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Originally Posted by Doanster
OP, its very hard to provide sound advice unless we know what your top priorities are. Is it price? Handling? Power? Max mileage you're comfortable with?
You didn't cross-shop similar cars because GLE/GLS/Q7 are all at least one gen newer compared to the E70 and vary in size. ML350 would've been the direct comparo so to speak.
I personally would go for the F15 vs E70...
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My top priority is for a vehicle to be enjoyable and put a smile on my face. I would like it to handle nicely - not sports car like, but that it can take a corner at more than 25mph. I would prefer good mpg, thus was looking at diesel. And to be somewhat reliable - easy to fix (I do most of the work myself).
Other than that, my budget is about $40k OTD, but cheaper would be better. I did test drive current gen X5 - f15 and TBH, E70 in my opinion is still competitor to GLE and Q7. It's powerful, handles well. Yes it's older, but it doesn't mean it's crap.
I drove f15 35D and 35i. f15 D is so well refined that it's hard to tell it's a D.