My Wife's Escalade Was Destroyed In A Bad Accident So I Bought Her The Safest Truck On The Road!
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Unfortunately, my wife's 2015 Cadillac Escalade was destroyed in a bad accident. In this video, I go over what happened, we buy her a new one, I immediately get to work on it and I show you the pictures of the Escalade 5 years ago when it was in a horrible wreck with the original owner. This truck truly saved 2 families and that's why we keep buying them. These are some of the safest vehicles on the road.
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Get a big discount and free car history reports by clicking this link! autoauct.io/ns/legitTo be clear, my wife wasn't driving the Escalade. I was driving and I can't get into details for insurance reasons but we were hit at a high rate of speed. What's your family hauler now and what was it when you were growing up?
Family hauler when I was a child was a Ford Aerostar. Now it's a 2015 Sienna xle. My personal car is a 2014 Mazda 2, which isn't hauling a damn thing.
Atm 2008 Ford Mondeo / Fusion in murica i guess, 2017 Renault Talisman soon :)
2013 Lexus LX570. Strongly recommended.
Growing up it was a TA22 Celica GTV (very rare in Britain, even in the mid 80's) Luckily I am an only child. The Celica replaced the 1956 BSA M21 and sidecar. That was in 1984.
I've got a 2002 GMC Yukon XL with 298,000mi named Gustavo. My childhood ride was my dad's 1997 Ford Crown Vic P71 in taxicab form.
Alex is such a good guy, respecting that other driver’s privacy and wishing him well.
Yeah man. Alex p. Is a darn good guy always tells things straight forward and how they are. Very rare now a days. I don’t get to watch the channel as much as I used to because taking care of my grandfather who just had surgery on both eyes and a recent heart surgery… but I love to get on the UA-cam’s whenever I can and check out his progress. Never a let down ;)
it's more like privacy due to legal reasons
Or because his car is rear ended
Ya because the wreck was probably his wife’s fault
That's just common sense lol
Until this VERY moment I never understood the importance of a history report. As meticulous as I am, there's no way I'd be able to detect that much carnage without tearing the vehicle down piece by piece. Which, incidentally, would cost more than 15 cents.
Its the best site for cars out there
@@LegitStreetCars hope that everyone is safe....
Years ago a Carfax report saved me $7-10k on a used Yukon Denali w low mileage because an accident mileage was misreported by about 40,000 kilometres, compared to the vehicles digital odometer. The accident had been an insurance write off and the guy who bought it made two mistakes, one of which was not putting a minimum bid. The odometer issue put people off of bidding and I got it for well under $10k. Some knowledgeable people estimated the value at between $12-15k. Never underestimate the value of any report that gets you information when most people can’t be bothered. 3 years later and I could still pull $10k from my Denali but it’s not for sale ;) Cheers 🍻
That's what I was thinking. I wouldn't ever of known.
My Dad was the boss of a bodyshop in a big GM dealership. We in Switzerland have exactly the same problem with tons of salt on the road. It is taking a terrible toll on cars. Specially in the old days when rust protection was hardly existing.
Every new or nearly new car we owned was thoroughly treated like that. We also treated the inside of every door that way. I remember our 63 Belair. We bought it 2 years old and we had to replace the lower half of the doorskins when the car was less than 6 years old. The car did not get this kind of treatment when it was new.
I still own this car to this day! I did not have to fix a lot of rust in over 40 years. It shows that the process of protecting the vehicle can do miracles. You did a great job here and it will pay off.
We used to spray huge amounts of a similar material out of special sprayguns. The car would smell a bit for a few days.
So happy you and your family are ok. I can see the pain from the loss of the Escalade! Hang in there Alex!
Being from Europe, this thing is huge. So a truck or a bus sounds like the right description! Looks like a nice example, I hope you and the family will enjoy many safe and trouble free miles in it!
yes huge truck.,.
its huge by american standards too. These are massive in person
Like a Sprinter then?.We have a 07 Escalade in Norway,and it really isnt that much bigger than a Land Cruiser or a Merc ML
do american car's have a build quality?
