Went about 40 miles away and found a dealer that seemed much more helpful,
and they had a Pilot on the lot to demo. I liked it, and my impression was
that it was more "truck" than some of the other vehicles in the
range--smooth and sturdy, and like it would be a great vehicle in an area
with a lot of bumps/rougher road. Went back and tried a Murano again and
liked that too--it was about as likable to me as the Honda, but it seemed to
have a more sporting handling to it, although it was a little less
utilitarian in nature.

I'm having trouble seeing the $40k+ range on these vehicles anymore
(Infiniti for instance), so I feel like I'm narrowing down to the Murano or
the Pilot at this time. Also, I didn't really care for the MDX when I tried
that, and I can't really explain it at this time... I'd like to get a peek
at a Cadillac SRX at some point, but I think it won't be worth its price...
I'm going to re-read some reviews now that I've had a fresh look at the
Pilot and the Murano and look at them again in a week or so.

"Pagan" <pagan@linkline.com> wrote in message
news:vhiq9pjjq6dt98@corp.supernews.com...
> "Niles Standish" <rwardak@homail.com> wrote in message
> news:4EIQa.15048$AD3.7863@lakeread04...
> > I went to go see a Honda Pilot and was surprised at how unhelpful the
> sales
> > person was. They did not have a Pilot in stock, and the ordered
vehicles
> > took about 2.5 months to arrive. I'll definitely need to see one before
> I'd
> > buy one. How is the Honda service in general?
>
> We have to go about 40 miles for a good Honda dealership. There are three
> that are closer, but this one rocks. They even have free internet access
> and coffee, and everybody there wants to kiss your butt. The closer ones
> are on par with GM dealerships (they suck).
>
> Pagan
>
>