I tried both, and you still get more room on the MB. Not only that, but the MB is the closest thing in driving experience to an X5. Then you have the hassle of taking the third row seats on and off when not in use, and storing them is a pain in the a**.

Remember folks, the whole point of this thread was that I was dissapointed that I had to give up the X5 experience. Therefore, I made it a mission to find something a bit bigger that felt close to the X (the MB was the closest, still not the same, but close enough). The minivans do not behave the same as an X5, neither does the Yukon, nor any of the Japanese SUVs with third row. I tried them all.

Btw, I still look at the new X and drool. What a bad a** looking SAV.