Incentive and fun to drive.... ?

[Cairo]

I have recently become one of the salivating masses that will buy PS, but i have a couple questions (as most people do).

First, is it just me, or is there no real incentive or fun to being say a tank driver when you can't control any of the weapon systems (Understandably the lightning, and the secondary weapon on the Vanu tank are exceptions, but for the rest of them as well as assault buggies). I really like the idea of moving around in a vehicle, but if i'm not the one controlling the weapon systems, I don't find much fun in that. I realize i could save some cert points and just find a driver and be a gunner, but I'd like to control my movement as well.

I think this is one of the reasons why MAX's and Reavers are so popular. Should the tanks/assault buggies be changed so the driver controls the primary weapon (ala the lightning) and they need a gunner for the secondary? Or is just not the type of thing Im suited for and should stick to MAX's/1-man vehicles

Secondly, I hear about the 5 min timer on getting a MAX. Does that apply to ALL 3 types? or say if you buy an AI MAX and die in 2 minutes, can you grab your AV max? Or do you have to wait for the timer and choose one of them?