Repairing an old car is not a day-to-day task unless it's a hobby or you are a mechanic.
I explained myself improperly, as I basically meant that its not the day-to-day tasks I am talking about but hobbies that provide you with accomplishments and enjoyment, even if every day is not a hard-mode Ifrit.

I don't think that means I should be forced to do the same thing endlessly
Well, are you forced to tweak the car's settings endlessly as well? You do it because you enjoy it, not because you are forced to, by some almighty being, to do it. If you do not enjoy it, you are not forced to do it.

As far as variety, the developers are working on it. That's all they can do. What they can't do, is make leveling faster now because there is less variety and tune it down later when there is more variety. The status quo has to stay, because the playerbase would reject such change later on. They need to avoid nerfing, especially when it comes to such a delicate topic. It can't be always avoided, but in this case it can.

This is an issue that only time can fix, sadly.