I'd choose the TJ. 
...but I'm probably a little biased. I love the flat fender flares, btw. Too many TJs still have the pocket flares. The pocket style look good, just a little dated. Plus, I would rub on them when flexed.
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Nice! I hear those are an absolute hoot on a race track! 
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I've been to Tail of the Dragon with it and it's right at home. Actually have an upgraded turbo on the way for it in a week or two.
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Nice, I’ve thought about putting a bigger turbo on my pocket rocket, but I think I’m better off just getting a proper dyno tune first. It’s got roughly 135 hp ATM via a RaceChip, but I reckon 150 is quite doable without any extra mods - it’s quite good for a 1.0 litre, 3 cylinder imo.
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The turbo I'm getting is a modified factory frame so it's drop in. Good for about 220ish on the current set up and 250 when I decide to do bigger injectors.
I'd love to have mine dyno tuned. Right now it's just on a remote datalog based tune.
130 for 1 liter is impressive!
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Nice, that’s a great power level for a tiny hot hatch!
True, mine had 120 HP from the factory, and should have 15-20% more thanks the race chip.
The thing I noticed the most was the huge jump in torque. It’s now putting out about 30% more torque, and it’s available from 1500 rpm. Getting my Michelin’s to break traction now is hilariously easy! 
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Yeah I actually am not set up very good for traction in straight line. Considerable amount of camber all the way around to accommodate the wheel specs. 16x8 +15.
But I just love the way it sits and it just begs to be hammered around corners
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My ride when I met my wife-to-be who determined it wasn’t practical for a family.
1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Small block 400
Offenhauser dual port intake
Iskenderian cam
Holley 650 double pumper with mechanical secondaries
Converted to HEI ignition.
Walker Continental glass packs
TH350 with a shift kit - I think I had a stock converter
Firestone 721 tires
Unbeknownst to me, it was in a major front end crash before I bought it. The whole front clip would bob up and down when going over railroad tracks. When people were in the back seat, the rear driveshaft yoke would hit the floor which was LOUD.
It came with a measly 2.73 diff, and I had plans to swap in a 3.73
Because of this, I won most of my races on the highway because most everyone else was running 4.11 gears.
It had a nice mellow tone. My wife had to go to the store and I was working on her car, so she took mine. Had some kid pull up alongside ask her if she wanted to race.
I sold it for $800 cash to a kid who just got his license.. The very next day the kid brings it back with a rod knock. Wants his money back. Come to find out he and his buddy changed the oil and didn’t have the full 5 quarts, only 3. So they proceed to do burnouts in a parking lot. Kid was stoopid enough to give that valuable piece of information.
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We have a '24 Genesis GV80 that I absolutely love. Matte White. It's a pain to wash, but she's gorgeous and fun to drive.
I use an RM rule(s) w/ echo speaks and 2 Alexa speakers in my shed to communicate between eachother to execute Alexa Skill to lock the car and start the cars with heating/cooling preset. Their skill requires you to speak the PIN code, so I needed to make the communication between the 2 of speakers a bit discreet.
I setup the remote start rule to check temp outside so it knows which preset to start it with. Love HE for providing me the ability to do this.
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I use Alexa to lock my 2020 Ram HD truck every night, can remote start via voice, etc. We don't have the ability to set presets, though I did hack the temp thresholds using other means.
Just got the wife a 2024 Kia Sorento Prestige AWD with all the bells and whistles and their Alexa skill just plain doesn't work. Pretty disappointing.
re: ES. Can't you use a virtual switch to trigger the "VoiceCmdAsText" in ES to "speak" the start command with PIN to the Alexa skill?
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I attempted this, when I was creating these rules.
What happens is when Alexa says the command to trigger the skill, it requests the pin. If I use the same speaker to speak the pin, it'll override the skill execution and it exits the skill altogether. That's why I have 2 speakers talking to one another. 
Our Dodge Durango has an Alexa skill, which I only need 1 speaker to execute commands. You can tell it a command with pin# in 1 sentence. "Tell dodge to start our Durango with PIN# XXXX."
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I do like electric cars, but this does have the ring of truth to it IMO. It would probably be nearly impossible to even try.
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... catch me if you can 
Plaid S - at least electric, so Hubitat integration should be no problem....
Also 0-60 below 2 sec. (brutal...) but I will never get to enjoy the 200 mph top speed...
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Nice! Did you get it ceramic coated? It looks super shiny!
Too bad you had to mount a license plate holder in front… We use to have to do that, but they removed the requirement a few years back! So much better!
We don't need one in the front either (Ohio), but the holder was on when I bought it - and I found the perfect license plate for it
I got a unlimited carwash program that applies ceramic coatings each time it gets washed (not like the real one, but works pretty well).
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Ha! Nice plate. 
I use to use car washes, then found the DIY detailing products… Did my own ceramic coating (took quite a while to properly prep the car - ie, many hours, but the ceramic install is pretty quick…) and I pretty much always hand wash my car. It takes me maybe 15-20 minute, and I know it is well done… They have lots of videos showing how to easily and efficiently wash the vehicle. I also did the windshield which is great as I pretty much no longer need to use the wipers, though FSD makes that difficult… it automatically turns them back to auto…
My main concern initially was how to get rid of bug guts on the front, cause on Teslas, they really show. Mine is white, so it is even worst I think…
All that said, you car does look good!
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I need one for my car that says KEEP RIGHT.
Apparently all these new transplant *holes in Colorado don't know it's the law.
It's the same here in Florida too
