Sawyer8888
Member
Is the power lift gate worth $500 extra?)
To answer this one question about the power lift gate... yes. Absolutely. It is a must. I would have paid up to $500 for this feature when I bought my MS 60. Unfortunately it was paired with other features that I did not care for, so I had to pass due to the high cost of that particular package.
The aftermarket kit to retrofit your lift gate to operate like the factory version costs approximately $450, not including labor. I may do this.
I had my car less than a week before I had to bring it back to the shop for fit & finish issues. In that limited time I found my lift gate easy to open, but not so easy to close. The loaners I have been driving have the power lift gate. It is such a pleasure using the key fob instead of my hand. I am a little bummed that it's now standard. Although the standardization may help drive the price down for the aftermarket option.
You have a tough decision to make. I probably would have bought the 75 instead of my 60 had the current pricing of the 75 been available then - shocker, I know. However I actually prefer my now discontinued body-color roof over any of the glass options.