Recently, my mom has decided to give her sister (who lives in NJ) her current 07 MDX since she wrecked the Pathfinder that my mom gave her 4 years ago. So, my mom asked me to get her a price on a new 09 MDX. I got her a price of $49k OTD for the top of the line model with some add ons like running board, roof rack, cross beam, wood trim steering wheel and shiftknob, cargo tray, and all weather mats (this is how her 07 was spec'd out). The price was $2k under invoice.
Anyway, it got me thinking for that kind of money, she should try out something else. Range Rover is offering a lease on the Sport for $799 a month with 1499 down for 3 years and 10k miles a year. My mom only drives maybe 8k miles a year anyway so the miles don't really matter. The only option on the Sport is the cold weather package but the base model includes many bells and whistles such as bluetooth, navi. The best part for her about the Landrover is that after 3 years, she can just turn it in since I've heard you don't want to own one of these after the warranty expires.
Then, I saw the prices of the 08 GTS and how they've fallen quite a bit. There is no bluetooth on the GTS. She drives very slow so the 400hp might be too much and perhaps she should look at just the S version. But she loves the way the GTS looks versus the S (subtle differences).
Btw, I took her to both dealers and got her a test drive in both vehicles. She likes them all and can't decide.
Can any owners chime in with their experiences with either car?
Anyway, it got me thinking for that kind of money, she should try out something else. Range Rover is offering a lease on the Sport for $799 a month with 1499 down for 3 years and 10k miles a year. My mom only drives maybe 8k miles a year anyway so the miles don't really matter. The only option on the Sport is the cold weather package but the base model includes many bells and whistles such as bluetooth, navi. The best part for her about the Landrover is that after 3 years, she can just turn it in since I've heard you don't want to own one of these after the warranty expires.
Then, I saw the prices of the 08 GTS and how they've fallen quite a bit. There is no bluetooth on the GTS. She drives very slow so the 400hp might be too much and perhaps she should look at just the S version. But she loves the way the GTS looks versus the S (subtle differences).
Btw, I took her to both dealers and got her a test drive in both vehicles. She likes them all and can't decide.
Can any owners chime in with their experiences with either car?