I think the problem is these vehicles were never meant to be 50 grand off roaders, its designed and built as a work horse not a mall crawler, they have only upped the price and added unneccessary extras because the customers want it and are there to buy it. i've always seen them as a 'tool' rather than a 4x4, amazing vehicles but not for creature comforts. Infact it was a choice between a v8 defender and my VX when buying my 4x4 and as i am 90% on road i got the VX. The Defenders off road capabilities would so rarely be used that it was not worth the sacrafice of the on road comfort.