Bang for your Buck; Escky, Denali, or LTZ

[IanSLT]

Now that some of you have had some seat time in your wonderful rides and maybe some time to refect a little on your purchase, if one was to ask you if you would buy the same truck again...would you or would you alter your purchase ?. Lets use the production year(s) as 2008/2009 for this thread as I'm keen to know if say an Escalade is a better choice in the long run than a loaded Denali or even say a LTZ with a 6.2 motor.

Cheers Ian

 

[stevek]

Esky might have higher insurance costs, other than that I have no idea.

 

[zach2011]

I would go with a Denali, it is very similar to the Escalade for a lot less, but the Escalade does have its perks like bigger nav screen, HID's with auto high beams, etc. Both have softer leather than the LTZ though.

Also, I would stick with year model 2008 to keep the heated windshield fluid system and rainsense wipers, although I think the wipers were deleted in 2010 and not 2009 models.

 

[R.Beezy]

i think its all personal preference and how much money you're willing to spend. u gota remember, all 3 trucks (yukon, tahoe, escalade) are all pretty much the same thing.. all built on the same gm chassis. but if i had the money to get an escalade, id get an escalade just cuz i like the way it looks especially with the factory 22's that most of them come with. much more luxurious than a tahoe or yukon, cuz its a caddy

 

[BillBlatt18]

get an 08 denali with the 6.2

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I wanted a used esky over a new tahoe, but the insurance was $300/month vs $110/month for a tahoe... I do wish i had the 6.2L though... also the 09+ tahoe has the 6 speed auto + brake controller + blue tooth.

 

[williajj]

I debated this for a long time before I bought my Denali and I am very happy with my decision. I considered all 3, but what it really came down to was the 6.2L and at the time the 6-speed tranny. I saved $10K by not going with an Esky and IMO the Denali looks every bit as good as an Esky... if not better. You can get dealer installed GM 22's now on any NNBS.

Keep in mind that the Tahoe is 4WD vs. AWD in the Esky and Denali.

 

[SLTexas]

It's all personal preference. If I could've afforded it I would have gone with an Escalade. I was even looking at used Escalades. I wanted a Denali, but still a little too expensive for me. So I went with an 07 Yukon SLT fully loaded with every option except 4WD and rear DVD. Added a Denali grill and it looks just as good with all the luxury features. You can t go wrong with either choice. LTZ or Denali or if you can Escalade.

 

[InTruckDesign]

I would go with a Tahoe or Yukon just for the fact that it gives you the ability to lock the transfer case in 4hi and 4lo..the Esky and Denali do not allow that option.

 

[stevek]

I would go with a Tahoe or Yukon just for the fact that it gives you the ability to lock the transfer case in 4hi and 4lo..the Esky and Denali do not allow that option.

99% of people don't even need 4lo - it's a marketing scam. Same with AWD.