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| Ok, Friday I bought an 03 Escalade EXT (that's the Avalanche truck version Cadillac makes). 44,000 miles, after the weekend, has 45,000 miles. Paid $30,000 for it. It had 22" wheels on it - so before I even got it home, I went to a wheel shop and bought a set of Original Cadillac 17" chrome wheels with OE Goodyear tires on them for it. I know, I know, everyone puts 22" wheels on their Cadillacs, but they just don't convey my image at all, and the truck handles much better with the factory engineered wheels on it. I'm taking a lot of grief for doing that, but I can sell the 22"s easily I think. This is a nice truck, and a departure from my usual anti-GM buying habits. It's low tech like most GM cars are, but they do make their Low Tech cars run pretty well, I'll admit. It has a great HVAC system in it, probably one of the best I've experienced at keeping me just right automatically. Really like the truck - however, it's too expensive to keep around just as an occasional driver. I'll have to get rid of it pretty soon. So, why did I buy it in the first place? Got it at the Auction for a trip to my mountain cabin over the weekend. It was quite useful for the trip and did extremely well in the mud and snow. | |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm) Loved the story pal. This has to be a first for me though.  So you are telling all of us you bought a 03' Cadillac Escalade EXT just to drive to your mountain cabin one time but you are now going to sell it because it's to expensive to keep around as a occassional car ??????  Huh ? You are confusing the hell out of me pal. So you aren't ever going back to your cabin again ? Did your "Time share" run out or something ? If you do keep your cabin, what are you going to do next time, buy another 4x4/AWD at a auction to drive to the mountains again ????? Rocky
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Can I borrow the convertible when you and the fam go to AZ?
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Mar 13, 2007 6:53 pm) It isn't that much fun though... no sport package and a slush-box.. Ahhh.. who am I kidding? 72 degrees today and she had the top down... called me on her cell phone to rub it in... 
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Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 13, 2007 6:56 pm) The joys of Cincinnati ... (And my sister always says, "You COULD afford to fly into Cincinnati, you have the money" every time I fly into CMH.)
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Mar 13, 2007 7:28 pm) CVG-PHX $489/ea. R/T Both on Delta... The absolute cheapest flight from CVG-PHX was $325/ea. R/T on US Air. It's crazy.. I live 15 minutes from CVG and 2 hours from CMH. |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm) Wow, and I thought I was bad! I am going to buy an SUV at some point this year, just don't know when and it won't be new. |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm) Let's see some pics!
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Replying to: boomchek (Mar 14, 2007 12:05 am) 22's and the banker image don't exactly go together. How many TV screens does this thing have ? |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 13, 2007 2:28 pm) |
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