Had an 2005, 2010 and now a 2016 and the seats in the 05 are still the best. My dad still has an 05 and it is so comfortable still to this day with 125,000 on it.
@@KobeCorona-uj3zb same wow! I'm 30 and doing the exact same thing except I'm buying them and then selling them to buy more of my dream cars till I sell them again for more
I remember being in High School and seeing these in all the rap videos. It was crazy seeing them in person especially in the pearl white color or in black. When you saw one with rims you knew that person was a baller. One time I was walking from my school to the bus stop to go home, and I saw a white EXT (which was my favorite with the truck bed in the back) in pearl white and it was on 24" spinners. Yes spinners were cool back then don't deny it. And 24s were huge at that time, this was before 26's even came out let alone 28's 30's 32's etc. I was so in love with it, and I wanted to see who was driving it but I had to get on the bus.Back then these were like seeing a Rolls Royce Cullinan.
Then something breaks…and it becomes the new ‘sitter’ for 2-6 months at the Wizard’s Garage&Self-Store. I think everyone knows how this story goes by now…
I work for my family’s salvage yard, we got in a very well taken care of, and surprisingly clean Escalade with 375k miles. Sold it for 1500, and as of a few months ago the new owner is still daily driving it. All it really needed was wheel bearings which he replaced. Ran perfect. 380k and counting...
Just bought one off Craigslist for $1,500 with 243k miles, a black 2004 Escalade ESV Platinum 6.0L (runs like new), unfortunately I live in the north (Detroit) so it has some rocker panel/rear wheel well rust, most was repaired/repainted poorly but still decent enough that I think I'll actually make a profit lol. Cool bit of rolling recent history... My heated/cooled cupholders don't work or even light up anymore though lol.
You weren't the only one who had that thought. It was pretty cool to see how the trucks have changed in the intervening 15 years, and in many ways not for the better.
I often wonder what Leno does to keep and maintain his collection. They all need to be driven at least a couple times a year so I imagine he has to have people drive them for him at times. You can only spread out 24/7 so far and driving for all of them just isn't an option. LOL.
I was the operations manager at the company that made the first, second and third row seats at the time of this run. Started out with North American made motors for the seats, by year three, forced to change to China made seat motors by Caddy....40 percent fallout during production process, with a 25% life range compared to original. That was just the seats.... imagine what else changed during their run...
GM seems to be sliding back into the making a lump of some car to sell, that landed them in trouble 15 years back. Although I like Ford, they definitely one-upped them by killing the #3 selling sedan in their home market(Fusion). They don't seem to learn very well.
Lear Siegler ? I worked for a Canadian GM tier 1 supplier, everything made for GM/Ford and Chrysler is the bottom of the barrel longevity wise, as long as it looks cool in the showroom they dont care how long it lasts, its all about generating profit at the expense of customer longterm satisfaction .
Gonna complain cause manufacture of the seat motors changed to China, did everyone just forget that the first generation of those seats used to come off the seat rails in car accidents...
@@jordancapps9521 they killed all their sedans, not just the fusion, the taurus and the Fiesta bought it and I think only the electric focus is being made, they went to the stupid thing of the escape being the entry level, I like Ford and gm and I drive a fusion daily and while mine was the earlier 2011 model with the duratec 25 and its not fast its been the most reliable Ford I've ever owned, it's done 147 thousand at this point and the only thing ever to go wrong mechanically was a wheel bearing, but Ford also has some shit for build quality, while my fusion has no mechanical problems, the door handles are a joke and break all the time.
Thank you Tyler, I absolutely love seeing older cars in mint condition. It’s like seeing what these looked like when they came right off the factory line instead of a disheveled ones I see nowadays. It’s always a treat to watch your videos on these best condition cars.
I've had to do fuel pump, all gaskets except rear main, knock sensor, MAF, plugs, wires, and coils in order to finally get mine to feel like a 6.0. Hope the previous owner of his did more maintenance than on my denali. None of it is the motor, but you can spend a lot of money even on a lower mileage one.
As a Cadillac fan and a mobile auto glass technician I LOVE that platform! It takes a (Domestic Windshield) DW 1549…fits the Escalade, Silverado, Sierra, Suburban, Yukon and all the other GMC/Chevy iterations of this body style all take the same glass and there all super easy!! I don’t know of a window/windshield job on that platform that takes mire than 20 min-half an hour except maybe The regulator because it’s riveted and not bolted…love love LOVE those trucks!!!
@@yamen857 shhhh the GM die hards May hear you. The center console of hers also had a weird coating that would rub off. That texture to the plastic was like rubberized.
My 2003 ESV 6.0 177k running absolutely great. You hit it on the nail on the seats and everything else on the comfort. I take care of it like it just got it off the showroom floor and it doesn't dissapoint in the street.
Back when I was in high school my mother actually financed and paid off a 2007 Yukon Denali back when they did the redesign and she had the previous gen Tahoe before hand. When I got my liscense she past this down to me and I had this car until 4 years ago, it had 47k miles and 170k miles by the time I was done with college and I never had a single issue with the LQ9 Vortec, the only thing I ever replaced was the front motor mount and the rear suspension after towing a boat a 140k miles for 1400 miles. Even though I have a 2017 Jeep SRT & a 2017 S63 AMG now and I'd still get another Yukon/Escalade now.
I own one these gmt 800 yukon xl denalis with 400 thousand on its clock, built like a tank and smooth as butter, my grandparents gave it to me cause it was being used as their winter beater due to its awd, but I needed something a little bit better in the snow as my 91 Mercedes SD was kinda hopeless, they bought the Denali cause they said aside from some chrome it was the exact same as the escalade, which to be fair isn't wrong, dual DVD heated cooled seats the only thing I don't have is the cooled cup holder and that same 6.0 vortec which even with 400 thou still runs like the day it rolled out of the factory.
@@compzac I absolutely love these stories, but thats why I don't mind the Escalade being heavily based on the Tahoe platform because at least it's proven despite the lack of quality in some areas of the interior.
@@tdcenthusiast gm has always been a bit short on interior quality, but most of the time they tend to do well on the mechanicals, at this point in time I've got 4 vehicles my merc SD, the Denali, an 87 Sierra two door step side and a Pontiac Bonneville v8 which is my daily, my gm vehicles all tend to be quite solid my favorite is still the Denali cause it's handling so well despite its years and miles.
