I don't really have a dog in this fight, but keep making noise, someone will hear you. It took about 5 years of whining on my part (and quite a few others) but we finally got the Intermountain F units after waiting a decade for Kato to get their heads out of their butts. The first batch had their problems, but the drive is premium, and the shells have been worked out. I don't expect Kato to ever run F units in any quantity, and then only to photograph with their passenger sets.
So you have my support, my SD-40-2 seeking friends...
Lee