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what compromise in reliability, safety, comfort and efficiency are you talking about?
the twins were at one point listed as the most reliable toyota & subaru with consumer reports. being NA, no gimmicks, no active safety, simpler tech, it has been overall a pretty reliable car for most folks.. besides no active safety equipment like auto emergency braking, the twins aren't more unsafe compared to other cars. a woman ran a red light going 55 and crashed into my first twin head on and i didn't get any injuries..there are quite a number of airbags for such a small car and front overlap has been tested as being very decent. may not be as comfortable as a truck, but compared to say miata/370z, the twins have a ton of wiggle room and the seats aren't extremely bolstered. and with the efficiency, i easily got near 40 mpg on the highway when i had an automatic twin and when i had a manual one if i was careful i could get it in the high 30s. i never had an issue with the amount of power but sounds like you might miss the torque out of your vw.
waiting for 2nd gen is a toss up. i sincerely doubt it will feel all that different from the current twins, just a touch extra power. still going to be considered a relatively low powered car that feels torque-less compared to any forced induction or some real displacement.. so up to you if you prefer the looks + a little extra tech in the new one. personally if I were in your shoes, I would at least wait for the 2nd gen to come out for used prices on first gens to come down before making a decision because if you're paying 29 K for a used car why not get a new twin..
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