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Originally Posted by mfreedman
More power. Better suspension (sport ride would be nice). More luxury interior. Move the console in front of the driver. Fix that pretty useless other storage bin on the passenger side.
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Mr. F: What do you mean by luxury interior? I'm in the lap of luxury right now, with a multi adjustable heated seat, decent six-pack stereo, good strong heater/AC, excellent interior lighting and God's great heaven above the giant skylight. The grippy, thick leather-wrapped steering wheel is a practical luxury, and so is the glareproof crosshatched dash top. The scrubbable walls and cargo floor are luxuries, unless you have a valet to maintain your ride. If you want a car tarted up with fake wood and velvetine like your granny's living room, you should consider a Buick. And what do you have against small extra storage bins? Don't you use sunglasses, gum, Chapstick, sunscreen, a cellphone, a Blackberry, a GPS, a pen, a notepad, a roadmap or pocket atlas or even a wallet?
PS. After two weeks with the dashtop centre-mounted instrument pod, I find I can keep an eye on the speedo and still keep track of the traffic. When I go back to my other car, it makes me nervous, because you can't see the instruments without refocusing and taking your eyes completely off the road. I thought I would just tolerate the instrument placement; now I consider it a significant safety advantage.
I'm happy with the compromise between power and fuel economy, and I can't comment on the suspension yet, although I have no complaints to date.