You really do agonize about your choices, don't you? I wish I owned one so I could just tell you to go out and buy it.
This thread has stretched on soooo long that at this point only people who have been regular commentators (like your's truly ) will continue to check for new stuff. Alot of others will see the five pages, and probably not get to the end...it's daunting.
So. Unless any of the "regulars" have a Sequoia, your best bet to get feedback on it is to recap the situation in a new thread. Be aware though, that once you do this, the doors will open for people to chime in with "why do you want that? Get a Pilot/1000/Allez/Roubaix/Cross-check/OCR touring/ etc etc. I would recap the specifics about how you arrived at this point, and the kind of deal you are being offered.