What were your top 3 choices?

[Pilot-1]

OK let's compare notes here......what were your top 3 picks when you were shopping for your SUV?

Here's what mine were, after I drove the Pilot:

1. Honda Pilot
2. Toyota Highlander
3. Nissan Pathfinder

I didn't get hooked on the Pilot until my second drive......

[pilot03]

Originally posted by Pilot-1
OK let's compare notes here......what were your top 3 picks when you were shopping for your SUV?

Here's what mine were, after I drove the Pilot:

1. Honda Pilot
2. Toyota Highlander
3. Nissan Pathfinder

I didn't get hooked on the Pilot until my second drive......

1. MB ML320-- Had to scratch from list due to the lack of local dealer.
Safety, safety and safety aspects
2. Acura MDX-- See reason #1
Styling and well equiped
3. Honda Pilot- One of three ain't bad.
Boxy.....but dealer 1/4 mile away

[Sage]

1. Pilot
2. Pilot
3. Pilot

Waited a long time for my Pilot to be born.

[swoon]

I would go with:

1. Pilot - since I can't affod the MDX
2. Pathfinder - heard great things from Nissan owners
3. Highlander - haven't heard anything from anyone.

[PILOTinginCO]

5: Expedition - only because I already oned one, thought the new one would be better

4: Explorer - The redesign is much better than previous generation
3: Envoy - nice truck, great engine, not enough room
2: Sequoia - loved everything about except the price tag

1: PILOT - quality, reliability, space, power and function - it was an easy decision.

I LOVE MY PILOT!


PILOTinginCO
Sagebrush Pearl-EX

[jfrano]

1.) Pilot - BIG time. More room, more power, more handling, more quality.
2.) Highlander - Had put a depoit on this, when two days latter in February, I read about the Pilot
3.) MDX
4.) Tribute
5.) Envoy

[xyzzy]

Pilot
Highlander
Mini Cooper S

[gopilot]

Pilot
Odessey
Toyota Sequoia
Subaru Outback

[Older than dirt]

Pilot
Highlander
Lexus RX-300

[Pilotless]

1)Pilot

2)MDX(If I hadn't read about the Pilot back in March, I would be driving an 02 MDX.

3)Moutaineer. I was $300 away from closing the deal. Needless to say the dealer called me back a couple of days later, but I had already discovered the MDX and was no longer interested in the Mountaineer. Whew, that was close... What was I thinking ??? BTW the Mercury dealership offered me over 2k for my Villager on trade, the Honda dealership offered $200.00.

I never considered 5 seaters or the GM and Dodge products.

[catbert]

MDX
Pilot
Sequoia

[slimjim]

1. Pilot
2. Highlander
3. Expedition

Ultimately chose the pilot for honda reliability and the third row seat. My kids love it back there.

[jpickering]

1. Pilot
2. MDX(Had on order until I saw pictures of Pilot)
3. Rendezvous(Third row bench seat was a big negative)

[RedLex]

Wanted a 7+ passenger 4WD, so:

3. Trailblazer
2. Explorer
1. Pilot

I liked the Pilot (and Honda quality) best, and even at MSRP it was cheaper than the X Plan prices (business partner pricing - not as good as employee pricing, but often at or below "invoice" price) on the others.

[r_hammel]

Before test drives and comparisons:

1. Lexus RX-300
2. Acura MDX
3. Toyota Sequoia
4. Toyota 4 Runner
5. Toyota Highlander
6. Nissan Pathfinder

I had not heard of the Pilot when I first started my search.


After comparisons:

1. Honda Pilot - Hands down, the all-around winner in my book
2. Lexus RX-300 - Too expensive, but a very close second
3. Toyota Sequoia - Too big, poor fuel economy. With a good 6 cyl, this would have been a contender.
4. Acura MDX - Too expensive, not too crazy about it's looks. Even if it were priced the same as the Pilot, I would still buy the Pilot. One of my primary goals in replacing my V8 JGC was to reduce my fuel costs. The MDX requires Premium and that wa a major deterence.
5. Nissan Pathfinder - I can't remember exactly what we thought about the Pathfinder, only that we ruled it out. I think it was my wife that put the nail in this one. But obviously I wasn't too impressed with it either or I would have remembered more about it. I do remember enough to know that it ranked higher than the other two Toyota SUVs when we had finished our testing.
6. Toyota 4 Runner - Felt small and cramped, sort of expensive, exterior needed updated (this was before the 2003 were out), ride was the worst of the bunch. Would have been my choice if I was going for serious off-roading, but not for street driving.
7. Toyota Highlander - About the only thing I liked was its looks.