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Hey Mak802, you haven't mentioned much about fuel consumption. Is that a big concern?
Anyways, my current recommendation would be the Audi Q7 (can get diesel if you need better mpg) and the Lexus GX (good size, and you can probably get a good deal right now).
Way, way, way outside the price range the OP is looking at.
Well considering that the lowest model X5 starts at 47,600 and the GX starts at 51,970 the pricing shouldn't be too different. I actually only recommended it because Toyota/Lexus has some great deals on because of all its news lately.
Other than the two I mentioned above, the Acura MDX and the BMW X5 are also good choices. Acura has some really good deals on right now.
Well considering that the lowest model X5 starts at 47,600 and the GX starts at 51,970 the pricing shouldn't be too different. I actually only recommended it because Toyota/Lexus has some great deals on because of all its news lately.
The base price of the GX is $51,970. You won't find one anywhere on Earth like that. The prices-as-equipped will be between $60K and $70K.
The base price of the GX is $51,970. You won't find one anywhere on Earth like that. The prices-as-equipped will be between $60K and $70K.
And Lexus doesn't do cheap leases like BMW does.
The price of an equipped X5 can also reach 60k+. But anyways, it was just a suggestion and I'm sure the OP can take a look herself at my suggestions and decide. You don't have to try and criticize every post I make you know..
The price of an equipped X5 can also reach 60k+. But anyways, it was just a suggestion and I'm sure the OP can take a look herself at my suggestions and decide. You don't have to try and criticize every post I make you know..
I'm not criticizing, I'm pointing out errors.
BMW subvents their leases so they are significantly less than Lexus.
Can anyone recommend a good SUV that has an option of a 3rd row? We currently drive a 2008 BMW 528xi and the lease is up in August. We need a bigger car because we have 2 dogs and are planning on having a baby very soon. The dogs take up the entire backseat and we plan on having the 3rd row just for them, not human passengers. We don't want them to sit in the cargo area due to safety reasons, which is why the 3rd row is necessary.
We're looking at the BMW X5, but are curious to see if there are any others we should consider. And we are not interested in minivans! Thanks for any help!
Toyota Highlander sounds like a winner to me without having to go to a truck frame.
I would take an X5 over an XC90 any day of the week, even if I had to wrestle two Irish Wolfhounds into the back with a non-folding second row seat on a daily basis. Then again, we had an absolutely rotten XC90, so I am a bit jaded. The V6s are a bit underpowered, and the early V8s had issues. In subsequent years, the V8s have showed promise of improvement, or so I have been told by the service manager, but the reliability is not anywhere near that of a properly maintained XC70.
I know someone who does wrestle two Irish Wolfhounds into her Highlander pretty frequently. They look so cramped in that vehicle, of course they probably are cramped in anything but horse trailers.
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