2011 Esacalade - 148k miles - $19K - Worth it? Issues to look for?

[Rocket Man]

I have that many miles on my Denali, but it's 9 years older that that Escalade, so yes that's one hell of alot of miles for a 2011. So in my opinion, the price should reflect the mileage a bit more. The other concern Is have is if it was being driven 47,000 miles a year, they might not have had time to maintain it. That would be an oil change every 3-4 weeks plus the other regular maintenance.

 

[Parthery]

My 2010 has 159K on it and looks, smells and drives brand new. I bought it in Dec 2012 with 43K miles. If it's been take care of, I wouldn't be afraid of it.

 

[Jmccormick]

Miles don't really mean much.


If the majority of those miles were at 70mph in overdrive going down a highway you are better off than the dude with 90k in the city. If you can speak to the 2nd owner that would help.


Be aware of the shocks are struts, pretty expensive if they need to be swapped.

 

[jrobie79]

Ended up getting another one - 2011, with 140K. No issues so far, nothing more than surface rust on some of the frame rails - Gonna get it up on the lift and treat it properly in the next few weeks. Couple of broken door handles, but I bought a set on eBay, Swapped out oil, and gonna do all the fluids (diffs, tran, xfer case) just so I can have a baseline. Been happy so far!