Originally Posted by jcmd2003

I have an X5 and my wife has an MDX. I think the X5 has a slight edge in material quality, quietness, ride, and of course a bigger edge in handling, steering, acceleration, and braking. My wife, however, says she can't tell any difference in driving them. She is a pretty tame driver, so I can understand that.

The MDX was less than 50k loaded, and the X5 cost about 64k. I think the price difference was worth it.

We've had zero problems with either one, but the X5 only has about 6k miles.