[hondapeople]

I appreciate everyone's opinions about the Pilot and the MDX. This information helps considerably. My wife and I will have to drive both, and decide what will be best for our budget and family. Since we have a dog now, I'm sure the Pilot offers more space behind the second and third rows than the MDX. The MDX has curvier styling than the boxy Pilot. But both being Honda's and trying to justify the extra cost for nicer customer service--I guess I need to see what is truly important in the car service experience. Always have had mediocre customer service from our Honda dealers--but Honda has always made a great product. I tend to like doing things myself when it comes to the basic services (filter/fluid changes, brakes, lighting, belts)--so going to the dealer for the major stuff is something I can deal with regarding stale donuts/coffee, and subpar customer attention. As long as there is higher quality attention given to my vehicle, I'm okay with the mediocre stuff on everything else. Thank you again everyone!