Welcome lholcombe.
I also looked at the 09 Pilot, but purchased the 09 CX9 GT...the Pilot looked too much like my 03 Toy Sequoia. It looked "boxy" and felt a bit cumbersome. The Infinity FX35 drove nice, but looked a bit too futuristic, plus they wanted 44K, but came down to 40K before trade-in.
My CX9 GT listed at 37+K but they got aggressive with my trade-in and I got it for 25K drive out...it drives nicely and I felt was the best value...first mazda ever...