2021 Escalade

[77newyorker440]

I started driving at 16 in a 66 Chrysler, so size doesn’t bother me.....then or now. He should try a ‘73 Imperial at about 235 inches long=19.6 feet long with NO hand holding items like back-up cameras, adaptive cruise control, accident avoidance, cross path section, etc. He’d probably crash it in the first 3 minutes.

Yeah, I am lucky my dad got me started this summer on a New Yorker, at 232" long, it makes our 2003 Pontiac quite a bit easier to drive.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

My kid learned more about driving in 5 minutes behind the wheel of my '68 Charger than hundreds of miles in the Subaru or Wife's Jeep.
Needs a steering box, 4 speed, 440, manual drum brakes. Now there is a driving lesson.

 

[Old Mike]

In the early ‘90s, I had a long wheelbase Dodge conversion van and of course it didn’t have a back-up cam. Whenever I had to back up, I just did so slowly and used the side mirrors. If I was still unsure, I’d throw it in park and get out to take a quick look. That was really the only way to do it. A back up cam would have been a pretty cool thing to have back then.

 

[73Coupe]

Now only if Cadillac would make a Coupe and Sedan with the Escalade's wheelbase and horizontal body dimensions.....front blind spot eliminated + size = real Caddy....

 

[300rag]

Now only if Cadillac would make a Coupe and Sedan with the Escalade's wheelbase and horizontal body dimensions.....front blind spot eliminated + size = real Caddy....

There you go, living in the past

 

[73Coupe]

The Pussification of America my friends....

 

[1970FuryConv]

The truck has a starting price of $76195. What's it cost fully optioned: $90000? I have no problem with people driving what they want to drive. I just think car/truck prices have become outrageous. The average new car price in US is over $37000 for 2020. What normal run-of-the-mill Joe can afford any new vehicle, except maybe a bicycle?

We've done a great job excluding the middle class from the new car market!

 

[69 300 vert]

I'm pretty sure I've seen them for over $100,000.00. The upside is depreciation is horrendous, so if it's what you really want you can into one almost reasonably. They're a long way from where they started, some Cadillac bits on a Tahoe. I'd wager 90+% of them are leased. I have a buddy who looked at them, they quoted a $1,354.00 lease payment and called it "very reasonable".

We have a Durango instead of a full size GM SUV for two reasons, cost and my perception of GM quality. Right now I think they're where Chrysler was in the late '70's. We replaced a Ramcharger with the Durango, the only thing I really miss is the spacious width of the Ramcharger, the Durango is too darned narrow. Other than that every other category is an overwhelming win for the D, well, except fuel economy, very similar numbers.

 

[1970FuryConv]

I'm pretty sure I've seen them for over $100,000.00. The upside is depreciation is horrendous, so if it's what you really want you can into one almost reasonably. They're a long way from where they started, some Cadillac bits on a Tahoe. I'd wager 90+% of them are leased. I have a buddy who looked at them, they quoted a $1,354.00 lease payment and called it "very reasonable".

We have a Durango instead of a full size GM SUV for two reasons, cost and my perception of GM quality. Right now I think they're where Chrysler was in the late '70's. We replaced a Ramcharger with the Durango, the only thing I really miss is the spacious width of the Ramcharger, the Durango is too darned narrow. Other than that every other category is an overwhelming win for the D, well, except fuel economy, very similar numbers.

Leased or driven by lawyers who make $1000/hour (literally)
Good point about depreciation. Carfax says when you drive it off the lot, you lose 10% of it's value. Imagine losing $10,000 for driving something off the showroom floor. In the first year you loose another 10%. That's flushing $20 grand down the toilet for a year of driving. It's insane.
Car Depreciation: How Much Value Will a New Car Lose? | CARFAX