2011 Escalade - worth repairing?

[DaveO9]

I like the idea of a back up car too. Something that gets 30 mpg and somewhat reliable. See Malibu, Cruze, Fusion, lesser Japanese makes in decent shape under 100k miles for $5k or less. Much less sometimes. Won't impress anyone but does the job.

LOL, have had a 2012 Cruze in our family for 10 years! Eco model, 6 speed manual. I drove it for 6 years as a daily, my now 20 YO drove it while she was in HS, now my 17 YO son is driving it. Great car, had a few recalls and have had to do a PCV system retrofit on it, and a water pump, but not much other than those. I'm all in favor of the backup car option. Especially with a high mileage big SUV.