Well... in TS defence, I think 60D is a capable system in its own right. And if it suits TS, then by all means, he should get one back (which he had wrongfully sold away in the first place). 7D might be too heavy for his liking after all... and the vari-LCD is a very useful system for many types of genre of photography.
So there really is nothing wrong with getting back a 60D... and as he/she might be upgrading to a 5DmkIII in the near future, it is also alright to get a cheaper body, play with it, familiarise with all the functions, improve his/her photography techniques and the such before upgrading to the FF body.
Who knows... he might even forgo the 5DmkIII and bite the bullet to get a 1D