He's a very arrogant person( I do feel very very strongly about the man but could be in a lot of trouble on here for publicly repeating what I have in my head ), to say "they'll have to live with it" Is like saying this remould tyre is ok but not as good a quality as the mainstream tyres-but it'll do, What utter tosh!!,
It's people like him making decisions on the next generation of defenders that'll be the end of the utility side of Land Rover as we know it, The current defender is and has been in It's current guise well equipped (Up to a point-barring the modifications that people like us do) to do the job of a lot of utility companies and charities and militaries around the world, Yes o.k. It maybe behind the times as regards to a few things but I can really see it's going to be someone like Gerry McGovern trying to re-invent the wheel
Leave the damn thing alone and be done with it!
John