It is a brilliant business move.. Take a big, simple pickup truck, smother it in cheap leather and plastic chrome, then sell it for nearly Mercedes S Classe money.
@@shanet7511 yup this gen was fairly reliable other then the air suspension. But that's easily solved with coils... I always like this gen navigator more though.
@@IKhanNot the 03-04 had an intech that was indestructible. Don't know why they killed the intech and kept the triton (most likely cheaper to produce) but yeah it had less power. But the looks and especially interior killed it. An 03 navigator can still pass off as a 2010 truck on the inside. It was ahead of it's time
@@MLProductions.1 Yeah the 4.6 was a dog but bulletproof. At the time the new F150 came out and the 5.4 was a big deal in their higher trims so I guess Ford felt the 5.4 is the engine to have in the premium offerings from Ford and Lincoln.
I remember when the 2nd gen Escalade came out, all I did was try to convince my parents to buy one. They ended up getting the suburban z71 instead because the Escalade esv hadn’t come out yet. Good times
@William Mulvaney and comfortable. If your out working in the fields and tending to livestock all day, when the only time you've got to relax is when your hauling the livestock to auction (or the slaughterhouse), would you rather do that in something that feels like your sitting on a brick in a little red wagon driving down the road or something that feels like your floating in air on a lazy-boy driving down the road?
I remember when these were everyone's dream car, seeing one was so exciting! its been a while since i've seen one in such good condition, very fun to see!
@@alfredoibarra9825 I know the cylinder deactivation will fail, but if you check his video he actually recommended it, although the second gen is definitely more reliable. I’d see why you might want a third gen since they’re easier to find in nice condition and despite them having those uncomfortable seats, it still is a lot better than the Tahoe and the Yukon of its era in terms of comfort.
@@whatamisupposedtoputhere Everyone who gets in my 3rd gen has said how nice the seats are. I’m not sure where the uncomfortable seat things comes from.
@@xtnuser5338 Automobiles are scams. H2 is a great vehicleI have personally seen a Hummer H2 go from a driveway to the bush in west Africa on bush taxi roads for three days and only thing that broke was a side rail step. But we bought used and it LASTED...over 3 countries and hundreds of thousands of miles. Don’t hate it too hard until you actually use it.
@@DouEditz I submit that if your H2 did the job, then so would any Chevy 3/4-ton 4x4 truck of the time. In other words...big whoop. You know dang good and well that the marketing effort was based on somehow linking H2s to the real HumVees. Trading on the great Hummer nickname to sell more Chevy truck chassis is a scam. And yeah...I've used one. Nothing wrong with them necessarily, but no way they're remotely related to a HumVee. I didn't say anything was wrong with them. I said they were a scam. Nothing wrong with diamond wedding rings or bottled water either, but they're scams.
On March 31st 2007, that Version of the Escalade saved my Life. Got hit by an underage drunk driver. Flipped my Escalade once then rolled 3 times. Everything worked exactly the way GM designed it. I miss it from time to time. You have a Crown Jewel there. Seems as if its almost brand new. Great video
The 2nd gen Escalade is still one of the greatest cadillacs ever made, it can still rival ANY of the 50s or 60s devils in looks and not only that it was offered with one of the greatest engines ever made. Also don't forget about the ext which was an Escalade pickup which is the coolest Escalade in my opinion
@@MrJMS814 idk man, you tell me a car they made that was more influential on culture and automotive design then this, plus those jet inspired fins (on the older devils) as a novelty kind of wear off after like 20 minutes.
@@froopty1854 I agree about the EXT such unique luxury but I always thought the Avalanche was cool! Someday soon hope to get one! Just can't wait too long before prices get ridiculous lol.
@@Daryl-S man you can still find these cheap in alot of places, hoovies videos do make some cars go up in value wayyy more then they should be but Escalades have stayed firm.
Like most things, it was so popular right out of the gate it became passé. People forget how good they actually were. That era was the best era for GM trucks in general. Hoovie is on point with this one, despite the high production numbers it will become collectible.
I owned one of these platinum ESVs 5-6 years ago and I LOVED it. It was a wiring nightmare but everyone assumed it was way more than than what I paid. Middle seats going flat and removing the rear meant I would road trip in it with an air mattress in the back. I miss it
I'm on my third Escalade. I started with an 05 standard wheelbase, moved to an 07 Luxury model that I still have, with only 81k miles on it but A LOT of underbody rust, even more rust than my 05 had or my 03 EXT has. I'm thinking of upgrading my 07 with an 18 or newer model as the last one that will carry me into retirement in the next few years but I'll be shopping for one from the south, Texas, Arizona, or So-Cal. My low mileage 07 is about ready to have the rust come through below the doors, you can actually push on the sheet metal and it moves. The 4L60E of the previous generation was the weak point, I think the 6L80E and 90 of the 07+ vehicles was a great improvement. My 05 I bought used at 60 k miles had a remanufactured trans in it and that was occasionally slipping at 80k when I got rid of it. The seats in my 05 and 03 are much more comfortable that the seats in my 07. You bring up a good point with the cylinder deactivation models today, they are a huge failure point that takes out the engine and many times the vehicle.
The current Escalades have vibrators in the seats that tell you you're about to hit something? So THAT's why my wife gets into six accidents every year...
Great purchase, I remember being in awe on a playdate 15 years ago, seeing screens for the first time in a classmate's gmt800 Denali xl, and the 385 hp engine is easily modifiable by forced induction kits.
And the Vortec engines are much more desirable by performance shops because the cylinder blocks are much stronger than the car based LSs and can take insane amounts of boost.
In full knowledge that I’m talking to a guy with a garage full of exotic cars that anyone would dream of, I have to say this is my favorite. A vehicle that I’ve always wanted to own, but never had the opportunity to. Congrats on this one man - she’s a beauty. The passion you have for this platform really came through in the video. Of all the ‘Hoopties’ to be envious of, this is the one for me.
Can't say anything bad about this gen of ESV. We owned Cadillac ESVs for the last 15 years and had owned one of each generation during that time. But this second generation was my wife's favorite mainly for the seats which you mentioned. It was a great vehicle to transport 3 infants around the city and the country. It was a great road-trip vehicle. We will always have fond memories of this version, thanks for a trip down memory lane.
