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Originally Posted by rh71
they did a head-to-head comparo on roads last year and the MDX was ranked better for driving through corners because they have the SH-AWD which is better than XDrive. Well, the E70's' XDrive that doesn't come with DPC (the X6 does). More gadgets, better price, reliability, it's the MDX. I just can't get over the fat pig look... and I've always wanted an X5 since I was a teen. If I were to buy again, I would seriously consider other vehicles like the new Edge coming out in the summer... again, better stuff and drives faster and stiffer than it did before. BMW is at a good place, but they really can do better considering others are at lower prices.
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Who is "they?" I would like to read that..
I looked at the EDGE - um.. ewww. If you really want a family car I guess it's perfectly fine. I love gadgets, but don't be seduced by the MyTouch dark side. A lot of that stuff is of very limited utility.
With all of that said, though, whether one really likes the car or not has a huge impact. It does on ME, anyway. I owned Lexus for too many years because it was the "nice / reasonable / sensible" choice and German cars were for people with too much disposable income. I came to resent the Lexus, though, because I always felt like they were behind the curve and I was missing out, in spite of having paid a big bunch of money for it. And the maintenance was NOT cheap. 30K service was $800. 60K service was $1200 or so. Oil changes every 5K miles at $150 a piece. Alignment frequently needed (almost yearly) at $150 a pop.
And it was so boring it would put me to sleep on the way to work.
Just a little perspective.. For such a purchase that you're going to be stuck with for 4 or 5 years (or more) it's important that you at least be satisfied with it, if not giddy to get in it and go. Not "oh, I don't mind going to work.. but I have to drive that old Dragon Lady thing! <groan>"