Yep, you guessed it, another noob!

[TollKeeper]

IM BACK!!!!

Yea I know, digging up an old thread.. But its relevant.

So shortly after I made my first post, the Hoe's motor started knocking, and knocking, and knocking some more.. I kept driving it, cause of the money I had in it, and lack of funds to get it fixed.

One morning I woke up, and the knock was gone! Made a B-Line to a local dealership that had a 2004 GMC Envoy XUV that I had been eyeing, and traded it off. 2 weeks later the dealer salesman called, "why didnt you tell us about the knocking engine", to which I replied, "no idea what your talking about", and hung up.

Been driving that Envoy since. Been a wonderful 130k miles. Still runs and drives beautifully.. But, it has been delegated to "spare vehicle service" on Saturday. 202k Miles on that LM4 V8. Good truck, but I have 2 little boys (3 year old, and a newborn), and I wanted something I could count on like a politician after your taxes, and wanted something a bit bigger. And although I trust that Envoy, I wouldnt want to take it on any trips..

I searched for a 2003-2006 Tahoe (last of the good years in my opinion), Yukon, Escalade, with low miles...

So, I picked up a 2006 Escalade with 80k miles on Saturday. Picked it up, for a decent price, needs a bit of work. But dont they always? Rear Air Suspension (Z55) is dead, tires, missing spare tire, sunroof needs some repair. Other than a dent on the front passenger fender, shes a beauty!

Rear heated bucket seats, factory nav, 6 disc, and all the other stuff.

New to the 6.0, but not the LS as whole.

So here I am, and should be for awhile.

 

[Tonyrodz]

IM BACK!!!!

Yea I know, digging up an old thread.. But its relevant.

So shortly after I made my first post, the Hoe's motor started knocking, and knocking, and knocking some more.. I kept driving it, cause of the money I had in it, and lack of funds to get it fixed.

One morning I woke up, and the knock was gone! Made a B-Line to a local dealership that had a 2004 GMC Envoy XUV that I had been eyeing, and traded it off. 2 weeks later the dealer salesman called, "why didnt you tell us about the knocking engine", to which I replied, "no idea what your talking about", and hung up.

Been driving that Envoy since. Been a wonderful 130k miles. Still runs and drives beautifully.. But, it has been delegated to "spare vehicle service" on Saturday. 202k Miles on that LM4 V8. Good truck, but I have 2 little boys (3 year old, and a newborn), and I wanted something I could count on like a politician after your taxes, and wanted something a bit bigger. And although I trust that Envoy, I wouldnt want to take it on any trips..

I searched for a 2003-2006 Tahoe (last of the good years in my opinion), Yukon, Escalade, with low miles...

So, I picked up a 2006 Escalade with 80k miles on Saturday. Picked it up, for a decent price, needs a bit of work. But dont they always? Rear Air Suspension (Z55) is dead, tires, missing spare tire, sunroof needs some repair. Other than a dent on the front passenger fender, shes a beauty!

Rear heated bucket seats, factory nav, 6 disc, and all the other stuff.

New to the 6.0, but not the LS as whole.

So here I am, and should be for awhile.

HOLY SHIT! Welcome back. Looks good, and great super low mileage.

 

[TollKeeper]

HOLY SHIT! Welcome back. Looks good, and great super low mileage.

Theres actually another super low miles 2003 Escalade local to me, with 56k miles. But its a theft recovery, with -NO- VIN tags anywhere on the vehicle. Dealer doesnt even realize its a Felony to sell a vehicle this way.

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/henderson-2004-cadillac-escalade-56k/7317009073.html

Dealer also isnt disclosing its a theft recovery... They also only paid 1900 bucks for it..
https://ucars.pro/lots/copart/55549840

If you have a careful eye, you will notice quite a bit of other oddity's that make it one to stay away from... (speedometer namely)

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome Back Kotter! The older people here will remember the show.

Post more pics when you can and sounds like you need to start a build thread in the Under Construction section.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome back from Miami Beach Brian! Nice fleet you have!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Theres actually another super low miles 2003 Escalade local to me, with 56k miles. But its a theft recovery, with -NO- VIN tags anywhere on the vehicle. Dealer doesnt even realize its a Felony to sell a vehicle this way.

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/henderson-2004-cadillac-escalade-56k/7317009073.html

Dealer also isnt disclosing its a theft recovery... They also only paid 1900 bucks for it..
https://ucars.pro/lots/copart/55549840

If you have a careful eye, you will notice quite a bit of other oddity's that make it one to stay away from... (speedometer namely)

What a lowlife dealer. And he says it has a clean title too.
I checked out that site--weird that it's in Russian. Looks to be a weird theft. They left the radio and rims, but took the lower console piece and an air vent. How the hell could it have a clean title??

 

[TollKeeper]

Thanks for the welcome all

Welcome back from Miami Beach Brian! Nice fleet you have!

Fleet has been minimalized a bit in the last 11 years.. I moved from St Louis to Denver.

Pontiac 6000 STE AWD is long gone
Pontiac ASC McLaren Turbo Grand Prix is also long gone (miss this one)

Only vehicles I have are the ones listed in my sig below..
Still have the 29 Plymouth Opera Sedan
Still have the 69 Camaro RS/SS SCCA

 

[Tonyrodz]

Thanks for the welcome all



Fleet has been minimalized a bit in the last 11 years.. I moved from St Louis to Denver.

Pontiac 6000 STE AWD is long gone
Pontiac ASC McLaren Turbo Grand Prix is also long gone (miss this one)

Only vehicles I have are the ones listed in my sig below..
Still have the 29 Plymouth Opera Sedan
Still have the 69 Camaro RS/SS SCCA

Those 6000 STEs were overlooked and under rated cars. Pontiac was the bomb in the 80's.

 

[TollKeeper]

Heading out on a little mini-vacation this 3 day weekend.

Hoping to get some pics, and can start my build thread. Don't know if I am really going to be doing much to it, other clean it up a bit. Already did the headlights, and a dent pull. Need a PDR guy to finish that work.

I might consider lowering it 2/1 or 3/1, or 4/2 at the most. My big concern there is I need the factory soft, plush, ride. And I dont know if I will retain that if I lower it. I have 5 partially blown discs in my back, and I am not eligible for surgery, so a soft, coshy, ride is imperative! I only want to lower it to make it easier to get in and out of, save some wear and tear on the seats. But if I cant maintain the coshy ride, its not worth it.

It needs to be as soft, or softer than factory. The pain I get from driving my wifes Aztek (pretty firm ride) means a couple days of some strong drugs.

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome back and nice score on the Escalade!! Looks pretty clean. NBS FTW!