I just remember driving around Liberty City in 2008 with the Cavalcade, that with GTA IVs exaggerated physics, must have had foot high body roll in corners, yawing and pitching like a yacht in a storm.
How the hell you adore that thing?Are you a stay at home dad and never drive it?It's a pig...3mpg city no thx...just wait till gas gets to 5$/gallon HA!
@@mrmrmrcaf7801 stop exadeurating, it doesn't get that bad fuel economy. Not everyone lives in the city / dense suburbs and wants a little car so they can brag about how much fuel they save. When you live in rural areas cars become kinda dangerous too, you don't know where he lives. Wagons and big 3 row suv's are like covered trucks, they are so versatile for those that need them. There's a reason excursions command a huge premium when the go up for sale in good shape, just like this.
I remember seeing dozens of Rip Tide Blue Gran Prix’s as a detailer. The problem is you can never touch them up, because the paint never lines up for the colour shift. You also could always tell which ones had paintwork for the same reason
I love how he called out automotive journalists for wanting massive SUVs to be ridiculously fast and able to corner and have superb handling. As he said, it’s a 7 or 8 passenger massive SUV, that’s meant for family hauling and towing. Why does it need 500hp and to be able to corner like it’s on rails? (pretty woman reference 😉)
Nice buy Hoovie, I have the same Escalade, same color, although mine's a base and not the ESV. Bought it at 163k, currently has 185k now. Only issues it had was a bad oil pressure sensor and a blown air shock. Cheap and easy fixes, pulls the wakeboat like a champ. You can't be more comfortable for less
I really enjoy my '06 DTS too. Even though its FWD it still scratches that big-car itch.....fit finish and material quality was better than the previous gen and good mix of new usable convenience/comfort features...
I love how I went from being a huge fan of like A lot of the other RUclips car guys like cleetus, and fasterproms, Adam LZ, streetspeed, now demo ranches new build, tavarish, wrench every day and all these guys. But at the end of the day when I see a hoovie video is up I always get JUST A LITTLE bit more excited lol. Always a blast. 😂✊🏽
Great pick up 👍. For those of us that are the right age, this hits all the right buttons! I was never a fan at the time but this is such a smack of nostalgia, love it. Absolutely agree that these are a great investment
Every time I see first and second gen escalades tracks start playing in my head... (This is how we do...I put lamborghini doors on the escalade....everytime i come around your city bling bling... Who run it... who run it...)
Thats on damn near every GMT800 truck/suv out there lol. You cant tell unless you see the grills reflection or you have someone else put it in drive with the engine on.
I really want Hoovie to buy a slab on elbows or a donk on 30s. He already loves American land yachts and has the garage of an early 00s rapper. A slab or donk would fit right into his collection while also being different from everything else he has. Not to mention the entertaining content he could make with a slab or donk.
I’ve always been a huge fan of General Motors full size SUVs! You’re right, this generation of Escalade is hard to beat! My family has had 3 GMC Yukon Denalis. A 2009, 2013, and we currently have a 2016 Yukon XL Denali and absolutely love it! What I wish GM would’ve done is keep that comfort old school style of the older ones with the modern more stylish and sporty exterior. I love the exterior styling of the newer ones but I wish they were as comfortable as these older ones! Great video hoovie!
It's actually not hard to beat. Buy yourself a Japanese 3-row SUV, you've already beaten it. These things are plastic toyboxes that will rattle like a child's toy by 80,000 miles. That's always been the weakness of these, that they're cheap junk that doesn't hold up long-term. I've had rental SUVs with under 20,000 miles that had more rattles than a 200,000 Pilot. Their benefits are that the engine and transmission are cheap and easy to work on, but the engines in the Acuras and Lexus models are able to run hundreds of thousands of miles, so it's a wash there. Honestly, these are just great to pick up for cheap and trash them. I'd never want one for the "Luxury," because an older GX or LX gives more Luxury than these do.
@@rustler08 I agree with you on some of that. Lexus is my all time favorite brand. My mom has owned 5 of them and I currently own one. My moms current 2016 Yukon Denali has 103,000 miles and we’ve had zero issues and it still looks and drives like it’s brand new. No rattles at all. But yes, some of those older ones do have rattling problems. The 4th generation gm suvs have been my favorite so far. I haven’t really seen much of the new generation but I’m sure they are even better. But you’re right. Japanese cars are definitely the best of the best. I just prefer General Motors when it comes to full size SUVs
He has a tendency to overdo a joke. If he said it once I'd have like okay that was a little weird but he said it probably double-digit times. Got really annoying really quick. Same thing with whatever that Lincoln Mark whatever. If he did it once I would have probably chuckled but he does it every single time he references the car. It's no longer funny.
Tyler's garage has officially now become a 2000s rapper garage
Yeah lol
my dream is to be a early 2000s rapper lmao
been that way for a long time
Needs the Range Rover, Maserati & GTO or Mustang
@@regg.v2831 rollin around high off lean in the 2005 Escalade bumpin some Mike Jones. It was 🔥
Ah the Escalade!
Gives me Need for Speed Underground 2 memories.
I loved that game back in the day
Played that on the game cube when I was like 8 have some good memories
Oh yea, cranked the hydraulics up and try to jump it
Had to paint it yellow too
🎶Lean back🎶
The handling sucked ass. Probably why I remember disliking the escalade lol
I sold my 05 ESV for a 2015 and man do I miss those seats. Loved that truck
Mine had AC seats.. and loved them in Florida's heat
Had an 2005, 2010 and now a 2016 and the seats in the 05 are still the best. My dad still has an 05 and it is so comfortable still to this day with 125,000 on it.
I love me some LSC content
But now your wife has the newer version that you made bullet proof lol
@@rickyzZ28 baby miles
Hoovie is living the life of a late 90s - early 2000s multimillionaire
HS, early 20s years. Same here.
He really is
Me 2 bro I’m 31 and buying up all the early 2000s cars and trucks I’ve always wanted
@@KobeCorona-uj3zb same wow! I'm 30 and doing the exact same thing except I'm buying them and then selling them to buy more of my dream cars till I sell them again for more
@Albert Torre just got a 2005 Denali xl with the 6.0 …. Ballin. On a budget lol
That's a cool color, what is it called?
