Haven't been here in awhile, still see a few familiar faces around here.
My wife and I are looking for a new mid-size SUV. Currently, we have a Ford Escape, so we are looking for something comparable, if not bigger in size.
Requirements:
- Cargo area big enough for two medium size dogs and hauling stuff every now and then.
- Navigation/handsfree
- Decent gas mileage
Options we've looked at:
- 2010/11 Volvo XC60 - very impressed with this SUV, has the features we are looking for and drove very well. Warranty is at 5 year/60k miles with free scheduled maintenance for that time. Only concern is stability of Volvo and potential .
- 2010 Acura RDX - We test drove this, not for us. Cargo area is very small.
- 2010 Acura MDX - Nice, but it's a little over 40k. Drove very nice and lots of nice options. Being that I have a TL, we'll know what to expect on longevity and quality. Still in the top list.
- BMW X3 - Couldn't test drive one of these since our local dealer didn't even have one. Probably over our price range and cargo area seems to be small.
Other ones I'm still reviewing:
- Infiniti FX35 - Seems that there's some aggressive pricing around it that could bring it down to our price range. A little concerned with cargo area space.
- Lincoln MKX - Thoughts?
Any others?
Any Volvo owners? I would really appreciate your opinion on the brand since there doesn't seem to be dedicated communities for the XC60 (perhaps since it's rather new).
Edit - Update:
Haven't updated in awhile, but here's were we are at:
- Test drove an 10 MKX. Pretty nice, but nothing to call home about compared to the '11 MKX/11 Edge.
- '11 MKX/Edge - Holy crap. What an internal re-design compared to the '10s. The MyTouch stuff is amazing. I think out of the two of them, we are leaning towards the Edge due to the high cost of the MKX (a little out of our price range with the options we want)
So right now, this is our short list (the Edge and MDX are tied for one right now):
- 11 Edge
- 10 MDX
- 11 Volvo XC60
Between the Edge or MDX, not sure. I have a Acura TL that's proven to me that Acura/Honda makes a solid car. I know several people that are very happy with their MDX's. The Edge does have the technical favor however, but the MDX is a bigger SUV which we like. Hard decision.
My wife and I are looking for a new mid-size SUV. Currently, we have a Ford Escape, so we are looking for something comparable, if not bigger in size.
Requirements:
- Cargo area big enough for two medium size dogs and hauling stuff every now and then.
- Navigation/handsfree
- Decent gas mileage
Options we've looked at:
- 2010/11 Volvo XC60 - very impressed with this SUV, has the features we are looking for and drove very well. Warranty is at 5 year/60k miles with free scheduled maintenance for that time. Only concern is stability of Volvo and potential .
- 2010 Acura RDX - We test drove this, not for us. Cargo area is very small.
- 2010 Acura MDX - Nice, but it's a little over 40k. Drove very nice and lots of nice options. Being that I have a TL, we'll know what to expect on longevity and quality. Still in the top list.
- BMW X3 - Couldn't test drive one of these since our local dealer didn't even have one. Probably over our price range and cargo area seems to be small.
Other ones I'm still reviewing:
- Infiniti FX35 - Seems that there's some aggressive pricing around it that could bring it down to our price range. A little concerned with cargo area space.
- Lincoln MKX - Thoughts?
Any others?
Any Volvo owners? I would really appreciate your opinion on the brand since there doesn't seem to be dedicated communities for the XC60 (perhaps since it's rather new).
Edit - Update:
Haven't updated in awhile, but here's were we are at:
- Test drove an 10 MKX. Pretty nice, but nothing to call home about compared to the '11 MKX/11 Edge.
- '11 MKX/Edge - Holy crap. What an internal re-design compared to the '10s. The MyTouch stuff is amazing. I think out of the two of them, we are leaning towards the Edge due to the high cost of the MKX (a little out of our price range with the options we want)
So right now, this is our short list (the Edge and MDX are tied for one right now):
- 11 Edge
- 10 MDX
- 11 Volvo XC60
Between the Edge or MDX, not sure. I have a Acura TL that's proven to me that Acura/Honda makes a solid car. I know several people that are very happy with their MDX's. The Edge does have the technical favor however, but the MDX is a bigger SUV which we like. Hard decision.
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