Finally Bought
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Started shopping end of last year, good deals to be had...but ended up not pulling the trigger. So for several months I was in agony, but refused to pay more thanks to the missing incentives - knowing for a fact the incentives would be back for the end of 2018. Well, long story short I went from my E350 to an X5, then the wife got another RR, so I took her Escalade and gave one of our kids the X5.
If you've ever owned a newer Escalade, you'll know why I wasn't happy! Never liked it. Anyway, so while shopping for new rigs (limited inventory choices/colors/options remaining for 2018) we came across a used one. 14K miles. $99K MSRP. One owner, dealer serviced, mint inside & out, the headphones weren't even unwrapped for the RES, all the books and records. It smells and looks extremely well cared for - appears as new as it would be if it had only a few hundred miles on it. Original owner purchased 12/2017.
I didn't necessarily want the cool box & rear entertainment...but fine either way. Picked up the rig yesterday, $80K on the dot. A few grand less than we could get offers for on new rigs. I figure my lowest offer was $83.3K and an 8 hour round trip to pick up. So essentially the original owner rented my rig from me for $.21/mile and I get what I want. Very happy at $20K off sticker and a virtually-new vehicle.
Atomic Silver w/ Black, 3 row, Luxury, HUD, Levinson, 21" rims, RES, cool box & the misc add on stuff like mats/all weathers/nets/wheel locks, etc.
First impressions -
Taking a road trip with the RR and the LX from TX to LAX via NV for SEMA and some meetings. Will be 8 of us (5 kids + the mother-in-law). Can't beat the RR as far as ride, and with the LWB you can pretty much park the LX inside between the 2nd row and the front seats...will post up any findings after the long haul. And no, I won't complain about mpg...never have, never will.
If you've ever owned a newer Escalade, you'll know why I wasn't happy! Never liked it. Anyway, so while shopping for new rigs (limited inventory choices/colors/options remaining for 2018) we came across a used one. 14K miles. $99K MSRP. One owner, dealer serviced, mint inside & out, the headphones weren't even unwrapped for the RES, all the books and records. It smells and looks extremely well cared for - appears as new as it would be if it had only a few hundred miles on it. Original owner purchased 12/2017.
I didn't necessarily want the cool box & rear entertainment...but fine either way. Picked up the rig yesterday, $80K on the dot. A few grand less than we could get offers for on new rigs. I figure my lowest offer was $83.3K and an 8 hour round trip to pick up. So essentially the original owner rented my rig from me for $.21/mile and I get what I want. Very happy at $20K off sticker and a virtually-new vehicle.
Atomic Silver w/ Black, 3 row, Luxury, HUD, Levinson, 21" rims, RES, cool box & the misc add on stuff like mats/all weathers/nets/wheel locks, etc.
First impressions -
- I was skeptical of the reviews about brake pedal feel/grab. It is annoying now that I've driven a few hours. However, you do get used to minimizing the effects.
- The reviews also complained about driving in straight lines (amount of required driver input) and lack of power. Both of these are obvious to me as well - but I don't care. Plus, I plan to supercharge it down the road.
- Rear legroom is adequate but certainly lacking. Our standard wheel base RR had 6" more legroom for the 2nd row. That's a big difference. Of course the LWB has 6' more, but that's not fair to compare.
Taking a road trip with the RR and the LX from TX to LAX via NV for SEMA and some meetings. Will be 8 of us (5 kids + the mother-in-law). Can't beat the RR as far as ride, and with the LWB you can pretty much park the LX inside between the 2nd row and the front seats...will post up any findings after the long haul. And no, I won't complain about mpg...never have, never will.
Last edited by fosterelli; 10-08-18 at 06:39 PM.
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Congratulations! I picked mine up couple of days ago too, settled on 81.5 but I got a good deal for me trade.
where did you pick your up from?
where did you pick your up from?
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There are taxes here, 4.25% to be exact. Probably better than other states. We used to have low tax like 2 something it’s been creeping up.
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