I hope LL invites content creators to the Beta, so there is plenty of new content when it goes public, at any rate i don't see the new SL being hit right away with a lack of content
Get use to the doughnuts, they arent going away, in fact you probably see more of them, when firestorm gets mesh in 2 or 3 weeks, Phoenix will not be getting mesh, thier focus is firestorm 100%. If you want to see mesh in viewer 1 you will have to use singularity viewer or cool viewer when they get it.
I agree with you, I like these vehicles, I bought land by the road just so I can see them drive by, it is entertaining and adds life to dead sims, I often go for rides in them to see where i end up, it is great fun,
a 25 linden fee for basic accounts would help a lot to stop griefers, gieifers usually pay for nothing, also the feature could be free for premium accounts, that would help encourage people to go premium