When do you know it's time to sell?

[04ctd]

i think there is a LOT of options on these SUV's

my daughter had a "Escalate the repair bill", and worked at the dealer, and half the time, she had to borrow a car to get home, or bum a ride.

when it was close to going out of warranty, it went out of her garage
(she traded it while it was in the service bay getting warranty repairs)

Consumer Reports rates the Escalades as the "worst" in many of their reliability reports.

my tahoe currently has a cracked dash (of course) and 3 broken door handles.
i have already replaced the power seat base once.
GM = "general maintenance"



I would sell it & do something with less options.
all them new-fangled gadgets is just waiting to break!!

 

[electro]

Yes a lot of people say stuffs getting cheaper and more things are being made of plastic, but still like with many other things if you take care of it and treat it well it will last.

If you fix the broken things will you be happy? Will there me more things to fix? Yes. If you buy a new truck will you be happy? Will there be more things to fix? Yes. Albeit warranty has its perks with a brand new truck.

I also agree with 2007Tahoe, there will be little things here and there that will nickel and dime you if you dont fix them yourself and thats what the forum is here for!

 

[felixgun]

Just get a bumper to bumper extended warranty then... a few months ago I had $2200 in repairs for my escalade at the dealership and warranty covered every penny. As with anything, it will eventually break down... just gotta be prepared with either $$$ saved up for future repairs or get the B2B warranty.

And Gzes-- Not everyone here wants a 15 year old vehicle that has more rust on the outside then paint. Quit hating on NNBS vehicles so much when you haven't even had one

 

[quattrotman]

Unless you must have that new car, I find its always cheaper to maintain an older vehicle than buy new. Weigh the costs but you'll find that many things are maintenance probs...the others, when fixed aren't likely to come up again. I find the parts onthese vehicles are dirt cheap compared to some others and it has been quite reliable.

 

[mattah]

Well I have traded in the Yukon since. Honestly I keep saying its a great car but the age of it was getting the best of it.

It was a okay 5 years of ownership. Even brand new I remember having it towed off within the first couple weeks. Really thou the lesson is not to buy a first year car.

The last 9 months of ownership it was in the shop more than I would like. I will miss it and I don't think I would be in a hurry to buy another gm vehicle. The quality just does not match up to the rest but I hope that will change with the new 2014's


We also sold our esky this year too, to me I loved that vehicle. (I would probly never own a black car again thanks to it) it was an 09 and we had zero problems with it. The power was always there not like the Yukon which had to think for a sec.

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