Riiiiptiiide bluuueee
Blue
Dark
I can't comprehend why Hoovie didn't tell us the name of that colour even once in the video!
Blue
I remember being in High School and seeing these in all the rap videos. It was crazy seeing them in person especially in the pearl white color or in black. When you saw one with rims you knew that person was a baller. One time I was walking from my school to the bus stop to go home, and I saw a white EXT (which was my favorite with the truck bed in the back) in pearl white and it was on 24" spinners. Yes spinners were cool back then don't deny it. And 24s were huge at that time, this was before 26's even came out let alone 28's 30's 32's etc. I was so in love with it, and I wanted to see who was driving it but I had to get on the bus.Back then these were like seeing a Rolls Royce Cullinan.
Oh wow what an awesome story bro
Your 90's and 2000's SUV collection makes you officialy Tony Soprano.
Last vehicle he needs is a W210 wagon and he’ll have the whole fleet haha
Ehhhhh, Tone!
Lmao. I could not agree more. 🤣🤣👍
Tyler soprano
@@Wbel11 Don't forget Cayenne, like the Peppah
Hoovie: "This is going to be my new daily driver."
Me: "Yes, for the next two weeks."
Not even lmao
Then something breaks…and it becomes the new ‘sitter’ for 2-6 months at the Wizard’s Garage&Self-Store. I think everyone knows how this story goes by now…
I work for my family’s salvage yard, we got in a very well taken care of, and surprisingly clean Escalade with 375k miles. Sold it for 1500, and as of a few months ago the new owner is still daily driving it. All it really needed was wheel bearings which he replaced. Ran perfect. 380k and counting...
Just bought one off Craigslist for $1,500 with 243k miles, a black 2004 Escalade ESV Platinum 6.0L (runs like new), unfortunately I live in the north (Detroit) so it has some rocker panel/rear wheel well rust, most was repaired/repainted poorly but still decent enough that I think I'll actually make a profit lol. Cool bit of rolling recent history... My heated/cooled cupholders don't work or even light up anymore though lol.
@@Stressless2023 what’s the mpg?
@@alkarim5890 Terrible, probably around 10, and costs over $100 to fill.
@@alkarim5890who cares?
This entire video:
Hoovie learns how to use slow mo in the editing
Hahah in the intro I have literally no fucking idea what he’s supposed to be saying
Next video: here's everything broken on Hoovie's slow mo editing
Pretty annoying tbh
We had enough of it. Hopefully he is done doing it.
Never want to see this crap again
14:00 Seeing the GM successors pass by is ironically poetic
I thought i was the only one who noticed
2 different generations at that! (The Tahoe was a K2 platform, and the Yukon Denali was a GMT900!)
Yeah that was kinda funny. Back to back and everything lmao. Very ironic
You weren't the only one who had that thought. It was pretty cool to see how the trucks have changed in the intervening 15 years, and in many ways not for the better.
And the van that passed by probably has the 6.0l
Mid 1990s - early 2000s is my favorite era of GM. Still has most of the old school reliability plus nice styling and some modern amenities
I like how at about 14:10 he's passed by a Suburban AND a Yukon.
don't forget the express van....
Glad I'm not the only one
I know! That was... timely.
@@bassface84 that express van probably has the same 6.0l lol
That had to be staged....
And in Episode 2 “everything that’s broken with my Escalade”
Episode 3, The Car Wizards repair bill charge
Seems Hoovie's "formula" is getting old.
with the indestructable vortec engine........yaaa, give it a few weeks right?
@@bradmurchison2770 old doesn't mean shit. He ain't DeMuro
@@mcspikesky Thank Ghod for that.
“ESV” actually stood for “Expensive Suburban Version “.
🤣🤣🤣
That's better than the stupid "English Standard Version"
Lol 😂
underatted
I believe it stands for Extra Schlong Version.
For those who needs those extra inches.
probably this is the best comment
Is Tyler’s definition of “daily driver” to only drive it one day, then buy something else
Pretty much, yes.
I often wonder what Leno does to keep and maintain his collection. They all need to be driven at least a couple times a year so I imagine he has to have people drive them for him at times. You can only spread out 24/7 so far and driving for all of them just isn't an option. LOL.
@@friguy4444 He's got a whole crew of people working in his shop; you used to see them around in his videos, before the dark times--before the Empire.
I can remember about 5 “daily driver kid haulers” since his latest was born.
@@friguy4444 Leno just writes a check and somebody takes care of the cars
I was the operations manager at the company that made the first, second and third row seats at the time of this run. Started out with North American made motors for the seats, by year three, forced to change to China made seat motors by Caddy....40 percent fallout during production process, with a 25% life range compared to original. That was just the seats.... imagine what else changed during their run...
GM seems to be sliding back into the making a lump of some car to sell, that landed them in trouble 15 years back. Although I like Ford, they definitely one-upped them by killing the #3 selling sedan in their home market(Fusion). They don't seem to learn very well.
Lear Siegler ? I worked for a Canadian GM tier 1 supplier, everything made for GM/Ford and Chrysler is the bottom of the barrel longevity wise, as long as it looks cool in the showroom they dont care how long it lasts, its all about generating profit at the expense of customer longterm satisfaction .
Gonna complain cause manufacture of the seat motors changed to China, did everyone just forget that the first generation of those seats used to come off the seat rails in car accidents...
@@jordancapps9521 they killed all their sedans, not just the fusion, the taurus and the Fiesta bought it and I think only the electric focus is being made, they went to the stupid thing of the escape being the entry level, I like Ford and gm and I drive a fusion daily and while mine was the earlier 2011 model with the duratec 25 and its not fast its been the most reliable Ford I've ever owned, it's done 147 thousand at this point and the only thing ever to go wrong mechanically was a wheel bearing, but Ford also has some shit for build quality, while my fusion has no mechanical problems, the door handles are a joke and break all the time.
China sucks in so many ways
All I can think of when I see this generation Escalade is Tony Soprano.
his original escalade was a gmt400.
this is the one💯🍾🌹
woke up this mornin got some gabagool
Omg, that is exactly what I thought of when I clicked on this video. Only Tony’s was white...
YUP YUP YUP YUP
Anytime I see a GMT400 Escalade, it immediately reminds me of the one they steal in Gone In 60 Seconds.
