What I am scared of is that right after I buy a current fortwo, the year right after, they will come out with some totally redesigned one the following year making mine look lame, just as many other car makers have done in the past. Look how the Saturn Vue changed DRASTICALLY from 2007 to 2008. Look at the interior of the 2008 and 2009 Honda Fit. The 2009 Fit interior blows away the one in the 2008. I'm afraid that if I buy a 2009 or 2010 fortwo, then the 2011 fortwo may make the current fortwo's look like a joke. Car makers are always good at doing that and killing the value of the previous versions by drastically improving the next one. That does wonders for their company and burns all of the people who bought the older version. What are we supposed to trade our cars in every year or two just to keep up with the latest versions like a piece of software?!?
Also look how they changed the Honda Civic from 2005 and 2006. That just KILLS the value of the 2005 once people see how cool the 2006 version is.
I just wish I could find out when the 3rd gen fortwo comes available so right when it comes out, I want to buy the 2nd year of it so the bugs can be worked out. Look how all of the 2008 fortwo's had to get the software upgrade. I want the one I buy to be next to perfect with great reviews from everyone.
I've never seen a car be in so much demand with so many bad reviews all over the Internet. All the reviews complain about the transmission, lack of space, lack of power, the premium fuel requirement, etc. I don't care about the lack of space part. I want this car purposely for its size. That's why I'd rather have one instead of a new Honda Fit, even though the Fit is made much, much better. I LOVE the turning radius of the fortwo and how easy it is to park, maintain, etc. It's like having a street legal golf cart. And the one with the Brabus wheels and suspension handles excellent. I could take a Passion and just put Eibach springs and
rims from TSW and call it a day for thousands less than the cost of a Brabus.
It would be cool if the fortwo mhd got like 37 MPG in the city. That would be SWEET!
I don't know why they don't install a mild hybrid on it the same way they did the Saturn Aura and Vue. The Vue has a very small Hybrid battery. It's only needed for those first few seconds of take off to increase the city MPG. They could do the same with the fortwo using a bunch of 1.5 or 2.0 farad capacitors and install them all around the vehicle where you would not see them. You'd only need them for a quick burst and then they would quickly recharge.
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