if you are ok with driving a much lesser car for two years just to get a higher resale, then maybe the Pathfinder; otherwise there's no comparo between the two..the CX-9 is almost like a car in its handling/ride /comfort..simply a much better package than the current Pathfinder..the Pathy has had the soul sucked out of it with this new design..the old ones at least had that tough butch look about them..read online reviews of both cars and that should help..