Aoshi people wont be buying the flex for there kids like these people do the xb's and xa's, TC's etc. this is a family SUV, you know like expedition, explorer, Tahoe, pathfinder, etc.
plus IMO 34k for a fully loaded AWD SUV isent bad at all. it gets like 24mpg city and like 30 mpg highway. name another fullsize SUV that does that? fullsize as in seats 7.