Having had both the DE and rev-up models I share that finding entirely
But the creature comforts of the rev-up and useful updates helped to balance out the "fors" & "againsts", and whilst the tax difference is frustrating (often quoted as a reason for choosing a DE), the running costs of 350's generally are not cheap so as to make that consideration inconsequential, especially now the age/mileage is bound to lead to increasing maintenance costs.