The idea is to take all of your favorite bits from cars you’ve had, put them together and see what you get. The end result doesn’t have to be beautiful, driveable, or even plausible but it’s perfect for you.
Mine would have those old wing windows like I grew up with. The kind where you can aim the air to hit you just right. It would also have the heat strip at the base of the windshield like on my old Outback. I’m going to miss that feature come winter. I’ll probably miss the all wheel drive, too, so I’ll toss that in. Then there’s my tailgate. Once upon a time I had a Pontiac Parisienne with a 2-way gate. It either opened like a door or folded down like a regular gate. I really liked that feature.
Spring-loaded bumpers, so half the car doesn’t collapse in a 10mph collision, but a running joke among automotive engineers back in the 1990’s was that most people would settle for windshield wipers that actually worked.
I liked the bright light switch on the floor except in the winter when it iced over!
Also, make the radio easier to reach if you dont want to use the controls on the steering wheels. Also make it easier for the shot gun seat to reach it as well.
Back compartment/seat door locks and window controls on the shot gun side as well!
Make “glove boxes” BIGGER like they used to be! Also a place for take out so its not on your lap or wherever.
Camera out the back so that when you are in “D” you can see who is back there when your back window is blocked. I like the back up camera though! Handy!
A loud speaker on the out side of the vehicle to yell at the idiot drivers!
Station wagon with a roofrack that will support more than 100 lbs, sunroof, AWD, magneto-pneumatic ride control for damping spring rate and ride height. Straight six engine (almost every version I’ve read about is pretty much unkillable) with a turbo, black out interior light option like the old Saabs plus a HUD for night driving. Backup camera plus built in dash cam, and tail gunner stow and go seats for the back because they are just cool. Oh, and the split upper windows like a Vista Cruiser.
EMP emitter in the rear bumper to disable tailgaters
“Reactive” rear bumper, in the event of a rear-end collision, gas Rams/airbag inflators/some form of fast-reacting pushers propel the rear bumper towards the impacting rearward vehicle, returning the potential crash energy to that vehicle and reducing the damage to mine.
When my wife and I were going about replacing her car a year or so ago I asked her to describe her ideal vehicle. When she finished I said “You have just described a compact SUV convertible.” She thought a moment, smiled and said “Yes, that would do!”
I would like a car seat that fits my fat ass comfortably, that I can sit in without going “oomph”, and I don’t have to make weightlifting noises when I haul my fat ass out of said car seat.
