Trading for an 07 Escalade...thoughts?

[zach2011]

Whatever car I end up with out of high school will be my car for at least 6 years. With that said, will it be sensible to trade for a loaded used 07 Escalade, with warranty and perfect exterior/interior, low miles? Sure, I'd have to pay longer, but that's fine. The big deal is that it would be lower than my monthly payments on my Tahoe [no, my parents did not buy my Hoe outright].

It's a hard choice...because if I keep my Hoe then I will be paying more, but it would be paid off sooner.

If I went with the Escalade, I'm getting all the features I wanted to mod on my Tahoe - LED's, HID's, chrome, captain's, power folding, etc etc. The payment will be less than what my Tahoe is monthly, and I could even throw in these killer 22" wheels and still be less than my Hoe. I would have to pay for it even longer, but that really doesn't seem to be concern, because even if I kept my Tahoe, I can't trade it in until about 6 years from now anyway.


So to me, it sounds like switching to an 07 Escalade will be a smart choice. I get every feature I would want, without having to mod, could throw in nice rims, and pay less than what I am on my Tahoe.

Just wondering what you guys think of it. Help is really appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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As for pricing, dealer gave me $35,000 for my Tahoe, and one of the Escalades would be $36,000. A different dealer gave a quote on his used Escalade, it was $39,000 and offered $34,000 on my Tahoe. But, that one has that extremely beautiful camel interior while the cheaper one had black. Don't really like that so much, I see it every day in my mom's ESV.

 

[Nfamous60]

man keep the hoe if it will be paid off sooner the additional money you can mod out the hoe!! yeah the esky has the looks but to me the hoe has a more demeanor look plus its the same frame and has the same interior besides the speedometer and grille. to me the hoe would last longer seems more rugged and ready to take a beating (but i could be wrong) but thats my .02 anyhow up to you but i would stay with the hoe!!!

 

[Modded]

I'd say shoot for what you want!
But remember your mom has an Esky, i couldn't tolerate having the exact same carwith my parents, It'd be like being in the same thing 24/7!!
Just mod the Tahoe is what I would say, your still gonna want to customize the Esky in some way when you get it anyway.

 

[zach2011]

I'd say shoot for what you want!
But remember your mom has an Esky, i couldn't tolerate having the exact same carwith my parents, It'd be like being in the same thing 24/7!!
Just mod the Tahoe is what I would say, your still gonna want to customize the Esky in some way when you get it anyway.

Yeah, it'll look the same as hers when I buy it, but not after a few mods I have in mind.

But then if I wanna mod my Tahoe, I always feel like it's gonna look ricey. There's so much I wanna do to it, it costs a lot of money to do it, but if I get the Escalade, I get all of that included anyways. No mods needed.

 

[Nfamous60]

there are always gonna be mods no matter what you get IMO.. and the hoe "ricey" man you luccy theres no pimp slap icon lol, hoes can never have the ricey look unless you buy one of those stupid ass bodykits... to me if you can afford a asanti grille for the hoe your on TOP OF THE GAME if not the different mods available would make it a fun project to see your imagination come to life me my hoe is simple i have pic round here im just puttin all my focus on my sound system retail so far $3,497.00 without a capacitor upgraded battery or installation and still need a amp for my tweeters!!! like b4 i would say stay wit the hoe..specially if your mom has a esky trust after a few mods she might be in your hoe more then u lol

 

[zach2011]

there are always gonna be mods no matter what you get IMO.. and the hoe "ricey" man you luccy theres no pimp slap icon lol, hoes can never have the ricey look unless you buy one of those stupid ass bodykits... to me if you can afford a asanti grille for the hoe your on TOP OF THE GAME if not the different mods available would make it a fun project to see your imagination come to life me my hoe is simple i have pic round here im just puttin all my focus on my sound system retail so far $3,497.00 without a capacitor upgraded battery or installation and still need a amp for my tweeters!!! like b4 i would say stay wit the hoe..specially if your mom has a esky trust after a few mods she might be in your hoe more then u lol

Haha true, but the mods aren't the biggest concern here. My focus is the payments. If an 07 Escalade comes with more features and lower payments, why not? The only reason I asked here is to see if there's something I'm missing that would really make this too good to be true. It seems like it is, and I've gone over it several times, but I don't see any reason why not. Sure, I love the Hoe, but if I wanna mod one, I have our 2002 model.

Thanks for your input though. That goes to everyone else as well. You guys do have some good points, I'm just not looking to base this off what mods I can do. I'm basing this decision off the payment amount. It seems like it would be a good decision, but I'm wondering if I'm missing some sort of catch.

 

[DFWTahoe]

To me the best mod is a paid off rig.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

Haha true, but the mods aren't the biggest concern here. My focus is the payments. If an 07 Escalade comes with more features and lower payments, why not? The only reason I asked here is to see if there's something I'm missing that would really make this too good to be true. It seems like it is, and I've gone over it several times, but I don't see any reason why not. Sure, I love the Hoe, but if I wanna mod one, I have our 2002 model.

Thanks for your input though. That goes to everyone else as well. You guys do have some good points, I'm just not looking to base this off what mods I can do. I'm basing this decision off the payment amount. It seems like it would be a good decision, but I'm wondering if I'm missing some sort of catch.

2007<2008. Only plus I see here is the better engine tranny combo. ROund here if you have an escalde your an old retired 80 year old dude. OR wanna be thug/rapstar that either stole it, stole the rims for it, sold drugs to get it, Or sold his wife to make the 1000$ a month payments. No way. Cadillac SUV+white guy= un cool kid, or 80 year old grandpa. Tahoe is for the younger crowd IMO. Also Escalde insurance will be higher, and you will have higher vandalism and theft risk.

ALso even if your payments are the same. Depending on what you paid for your hoe. You just threw away 10k in payments over the last year.

 

[zach2011]

Well even if it happens, it won't be for maybe a year or so, after I talked to my mom about it today. But, what about if I need to downsize? You guys think that new Camaro would fit well?

Test drove it the other day and was ready to give up my Hoe.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

Well even if it happens, it won't be for maybe a year or so, after I talked to my mom about it today. But, what about if I need to downsize? You guys think that new Camaro would fit well?

Test drove it the other day and was ready to give up my Hoe.

well camaro biggest thing is one FINDING ONE, and two getting one at MSRP. Most dealers are dicks and charge over. Not one camaro on ebay is at msrp.