Thanks for everyone's response.... part of the reason

a) Diesel needs to have oil change every 5K miles. How much more is that going to cost a year. b) Diesels have about $3,600 premium on them. c) not really worried about finding gas or the cost.

basically - i balance what would be 'cool' to have diesel, but what is 'practical'. Practical being a funny word as we are dealing with porsches.

Ie.. do pay $65K for v6 or close to $70K for Diesel.

Also - has anyone bought the maintenance package?

Thanks.

 

service manual says 10000, and others have reported that after the first oil change. 750 mile highway range help you at all?

 

V6-

going against the grain. only option with a manual. makes the SUV reasonably fun to drive.

 

Have you test drove the two you are comparing? If not, take the test drive and then decide. I opted for the diesel after driving all models except the turbo.

Selling points to me: torque (for towing) and fuel economy. The torque translates into power and acceleration.