[RWebb]

well, there are tons of 'em here - a good reason to buy one
I could give a ___ what some moron thinks re "style" or "lifestyle" - around here every long-hair and every lesbian can run a chainsaw...

How well do the CV's hold up? When are they due for maintenance?

I also hear

I'm interested in these things 'cuz they are cheap (relatively) and are supposed to be good in snow. But how good are they in snow??

Also, they are supposed to be quieter on the hwy than my current Pilot and will have better gas mileages (which won't hurt when it hits $5/gallon in 2-3 years)...

Apparently, the 2000 & up ones fixed many issues the earlier ones had. The one thing seems to be.... that earlier DOHC motors had some head gasket issues, so you should get a later SOHC motor -- when was that?

I also hear that the 2.5L motors have much more torque. I figure this thing is gonna be pretty gutless no matter what... but the other option is Lexass RX model and those will not be cheap... I was looking at one yesterday at the snowpark trailhead. It does not have a good step in it for my dog to jump into the back - so for that it will be worse than my Pilot. They are one of the better looking wagons tho, and can be had with AWD.

Any thing else I should consider? BMW wagons handle real well but you'd need the X AWD setup on it.

MB 4matic?