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Thanks mdstang - I drove the test car for about 20 mins and it already had 3,000 miles on the odometer and didn't seem to have any issues...
I am having the same noise issue coming from my steering wheel. Almost like a tattoo gun going off for 3 seconds or a cell phone vibrating on a hard surface. I am taking mine in to the dealership next monday to address the issue. I also have had significant creaks and squeaks coming from the passenger side dash and passenger side door area.Agree that the drive is very nice, however my new 2014 Advance MDX has two issues. One, the steering makes a noise that the service department is because of the "electric" steering. The other much more concerning issue is hesitation and stuttering when accelerating. This occurs daily 1-3 times during the day. It usually occurs when accelerating from a standstill or when going very slowly. At times it feels like the car is going to cut off. Unfortunately happens a lot when making turns at stop lights or when pulling onto busy highways. Anyone else experience this? Otherwise very pleased.
I considered an X5 - too expensive and 3rd row is special-order (actually any X5 is still 8-10 week lead time). I own a 2013 535i (previously 2011 535i and various M3's), and the MDX is a better station wagon.Ok, so dealer let me take the test car home. I've had it now for a day, and put about 50 miles of mixed highway and city driving.
The tester has the rattle from the engine at idle and as it accelerates - the identical noise that has been documented on this site. And as some of you have pointed out, the panels do not fit together properly straight down from the A pillar and therefore it's also off by the door / B pillar...
The BMW dealer has offered us to let us keep the X5 for a couple days as well. Will report back.
I assume you've considered the Lexus GX? We had an '04 and my wife still says that was one of her favorites over the years. They're far from a superior handling vehicle on-road but certainly comfortable unless you're trying to rally-race in the family hauler. The GX (or 4Runner for that matter) keeps you from going all the way to the Landcruiser size but is still an equally capable vehicle.Sorry. A bit of topic. So I sat in a new 2014 LR4 yesterday
You may have read my posts where I stated I haven't had most of the issues some other posters have had and some of the items some are complaining about I think are trivial and not worth worrying about but that's subjective. Not being able to press a single physical button to turn on a seat heater doesn't even rise to the level of an annoyance to me but it seems to be a big deal to some people.but I'm just very unsure of what to do at this point. I've thought about just going for it and hoping for the best
On the G-Wagen you might want to start the evaluation by looking at the price - even before considering the hideous box design. Seriously - over $100K for a vehicle you'd likely be afraid to take off road for fear of damaging it for that price unless you have money to burn.Of course if you spring for a range rover ... I would look at G-wagen too... They're beasts and despite that it's become standard issue for Hollywood types it's still king of the off-road !
I'm not Roadsession, but the song is "Time after Time" from BelladonnaRoadsession - I'm also facing a decision between re 2014 MDX or Lexus GX so found this thread quite an interesting read. Also, what is the song track to your track run web cam - sounds great and would like to know artist.