Cheapy had just recently moved to Japan when I started listening. So this will be a new thing to me.
I have a recent Cadillac, Cheapy. I recommend them. I had an Audi before and it's as good a car as that, it's also been more reliable than my Audi was. I have a CTS, the previous model which was kind of a tweener size, the new one is 5-series sized. If you get a used CTS, I would recommend not going back past 2009. There was a problem with the V6 engines back before then with a change in the cam gear pitch to make it quiter and it went very poorly. After they changed the pitch back the V6 engine has been great. I just wish the Bluetooth integration were a little better (streaming audio), but in 2009 (MY2010) that's just how it was for most cars.
The new CTS is even better, the ATS is very good too. I feel like the SRX is long in the tooth now, although it was dynamite at the time it came out (the 2nd gen).
You might be thinking of a new phone. Know that the US market for cell service has completely changed since you left. Subsidized prices and 2 year contracts are out (although they still exist they are not a good idea) and family plans (shared data) with payment plans for phones is in. In short, it's a lot more like Japan's system now, although you cannot change carriers without paying your phone off unless you are going to give it back. This is unlike Japan where you can keep your phone and continue the payment plan while moving to a new carrier. Unlocked phones are easier to come by now that subsidies are gone, so you can just wait until you get to the US and buy your phone here if you would like. You'll still get an unlocked one you can use abroad. It'll either be unlocked when you get it or unlocked after 30 or 60 days upon request, depending on what phone, what carrier and where you buy it.
Anyway, hope you find NYC to your liking again.
I don't own an Xbox One, so no need to enter me into the drawing.