jasp615

Thank you so much. For me you have compaired apples to apples. My 2003 escalade was nice and I really liked it. The 2005 from day one was like you said a big disappointment. We were never fully happy with it. Some of the items had to be replaced due to warping. The Escalade was an in your face truck it turned heads but the inside just wasn't there. This time we will be getting a truck that is beautiful on the inside so we can enjoy it. Not to mention the insurance is even cheaper. We pick up our truck the end of Aug. It's still not in port yet. I'm sure once I write the check and walk away it will become a distant memory. I just could kick myself for shelling out the other 10 grand last June for the caddy. Thank you, Sami

Thank you, If it was you would you dump the cadillac now to buy and 06 loaded GX? I hate to take another 10 G's out of the bank I just did this last June but I also don't want to lose my pants on this deal. Do you think the deal is a good one? Is a GX a good solid truck? Sami The Escalade holds very little value where as even 10 year old Lexus have a very good resale value to the point where it does not get any lower and you can sell them for what you paid.

I have a 2005 Escalade in mint conditon load with 11,000 miles on it. This is the second one we had and although the 2003 we loved we just don't love this one. I'm getting 11 miles to the gallon and the finish on the truck just shouldn't carry the Cadillac name. We looked at a 06 GX 470 on Sat. We really went to look at the RX350 but that was too drastic of a change for us. We have had 15 large trucks so even moving to the GX470 we are down sizing. The dealer is willing to sell us this truck MSRP of 55,798.00 for 49,500.00 and give us 35,500 for trade which is about 2,000 over galves. We are really taking a hit on this truck but I fear with gas mileage and the price of gas it will only get worse. Now I know that the GX only gets around 4 more miles to the gallon but anything would be better and since we just can't go that small this is a good options for us. Question.... Do you feel that the Lexus will retain resale value better then the Cadillac Escalade? How is the ride on this truck? Did any of you drive large trucks and down size to this? Any info that you can provide would be great. Sami