Started shopping end of last year, good deals to be had...but ended up not pulling the trigger. So for several months I was in agony, but refused to pay more thanks to the missing incentives - knowing for a fact the incentives would be back for the end of 2018. Well, long story short I went from my E350 to an X5, then the wife got another RR, so I took her Escalade and gave one of our kids the X5.

If you've ever owned a newer Escalade, you'll know why I wasn't happy! Never liked it. Anyway, so while shopping for new rigs (limited inventory choices/colors/options remaining for 2018) we came across a used one. 14K miles. $99K MSRP. One owner, dealer serviced, mint inside & out, the headphones weren't even unwrapped for the RES, all the books and records. It smells and looks extremely well cared for - appears as new as it would be if it had only a few hundred miles on it. Original owner purchased 12/2017.

I didn't necessarily want the cool box & rear entertainment...but fine either way. Picked up the rig yesterday, $80K on the dot. A few grand less than we could get offers for on new rigs. I figure my lowest offer was $83.3K and an 8 hour round trip to pick up. So essentially the original owner rented my rig from me for $.21/mile and I get what I want. Very happy at $20K off sticker and a virtually-new vehicle.

Atomic Silver w/ Black, 3 row, Luxury, HUD, Levinson, 21" rims, RES, cool box & the misc add on stuff like mats/all weathers/nets/wheel locks, etc.

First impressions -

• I was skeptical of the reviews about brake pedal feel/grab. It is annoying now that I've driven a few hours. However, you do get used to minimizing the effects.
• The reviews also complained about driving in straight lines (amount of required driver input) and lack of power. Both of these are obvious to me as well - but I don't care. Plus, I plan to supercharge it down the road.
• Rear legroom is adequate but certainly lacking. Our standard wheel base RR had 6" more legroom for the 2nd row. That's a big difference. Of course the LWB has 6' more, but that's not fair to compare.

This rig is one that you have to appreciate, both aesthetically and for it's capabilities. It's not for everyone, but I think the RR and the LX are the most capable, luxurious, and stand-out rigs on the market. And the best part is you can use them as 4x4 rigs when you're done with them as daily drivers! Snorkels, winches, sliders, racks, mudders, you can almost envision this LX's future!

Taking a road trip with the RR and the LX from TX to LAX via NV for SEMA and some meetings. Will be 8 of us (5 kids + the mother-in-law). Can't beat the RR as far as ride, and with the LWB you can pretty much park the LX inside between the 2nd row and the front seats...will post up any findings after the long haul. And no, I won't complain about mpg...never have, never will.

 

 

If you live in DE then you probably didn't have to pay any taxes, which makes the deal even better.

 

 

Mine was in Houston. 6.25% sales tax. I miss Oregon, no sales tax. But then again, more fuel tax, plus income tax, plus rain!

 

Or MT with no sales tax either.