Drop the entertainment system, park distance control and third row seats. Unless you have little ones, they are useless anyway. The only good thing about the third row pkg is you can recline the middle row. Use this savings to get the sport package and adaptive drive. I am so glad I got the '09 sport pkg. The 19's look better than the 18"s and the steering wheel has a nicer feel to it.

Doesn't the sport pkg upgrade the seats? They won't be 20 way adjustable, but as long as I can pull out the thigh support (6'4"), I'm good.

I almost bought a non-sport pkg. It had everything else in it except sport and entertainment (head-up, prem sound, nappa seats and dash in mahogony-drool!) But it was a top-hat vehicle with 13K and one year gone on the warrenty and would not budge, which ended up better for me anyway. Got a new one.

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Arrived - '11 35d Alpine White/Black, Sport w/Adaptive Drive, 214's, Tech, Prem, Ipod/Sirius, R Climate, Probably no First Aid Kit
'01 Suburban "Shrek" 130K miles and still strong.
'01 Volvo S40 1.8T - Inherited by youngest daughter
'06 Acura TL MBP Navi Camel - Inherited by eldest daughter
GONE - '09 35d Alpine White/Black Sport, Tech, Prem, Ipod, R Climate, No First Aid Kit