Ah, Sued in 60 Seconds!
Sopranos for me
Gmt800
@@sneakysnakepie1 a GMT400 was used in the movie.
I was trying to remember what movie it reminded me the first gen Escalade! Obviously Gone in 60 seconds.
The whole “Riptide Blue” slo mo voice effect made me want to throw my remote at the screen.
I sick of this video
AGREED IT WAS SO ANNOYING
glad im not the only one
It was too over the top…not a fan
Same ruined the video lol
Thank you Tyler, I absolutely love seeing older cars in mint condition. It’s like seeing what these looked like when they came right off the factory line instead of a disheveled ones I see nowadays. It’s always a treat to watch your videos on these best condition cars.
This is *still* the best looking era of Escalade! 😌👌🏾
"pretty much an unbreakable engine".
Next video: everything wrong with my Escalade
We’re off to see the Wizard!
Everything wrong with my RIPTIDE BLUE Escalade.....
Nah, that generation of 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0 are indestructible.
And "UH OH" in the thumbnail.
I've had to do fuel pump, all gaskets except rear main, knock sensor, MAF, plugs, wires, and coils in order to finally get mine to feel like a 6.0. Hope the previous owner of his did more maintenance than on my denali. None of it is the motor, but you can spend a lot of money even on a lower mileage one.
"I'm Claire"
"Hi Claire!"
"And I'm Steve"
[VISIBLE CONFUSION]
I love how a Chevy and a GMC roll right next to him , while he is talking about Cadillac. Prob was Freddy T and Ed B .
As a Cadillac fan and a mobile auto glass technician I LOVE that platform! It takes a (Domestic Windshield) DW 1549…fits the Escalade, Silverado, Sierra, Suburban, Yukon and all the other GMC/Chevy iterations of this body style all take the same glass and there all super easy!! I don’t know of a window/windshield job on that platform that takes mire than 20 min-half an hour except maybe The regulator because it’s riveted and not bolted…love love LOVE those trucks!!!
I got mine 2 years ago, '04 and it marks 60k miles. I love it! I've been restoring it little by little
My mom had two pearl white Escalade EXTs growing up. Amazing vehicle. So many road trips and so much plastic.
Plastic is fun, especially when your plastic weak dash starts cracking from the heat and vibrations
@@yamen857 shhhh the GM die hards May hear you. The center console of hers also had a weird coating that would rub off. That texture to the plastic was like rubberized.
I have 03 EXT.
She has good taste in colors. (Says the guy with a pearl white CTS Coupe)
Hoovie: "I swear I don't have a problem!"
Everyone: Are you sure about that?
My 2003 ESV 6.0 177k running absolutely great. You hit it on the nail on the seats and everything else on the comfort. I take care of it like it just got it off the showroom floor and it doesn't dissapoint in the street.
Back when I was in high school my mother actually financed and paid off a 2007 Yukon Denali back when they did the redesign and she had the previous gen Tahoe before hand. When I got my liscense she past this down to me and I had this car until 4 years ago, it had 47k miles and 170k miles by the time I was done with college and I never had a single issue with the LQ9 Vortec, the only thing I ever replaced was the front motor mount and the rear suspension after towing a boat a 140k miles for 1400 miles. Even though I have a 2017 Jeep SRT & a 2017 S63 AMG now and I'd still get another Yukon/Escalade now.
I own one these gmt 800 yukon xl denalis with 400 thousand on its clock, built like a tank and smooth as butter, my grandparents gave it to me cause it was being used as their winter beater due to its awd, but I needed something a little bit better in the snow as my 91 Mercedes SD was kinda hopeless, they bought the Denali cause they said aside from some chrome it was the exact same as the escalade, which to be fair isn't wrong, dual DVD heated cooled seats the only thing I don't have is the cooled cup holder and that same 6.0 vortec which even with 400 thou still runs like the day it rolled out of the factory.
@@compzac I absolutely love these stories, but thats why I don't mind the Escalade being heavily based on the Tahoe platform because at least it's proven despite the lack of quality in some areas of the interior.
@@tdcenthusiast gm has always been a bit short on interior quality, but most of the time they tend to do well on the mechanicals, at this point in time I've got 4 vehicles my merc SD, the Denali, an 87 Sierra two door step side and a Pontiac Bonneville v8 which is my daily, my gm vehicles all tend to be quite solid my favorite is still the Denali cause it's handling so well despite its years and miles.
It is a brilliant business move.. Take a big, simple pickup truck, smother it in cheap leather and plastic chrome, then sell it for nearly Mercedes S Classe money.
This unlike the S class will make it to 300k miles without spending another 35+% of its original MSRP on repair work.
@@shanet7511 yup this gen was fairly reliable other then the air suspension. But that's easily solved with coils... I always like this gen navigator more though.
@@MLProductions.1 I loved the Navigator too but the 5.4 Triton V8 was trash compared to the Vortec 6000 in the Caddy.
@@IKhanNot the 03-04 had an intech that was indestructible. Don't know why they killed the intech and kept the triton (most likely cheaper to produce) but yeah it had less power. But the looks and especially interior killed it. An 03 navigator can still pass off as a 2010 truck on the inside. It was ahead of it's time
@@MLProductions.1 Yeah the 4.6 was a dog but bulletproof. At the time the new F150 came out and the 5.4 was a big deal in their higher trims so I guess Ford felt the 5.4 is the engine to have in the premium offerings from Ford and Lincoln.
I remember when the 2nd gen Escalade came out, all I did was try to convince my parents to buy one. They ended up getting the suburban z71 instead because the Escalade esv hadn’t come out yet. Good times
Hoovie: **has a good memory with an old car**
“They are going to be very collectible one day”
@William Mulvaney wtf why in a luxury suv??
@@simeondunev4890 farmers like to treat themselves
@William Mulvaney and comfortable. If your out working in the fields and tending to livestock all day, when the only time you've got to relax is when your hauling the livestock to auction (or the slaughterhouse), would you rather do that in something that feels like your sitting on a brick in a little red wagon driving down the road or something that feels like your floating in air on a lazy-boy driving down the road?
Like I said in Hoovie’s murci video, he really does have a mid 2000s rapper’s garage.
