thanks everyone, and thank especially to desgnconcpts for keeping me on track...we just went to dinner, home depot and chicks for some soccer cleats, and MAN that drive is amazing....the navigation is AWESOME...the kids loved it, waited for the lady to tell us when to turn left, when to turn right, and exclaimed "our car is TALKING TO US MOMMY!!!"...i have to say, that the exterior style is so different from what I am used to (square jeep and lots of friends with LR3s, tahoes and boxy suvs) that sometimes i look at it and am like "man this is gorgeous" and sometimes i am not so sure...but there are so many audi q7's, infinities, and lexus around, i am starting to love the curves even more....
desgnconcpts, we wrote a check, so no interest payments...the lease interest was just too high for us when we could pay cash, so keep your fingers crossed that the residual value is as high as the lease claims it will be...i think it will! and i don't think i will be ready for a new car for a LONG TIME anyway!!!
so, i look forward to being able to comment on tech, ride, issues, etc (we did notice the roll back on the way to dinner which was strange)..we will be getting roof rails for my husbands surf boards and our camping equipment, hopefully that will go well too...
thanks everyone!!!
lisa