How rare is it today that strangers bother to acknowledge and affirm one another" Once, while driving a 911 Turbo S, I tried waving to other Porsche drivers. I just got scowls in return, so I switched the wave to a middle finger. When you?re the one in the Turbo S, it?s your prerogative.

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