I don't know about the gadget aspect of it, but I traded in my MDX for the enclave after owning it for just under two years. The reason....I had reached the end of the warranty, and my husband doesn't like to keep cars past the warranty coverage. Just not willing to risk it based on past experience. As I said on a different thread, I got the extended warranty w/ this one because I really want to own it more than two years, but w/ the driving I do, we'll reach 50,000 in about that time.