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Re: 2008 Escalade [blackpepper]
by nvbanker
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Aug 29, 2007 (6:34 pm)
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Replying to: blackpepper (Aug 29, 2007 12:27 pm)
I believe you need a jumper wire....not a factory setting option. Damn lawyers!
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Re: 2008 Escalade [nvbanker]
by steve_ HOST
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Aug 29, 2007 (6:57 pm)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 29, 2007 6:34 pm)
If I get t-boned by someone fiddling with an in-dash DVD player, I'm going to be the one suing the driver and GM, not my damn lawyer (he can be a bit of a jerk come to think of it  ).
Or in a case like this, it'll be my heirs suing. The driver there didn't get convicted on the murder charge btw.
It is a bit dumb not to enable a navigation system to accept a direction inquiry - sort of defeats the purpose if you have to pull over to reprogram your destination into the NAV. May as well grab a map at that point.
Watching movies in the dash while driving down the road isn't cool - let your passenger take their iPod or something instead.
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- #976 of 994
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Re: 2007 Escalade Update - Evaluation [toronado455]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (2:45 pm)
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Replying to: toronado455 (Sep 13, 2006 3:12 pm)
Just GM's littel way of cutting cost and saving money..overall though, it is in my oppinion the best truck n it's class.
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- #977 of 994
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Re: slade vs. yukon [awf_axis]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (2:50 pm)
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Replying to: awf_axis (Nov 27, 2006 11:24 am)
I think you made an excellent choice. the vehicles are the same but only to a point. The Escalade is a better vehicle in my oppinion. And I am surprised to say that GM makes some of the best HID on the market today. I can testify that you see 100% better with HID over traditional halogen.
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- #978 of 994
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Re: Escalade Engineering Stupidity [gumps]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (2:52 pm)
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Replying to: gumps (Jan 08, 2007 4:32 pm)
I never noticed it until you brought it up. We still want one though, guess I'll be buying my mother a white one instead of black. We are in a warm weather state and she loves the look of the new Lade.. Thanks for posting this, I don't know what the engineers were thinking on this one.
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Re: 2007 ESV w/Navigation - CD problems [erniec1]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (2:54 pm)
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Replying to: erniec1 (Jan 18, 2007 1:58 pm)
Edmunds said they tested two Escalades 07's and found that they both do the same thing....hopefully this will be resolved in the 08's and 09's.
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- #980 of 994
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Re: Longer term opinions... [njcaguy]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (2:57 pm)
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Replying to: njcaguy (Jun 24, 2007 9:20 pm)
It really sucks that they don't have loaner cars......GM needs to make this available to it's buyers. They can only cut corners for so long.
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- #981 of 994
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Re: 2008 Escalade [nvbanker]
by lykourinou
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Dec 24, 2007 (10:16 pm)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 29, 2007 6:34 pm)
There is a bypass that you can get that is not factory and you can play DVD's as you drive....for your passenger of course.
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- #982 of 994
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Re: Automobile Magazine Review [gap2006]
by lykourinou
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Dec 26, 2007 (10:14 pm)
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Replying to: gap2006 (May 11, 2006 9:48 am)
I just bought an '07 Escalade on 22s after having driven probably one of the best handling sedans made, the MB E500. I like to take tight turns and I like to feel the road somewhat. I can tell you that although the Escalade is not an E500, nor was it meant to be, it handles very very well, 1000 times better than my Ford Pickup and better than my wife Lexus GX. I can take curves pretty well and don't feel like I'm losing control. If you want a cushier ride or are mainly using the car for city driving with a lot of rough roads and pot holes then I would recommend the 20 or 18s. My cousin has the 20s and drives in the city all the time. I opted for the 22s because they look great and the ride is perfectly fine for suburban driving.
I think that Edmunds's article is off base. Either they drove a lemon, or the writer is biased because no other review is consistent with it.
I hear what you are saying, I have heard excellent things about the ride quality of the Escalade with and without the 22's.
And as far as the review, in my time of car purchasing I have learned to read the reviews and then to test drive the car for myself. Sometimes I've been dead set against a car because of what I have read. But then when I test drive it I don't agree with what I've read and I actually enjoy driving the car. So it's good to consider the reviews but most importantly it's good to make your own judgement upon test drivng.
I also advocate people renting the particular vehicle they wish to purchase just to have it for a few days to see how the vehicle feels, acts, and whether or not it will assimilate into the buyers lifestyle.
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Re: Automobile Magazine Review [lykourinou]
by plroweny
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Jan 08, 2008 (5:17 am)
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Replying to: lykourinou (Dec 26, 2007 10:14 pm)
I have a 2007 Ecsalade with 22" Pirelli Scorpions. No can can seem to tell me - not the dealer or even Pirelli tires. They said that there were too many variables to advise me - how much tire pressure to use. They are after market tires so I can't go by what's on the door. I have them around 35psi right now and the ride is a little rougher that I like, feels like a truck instead of a luxury vehicle. Does anyone know the correct psi?
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