At this time’s Good Value or No Cube Escalade is a pickup. Or is it an oddball sedan with an additional large trunk? No matter it’s, we’ll need to determine if its worth makes it a cut price.
When somebody says, “They don’t construct ‘em like that anymore,” spitting a syrupy wad of ‘chaw’ within the basic path of the article for emphasis, the intention is usually accepted as being constructive. Nevertheless, within the case of a automobile like yesterday’s 1985 Renault Alliance L convertible, that will extra seemingly be taken as a stark warning. So few ’80s Renaults nonetheless prowl the streets at this time as a result of they weren’t probably the most dependable or sturdy of automobiles. Asking $7,985 for a considerably worn and barely damaged instance additionally didn’t maintain up beneath scrutiny, both, incomes the Alliance an enormous 95 p.c No Cube loss within the voting.
Contemplating its provenance and quirky nature, yesterday’s Alliance would show a really eclectic alternative. If you wish to get actually bizarre, although, at this time’s 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT pickup has acquired you lined.
Launched in 1999 in response to Lincoln’s wildly profitable Navigator, the primary Escalade was nothing greater than a GMC Yukon Denali with completely different badges and wheels. That preliminary mannequin was solely provided within the GMT400’s brief wheelbase physique type and will solely be had with a considerably weaksauce Vortec 5700 V8. Regardless of such shortcomings, the Escalade turned profitable sufficient to safe its place as a perennial within the Cadillac lineup.
Based mostly on the brand new GMT800 platform, the Escalade’s second era improved the separation between the Caddy and its lesser brethren and, on the identical time, expanded the lineup. These further choices included a Suburban-based prolonged wheelbase version and, surprisingly sufficient, this oddball luxurious model of the Chevy Avalanche with its cut-off rear cap and seldom-used mid-gate passthrough from the hard-capped mattress to the leather-clad inside.
The second ’Slade additionally acquired some severe engine upgrades, together with a LQ9 6.0-liter V8 with 345 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque that got here normal on the EXT. Further EXT options included a four-speed computerized and all-wheel drive. Cadillac offered a complete of 11,256 Escalade EXTs in 2003.
This ‘Out of the Blue’ over Shale version is claimed to be in glorious situation, one thing the images assist regardless of the substantial 190,000 miles it has been pushed. The one noteworthy points on the outside are a palm-sized patch of lacking paint on the curb-side rear door and a small dent within the again bumper. Apart from that, all of it seems to be fairly stable.
The cabin can be amazingly well-preserved, though some put on is noticeable on the entrance seat upholstery and dirty seatbelts. Being an ’03, this EXT sports activities a Bulgari-branded analog clock within the sprint for that final chef’s kiss of luxurious accouterment.
For retro-tech lovers, there are video screens within the backs of the entrance seat headrests, that are hooked to an in-car DVD participant. Every little thing is claimed to be working, and in response to the vendor, the truck “runs nice.” The advert additionally notes that an aged driver owned it and that it comes with a clear title. The worth is $6,950.
What’s your tackle this craziest of Cadillacs and that sub-seven grand asking worth? Does that really feel like a deal to place your ass in an Escalade? Or is that simply too bizarre?
You determine!
Seattle, Washington, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Don R. for the hookup!
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