Hey I live directly West of Chicago and since I've just been through all this already if you'd like to see my X3 and ask some questions send me a message. I drive it in stop and go traffic up and down North Ave. every day in and out of the city and the car is great for this, but I can already tell it's going to eat the front brakes and I'll be replacing those pads every 20-30k miles. The gas mileage isn't great, I'm right at 18.5mpg to and from work.