I remember when these were everyone's dream car, seeing one was so exciting! its been a while since i've seen one in such good condition, very fun to see!
“Before we go we have to pull in the LAMBOS” Lol way to remind me I’m poor 😖
We say before we go we have to pull in the lawnmowers lol poor peoples life
I wish my garage door worked…
What’s a garage
I'm having Midnight Club 3 flashbacks. Hoovie needs to install 24s and reignite DUB culture.
Maybe... just maybe would give Rockstar Studios some kick to make another Midnight Club.
If not... cancelled soz.
I was about to say that😭 i loved the EXT pick up version, god I remember the song when you unlocked it
@@aaryeshg.6526 haha he's always around trying to get people to make Rockstar remake Midnight club.
I remember playing it on PSP/ PS2!
Wizard likes the third gen Escalade and actually recommended it in one of his ‘buy this not that’ videos.
This is the second gen. Third gen have the cylinder deactivation and will fail.
@@alfredoibarra9825 I know the cylinder deactivation will fail, but if you check his video he actually recommended it, although the second gen is definitely more reliable. I’d see why you might want a third gen since they’re easier to find in nice condition and despite them having those uncomfortable seats, it still is a lot better than the Tahoe and the Yukon of its era in terms of comfort.
@@whatamisupposedtoputhere Everyone who gets in my 3rd gen has said how nice the seats are. I’m not sure where the uncomfortable seat things comes from.
@@alfredoibarra9825 - The 2007-2009 Escalades do not have cylinder deactivation only 2010+
FACTS!!💯
The only car that made Richard Hammond feel like a “6 foot black rapper”.
Where can I find this clip hahaha
Good memories :)
An he killing it to
@@boss12 i think this one ruclips.net/video/9hPltKySCwo/видео.html
What an era that was. the big rims, spinning rims, all that crazy stuff!
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition. I had one of these and a Hummer H2 with chrome 26” spinners on them haha. Good times
EVERYTHING had 20's lol
The Hummer H2 was the third greatest scam ever pulled on the American public...right behind bottled water and diamond wedding rings.
@@xtnuser5338 Automobiles are scams. H2 is a great vehicleI have personally seen a Hummer H2 go from a driveway to the bush in west Africa on bush taxi roads for three days and only thing that broke was a side rail step. But we bought used and it LASTED...over 3 countries and hundreds of thousands of miles. Don’t hate it too hard until you actually use it.
@@xtnuser5338 agreed 😂. That thing SUCKED, yet everyone wanted one
@@DouEditz I submit that if your H2 did the job, then so would any Chevy 3/4-ton 4x4 truck of the time. In other words...big whoop. You know dang good and well that the marketing effort was based on somehow linking H2s to the real HumVees. Trading on the great Hummer nickname to sell more Chevy truck chassis is a scam.
And yeah...I've used one. Nothing wrong with them necessarily, but no way they're remotely related to a HumVee. I didn't say anything was wrong with them. I said they were a scam. Nothing wrong with diamond wedding rings or bottled water either, but they're scams.
When Doug said he wanted to review a 1st gen Escalade I was like no way man that's not the one, 2nd gen's the real legend.
When I was a college student, my 70+-year-old nextdoor neighbor had a brand new one of these. I drove a Jetta and was super jealous.
On March 31st 2007, that Version of the Escalade saved my Life. Got hit by an underage drunk driver. Flipped my Escalade once then rolled 3 times. Everything worked exactly the way GM designed it. I miss it from time to time. You have a Crown Jewel there. Seems as if its almost brand new. Great video
Please tell me there's a single CD stuck in there that only play "They Call Me Big Pappa" as track 1 and "X Gonna Give to Ya!" as track 2
And it starts skipping
@@danielknepper6884 😂😂🤣🤣
RIP DMX.
@@RegM86 I only upvote because I agree too hard
I have the same year, color and condition Escalade. Biggie and X do get played often. But you forget P.I.M.P!! Lol!!
Now that is truly the OG "Get out of my way, poor person"-grille.
Bugatti wants to have a quick word with you
I was thinking Rolls Royce was the OG that type of grill, they've been making cars with the big honking bling grills for 100 years now.
05 rich
The 2nd gen Escalade is still one of the greatest cadillacs ever made, it can still rival ANY of the 50s or 60s devils in looks and not only that it was offered with one of the greatest engines ever made. Also don't forget about the ext which was an Escalade pickup which is the coolest Escalade in my opinion
You could not be more wrong 😂
@@MrJMS814 idk man, you tell me a car they made that was more influential on culture and automotive design then this, plus those jet inspired fins (on the older devils) as a novelty kind of wear off after like 20 minutes.
@@froopty1854 I agree about the EXT such unique luxury but I always thought the Avalanche was cool! Someday soon hope to get one! Just can't wait too long before prices get ridiculous lol.
@@Daryl-S man you can still find these cheap in alot of places, hoovies videos do make some cars go up in value wayyy more then they should be but Escalades have stayed firm.
The 2nd gen Escalade was a true Cadillac and a legend
Finally I remember you talking to daddy Doug about this.
Mmmmm daddy Doug
Like most things, it was so popular right out of the gate it became passé. People forget how good they actually were. That era was the best era for GM trucks in general. Hoovie is on point with this one, despite the high production numbers it will become collectible.
Oh, good. A Platinum, the first Platinum Escalade. Heated and cooled first and second row seats, among a bunch of other unique touches.
Heated and cooled front cup holders too. Dual drop down TV screens. Auto adjusting rear air suspension. They were ~1" front ~2" rear lowered.
You mean like first ever car with cooled and heated seats?
@@kristianandani2459 the first Escalade with heated and cooled seats. First car with heated and cooled seats was the 1998 Saab 9-5.
Never understood why they got rid of the second row heated/cooled seats. A friend of mine has an 05 esv platinum and they still work like new.
"Riptide Blue"
Replay in slow-motion: "IT PUTS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN!"
Ha!
Spot on. Spot on.
Wins Best Internet Comment of the Day!
‘05 & ‘06 Platinum ESV is one of my all time favorites as well.
I owned one of these platinum ESVs 5-6 years ago and I LOVED it. It was a wiring nightmare but everyone assumed it was way more than than what I paid. Middle seats going flat and removing the rear meant I would road trip in it with an air mattress in the back. I miss it
Hoovie: finds "the holy grail" Escapade
Me: is it up on cars and bids yet?
