I feel your pain, too - in a different way than Tom! I'm getting by on steroid shots so I can function during the day and oxycodone at night so I can sleep (Ha! Now you know why my posts are so wacky!) but the neurologist says surgery is imminent so who knows - could be yet another back-related VX for sale. I wonder if it's more than just the stiff ride though. Maybe there's something about the seat that exacerbates lower back pain. My other rides are a 3/4 ton truck with bricks for springs and an MG with all of about 2" of suspension travel - and neither one of them bother my back as much as the VX.