3 Things You LOVE and HATE about your Escalade

[mdadgar]

Love:
1) the ride
2) the towing capacity
3) the Nav system

Hate:
1) the ridiculous cost cutting (random hard plastic panels, lack of front parking sensors, etc) and lack of attention to detail (chunking power locks, hole in dash for missing 4wd mode selector, etc) vs. other premium brands (MBZ, BMW, etc) in the price range
2) the lack of a diesel option. SUV sales are down because the gas mileage sucks, not because people stopped wanting SUVs.
3) there is no #3

- Mark

[JohnH4260]

2009 Escalade ESV Platinum

Love:
1. Aniline leather on seats/dash and real wood trim looks/feels great.
2. Front upper/lower Platinum grills and LED head lights look great.
3. Road presence is impressive.

Dislike:
1. Aluminum trim on dash and design-funciton of HVAC/Audio controls still needs some work to bring it to premium auto level (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz).
2. Power retractable running boards are not necessary. Fixed running boards are totally adequate and look good to match. Also less expesive to operate/maintain in long run.
3. Platinum 22-inch chrome wheels look great, but are a pain to keep clean. Prefer alloy wheels on my 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 for ease of maintenance.

[Texas_Lade]

2007 Black Raven Escalade

Dislike:
Gas consumption
That it is GM
Bose sound system still isn't very good

Love:
Big factory Nav screen/ rear back up cam/ free updated nav discs
Cooled seats
Escalade mystique

[mdadgar]

Originally Posted by Texas_Lade

Escalade mystique

What is this option? Mine must've not come with that.

- Mark

[lnstarr]

2008 Escalade ESV, Black on Black

Love:
1. The size! [ Being a Mother of 3, with on one the way, this is a necessity! ]
2. The looks!
3. Being badder than other mothers! I like seeing them with mini-van's, while I'm in my ESV!

HATE :
1. American Car Quality. [ Coming from an '06 BMW, I was let-down by cadillac ]
2. The 3rd row not folding flat. [ Such a hassle to take the 3rd row out! ]
3. Cleaning the 22's! [ Meant to be taken sarcastically, lol ]

[evil0ne]

No auto up/down windows
No bluetooth (2006 QX56 had it)
Battery-life

[Uebermensch]

Love
1. HID
2......nothing...
3......nothing...

Hate
1. Cheap build quality
2. Poor out dated engine design(clunking, pinging, numerous engine problems)
3. Did I mention the cheap build quality

[JohnH4260]

Originally Posted by Uebermensch

Love
1. HID
2......nothing...
3......nothing...

Hate
1. Cheap build quality
2. Poor out dated engine design(clunking, pinging, numerous engine problems)
3. Did I mention the cheap build quality

What model/year Escalade?

[Adam617]

Love:

1) imo, my escalade's got the best nav system. Thumbs up!
2) power! Mazda's go the wrong motto. My cadillac goes zoom, zoom, zoom!
3) ride quality is very good for a truck base suv (i've got 18's, not 22's). Kudos to that.

Hate with a passion:

1) no bluetooth (07')? Come on guys!
2) no telescopic steering wheel? Strike 2!
3) third one is a toss up between cheap quality or non flat folding 3rd row seats. What do you think?

[evois]

after driving through canada, I appreciate the metric and english system in the dash and you can actually accurately drive the speed limit in canadian kph

[mdadgar]

Ok, I remembered one more:

Why does the largest vehicle on the planet have the world's smallest glove box?

- Mark

[MyBabyTheCaddy]

the major things that bother me:

1) Fake Wood/Aluminum trim. on a $75K Truck? Some cars half the price have real wood.
2) Even i've mistaken a Suburban for an ESV from the side view
3) Third Row is good only for people under 4 feet tall

Love:

1) I beat annoying 15 years olds in their Civics off the line.
2) The attention it gets, still.
3) I can park this beast without looking, thanks to the amazing camera system

[evil0ne]

Originally Posted by mdadgar

Ok, I remembered one more:

Why does the largest vehicle on the planet have the world's smallest glove box?

- Mark

You've never seen an Audi...

[evil0ne]

I forgot a plus...
Compared to the 03 Suburban it replaced the turning circle is amazing which really helps for parking.

[Gigantor]

2008 Raven Escalade



Love

1). Stage Presence
2). Power HP/Torque
3). Backup Camera/Nav System


Hate

1). Blind spots
2). Hole in dash
3). 3rd Row seats dont break down flush with floor