Its escalade you searched wrong word try again
Will be sold in 4 months
Not if I can get it first!
Hoovie said this is the vid with the most dislikes.
Can't think why.
Caaaaaaaaaant thiiiiiiiiiiink whyyyyyyyyy
Have you thought of the reason why, yet?
Def not because of that beautiful color. What did they call that metallic green blue color?
@@zachylimaki2167 I think it's called "Green Envy".
Hoovie went from I bought the cheapest to I bough the best example ever 💯
I haven't seen a very clean 2nd Gen Escalade in long I love this color so beautiful.
I'm on my third Escalade. I started with an 05 standard wheelbase, moved to an 07 Luxury model that I still have, with only 81k miles on it but A LOT of underbody rust, even more rust than my 05 had or my 03 EXT has. I'm thinking of upgrading my 07 with an 18 or newer model as the last one that will carry me into retirement in the next few years but I'll be shopping for one from the south, Texas, Arizona, or So-Cal. My low mileage 07 is about ready to have the rust come through below the doors, you can actually push on the sheet metal and it moves.
The 4L60E of the previous generation was the weak point, I think the 6L80E and 90 of the 07+ vehicles was a great improvement. My 05 I bought used at 60 k miles had a remanufactured trans in it and that was occasionally slipping at 80k when I got rid of it. The seats in my 05 and 03 are much more comfortable that the seats in my 07.
You bring up a good point with the cylinder deactivation models today, they are a huge failure point that takes out the engine and many times the vehicle.
The current Escalades have vibrators in the seats that tell you you're about to hit something? So THAT's why my wife gets into six accidents every year...
Maybe she gets into accidents because of the vibrations!😂
Now that's damn funny right ther
Great purchase, I remember being in awe on a playdate 15 years ago, seeing screens for the first time in a classmate's gmt800 Denali xl, and the 385 hp engine is easily modifiable by forced induction kits.
I love my '02 Denali XL, got it from a family member and it's amazing. 300k miles and it still runs and drives like new.
And the Vortec engines are much more desirable by performance shops because the cylinder blocks are much stronger than the car based LSs and can take insane amounts of boost.
In full knowledge that I’m talking to a guy with a garage full of exotic cars that anyone would dream of, I have to say this is my favorite. A vehicle that I’ve always wanted to own, but never had the opportunity to. Congrats on this one man - she’s a beauty. The passion you have for this platform really came through in the video. Of all the ‘Hoopties’ to be envious of, this is the one for me.
It's too bad we are at the point where we look at everything as a potential collectible moneymaker rather than just enjoying something. Sad, really.
Yeah, and I think it’s helping to drive up resale costs in the long run as well.
that’s just pessimistic. there’s cars out right now that are awesome that will be collectors. you can recognize that and enjoy it
Drop the "we" be your own person and save the world.
please never do the "riptide blue" slow motion again.
I almost makes the video unwatchable.
Shocked that this kind of response is so far down. I'm about to stop the video partway in because of it.
Am I missing something ? Why did he edit the video like that ?
@@blackshadow7192 punchline reasons
The first couple of times was okay. But after that it got annoying. Very annoying.
Can't say anything bad about this gen of ESV. We owned Cadillac ESVs for the last 15 years and had owned one of each generation during that time. But this second generation was my wife's favorite mainly for the seats which you mentioned. It was a great vehicle to transport 3 infants around the city and the country. It was a great road-trip vehicle. We will always have fond memories of this version, thanks for a trip down memory lane.
Ohhhhhh, aftermarket security. Is it a Viper? 😍
Bet it talks
@@just1fig187 STEP AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE
I was thinking the same thing man my dad bought a 2005 chrysler 300 around 2012 and it came with viper security
Here in Europe I had a Peugeot 306 convertible from 1995 with the same dreaded Viper security 😂😂
@@TheFilko11 makes sence viper legit dominated the market in the 2000s
I just remember driving around Liberty City in 2008 with the Cavalcade, that with GTA IVs exaggerated physics, must have had foot high body roll in corners, yawing and pitching like a yacht in a storm.
This was the most iconic car in gta 4
Ive always liked getting the rare Cavalcade's
Pure genius. Buy any old vehicle cheap, talk it up in videos, then sell it for a huge profit. Nicely done
I adore my 2012 Escalade. Ever since I was a kid I always saw them in rap videos. Now I’m happy to own one of my dream cars
Yep, the STAPLE of every rap video, escalade full of scantily clad chicks and a bottle of Crystal champagne.
How the hell you adore that thing?Are you a stay at home dad and never drive it?It's a pig...3mpg city no thx...just wait till gas gets to 5$/gallon HA!
@@mrmrmrcaf7801 #TeslaFanboy
@@mrmrmrcaf7801 It's his dream car. A true car enthusiast doesn't care about gas mileage in his dream cars, no matter what it is.
@@mrmrmrcaf7801 stop exadeurating, it doesn't get that bad fuel economy. Not everyone lives in the city / dense suburbs and wants a little car so they can brag about how much fuel they save. When you live in rural areas cars become kinda dangerous too, you don't know where he lives. Wagons and big 3 row suv's are like covered trucks, they are so versatile for those that need them. There's a reason excursions command a huge premium when the go up for sale in good shape, just like this.
Weird seeing one of these without spinner rims and blackout tint. Great video hoovie!
What’s wrong with tint
Imagine having a shot of vodka every time hoovie says riptide blue 🤩
I remember seeing dozens of Rip Tide Blue Gran Prix’s as a detailer. The problem is you can never touch them up, because the paint never lines up for the colour shift. You also could always tell which ones had paintwork for the same reason
97k miles on my esv also! Finally, i feel like Hoovie! Side note: switch the DRL bulbs to Sylvana LEDs, gives it a much cleaner look!
That is an incredible color! And I love the wheels. Perfect spec.
What color was it again? Asking for a friend.
Star of the garage.................the clean carpet. Amazing how she survived such amount of leaky hoopties over it.
Back when Escalade actually looked nice and not like the current monstrosity
I don't like the new version, but I thought the last gen solid rear axle Escalade/Tahoe looked terrific.
@@RandomGuyDan The 2015-2020 was pretty good.
i mean if you like painted cladding. Very 00s.
@@festuspunky literally every single escalade is a suburban. Even 1st generations.
@@RandomGuyDan the 3rd gen 2007-2014 is probably the best looking generation, it aged pretty well too
I love how he called out automotive journalists for wanting massive SUVs to be ridiculously fast and able to corner and have superb handling. As he said, it’s a 7 or 8 passenger massive SUV, that’s meant for family hauling and towing. Why does it need 500hp and to be able to corner like it’s on rails? (pretty woman reference 😉)
Nice buy Hoovie, I have the same Escalade, same color, although mine's a base and not the ESV. Bought it at 163k, currently has 185k now. Only issues it had was a bad oil pressure sensor and a blown air shock. Cheap and easy fixes, pulls the wakeboat like a champ. You can't be more comfortable for less
RIPTIDE BLUE???
Hoovies changed from:
- THE CHEAPEST EXAMPLE OF...
to
- THE BEST EXAMPLE OF ....
I Don't know what I like better 🥲
I really enjoy my '06 DTS too. Even though its FWD it still scratches that big-car itch.....fit finish and material quality was better than the previous gen and good mix of new usable convenience/comfort features...
If he still have the hummer he will have "early 2000's rapper" garage
Big MTV cribs energy!
Sold it to burlacher.
This episode, Hoovie finds the slo-mo, next episode, star wipe!
I love how I went from being a huge fan of like A lot of the other RUclips car guys like cleetus, and fasterproms, Adam LZ, streetspeed, now demo ranches new build, tavarish, wrench every day and all these guys. But at the end of the day when I see a hoovie video is up I always get JUST A LITTLE bit more excited lol. Always a blast. 😂✊🏽
Gotta give you your props Tyler, what beautiful rendition of the vehicle- particularly given its 16 years old. Nice buy!
Great pick up 👍. For those of us that are the right age, this hits all the right buttons! I was never a fan at the time but this is such a smack of nostalgia, love it. Absolutely agree that these are a great investment
I loved this video and I loved the Riptide Blue segments. It just was a good laugh!! Not sure why others did not like it.
I liked it too.
Every time I see first and second gen escalades tracks start playing in my head... (This is how we do...I put lamborghini doors on the escalade....everytime i come around your city bling bling... Who run it... who run it...)
Lol at the one daytime running light being out, it wouldnt be a 2nd gen escalade without atleast one daytime runner out 🤣
When it requires the front bumper to be removed to change the bulb, eh, might as well wait until they’re both burnt out.
Thats on damn near every GMT800 truck/suv out there lol. You cant tell unless you see the grills reflection or you have someone else put it in drive with the engine on.
Was the GM Guide Division still making bulbs back in 2007? Where else could you find such quality?!
@@300DBenz takes 2 minutes to change out any of the bulbs on that escalade
This one was already getting ready to be collectible. Now he pushed it over the edge too. Long live the second generation Escalade!
"house real big, cars real big, anything real big" intense
Big Mannie fresh 👌
Rings real big rims real big let me tell you how I live
@@Rick-zw9kp like that, buy that, ladies, gentlemen
@@cavalierliberty6838 I'm rich bitch I'm a real big timer
@@Rick-zw9kp rims real big pockets real big*
Love my gmt 800 escalade, Its sad to see them disappearing. Mines up to 250k miles and still going.
I really want Hoovie to buy a slab on elbows or a donk on 30s. He already loves American land yachts and has the garage of an early 00s rapper. A slab or donk would fit right into his collection while also being different from everything else he has. Not to mention the entertaining content he could make with a slab or donk.
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Hoovie: Rrrrriiiiiiippppppptttttttiiiiiiddddddeeeee Bbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllluuuuuuuuueeeeeeeee.......
Don't think I've ever seen one of these in blue. I need one now
Wow, this Escalade is in 99.9999% better condition than I’ve seen most Midwest ones from even the gen after this one. Congrats! I also like the color.
Hoovie really came alive when Claire and especially Steve introduced themselves!
I’ve always been a huge fan of General Motors full size SUVs! You’re right, this generation of Escalade is hard to beat! My family has had 3 GMC Yukon Denalis. A 2009, 2013, and we currently have a 2016 Yukon XL Denali and absolutely love it! What I wish GM would’ve done is keep that comfort old school style of the older ones with the modern more stylish and sporty exterior. I love the exterior styling of the newer ones but I wish they were as comfortable as these older ones! Great video hoovie!
It's actually not hard to beat. Buy yourself a Japanese 3-row SUV, you've already beaten it. These things are plastic toyboxes that will rattle like a child's toy by 80,000 miles. That's always been the weakness of these, that they're cheap junk that doesn't hold up long-term. I've had rental SUVs with under 20,000 miles that had more rattles than a 200,000 Pilot.
Their benefits are that the engine and transmission are cheap and easy to work on, but the engines in the Acuras and Lexus models are able to run hundreds of thousands of miles, so it's a wash there.
Honestly, these are just great to pick up for cheap and trash them. I'd never want one for the "Luxury," because an older GX or LX gives more Luxury than these do.
@@rustler08 I agree with you on some of that. Lexus is my all time favorite brand. My mom has owned 5 of them and I currently own one. My moms current 2016 Yukon Denali has 103,000 miles and we’ve had zero issues and it still looks and drives like it’s brand new. No rattles at all. But yes, some of those older ones do have rattling problems. The 4th generation gm suvs have been my favorite so far. I haven’t really seen much of the new generation but I’m sure they are even better. But you’re right. Japanese cars are definitely the best of the best. I just prefer General Motors when it comes to full size SUVs
Finally some appreciation for this car😂
Who dreaded every time he said “rip tide blue”?
He has a tendency to overdo a joke. If he said it once I'd have like okay that was a little weird but he said it probably double-digit times. Got really annoying really quick. Same thing with whatever that Lincoln Mark whatever. If he did it once I would have probably chuckled but he does it every single time he references the car. It's no longer funny.
i startd to take a drink every time, but ehnni it, nesnwo mesnvmm............
Everyone. Cringe AF lol
I never noticed until I read the comments!
Only video he has done that made me angry. Just stupid and irritating. Center punch the fuel tank and burn it down.
"What you do want is a lot of cushion!"
Indeed.