Petrol powered too, insane, that thing's a lorry
Goes to show that even though you made repairs to this before, when done correctly, a previously damaged vehicle is still capable of holding up on an accident. I’ve seen so many bodged repair jobs that unfortunately haven’t held up the second time due to poor workmanship, inferior parts or just plain backyard mechanic, that’ll do attitude. Anyways, glad you and troops are doing well. Good job 👍🏾
Thanks for leaving the formula for the engine hours, that really shows that you care for your viewers! Been with your channel for a while, and I gotta say I love your channel, great content. Kudos to you Alex!
Not trying to win over anyone but just to state Ford lists idle time along with engine hours. That is a big negative with police cars, high idle time.
Glad everyone was okay. Our 93 W124 sedan was hit in the rear on I-75 in traffic by someone doing 55mph. The dealer repaired it and it was like new. We eventually sold it to a friend and her boyfriend now has it and he and his dad are slowly restoring it. Gorgeous 2.8 in blue-black metallic with the gray interior. No one has ever been injured in the 3 crashes we've had with our Mercedes over the years.
The examples you gave about different "trucks" has convinced me that this should also be called a truck. Thank you Alex
I posted a comment on the etymology of the word -- none are true "truckles" according to its original 18th-century meaning.
Where I live we'd definitely call this a SUV (and a very very large one) - but in 'merica I'd have thought truck for this... what American's call a "Truck" with a bed, we call a Ute here (short for Utility) - but it's pretty unusual to see any passenger vehicle this big on the road here. Trucks here are commercial vehicles with a proper separate cab and some kind of specific rear coach - e.g. a towing rig, furniture mover, or flat-bed.
@@Beer_Dad1975 beat me to it! Go Ausie go!
@@troynutter8902 LOL, I'm a Kiwi, but we got the Ute thing from you guys. Where I live this Caddy would almost certainly end up causing traffic mayhem if it tried to go into some of the streets in town - and parking it would be a absolute nightmare.
With that logic you can call a Chevy avalanche a truck now
Personal belongings can be replaced, lives cannot.
Happy to hear everyone involved is safe and sound.
Man, thank God your family is all right!
GM Mechanic here. The Escalade is often (not always) considered a truck by technicians. It uses truck wheels, has a truck frame, truck suspension, etc. We call the long wheelbase SUV's like the Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, and Escalade 'trucks' since when it comes to frame style, wheel type and suspension specs, it's practically the same exact parts as the Sierra and Silverado.
Side note: Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade and Suburban are pretty much the same exact vehicle, just with different little doodads.
Alex. Just a quick note to say that I'm definitely subscribed, and thoroughly enjoy your videos and work. You're an inspiration to me as a 57 year old lifetime veteran car hobbyist. I'm not a mechanic by any means but I'm an engineer and have forever been a weekend warrior car dude. I fix as much as I feel comfortable and your videos are extremely helpful and inspirational to do more. If we lived in the same City I would probably want to hang out in your shop and be free labor just to enjoy and learn even more. Your charitable work is simply the icing on the cake. Keep up the great work and absolutely love your videos. In fact I just finished spending a ton of hours fixing a rough idle issue on my mom's Chevy Venture. She absolutely loves her van and won't let me buy her a new one. After a ton of hours and parts, I finally found the problem causing the dreaded P0300 code. How satisfying it was to finally find the problem. Sadly I probably replaced a bunch of parts that didn't need to be replaced but I can live with that. Thanks again for all of the inspiration. One day we need to meet and share a beer
Alex, glad to hear that no one was hurt. Retired vet here, love cars and Escalade TRUCK . I'm on my 3rd Caddy. Currently own an 18 xt5. 60k Prem luxury in excellent condition. Great informative videos. Thank you. God bless.
FYI Alex, GM had a factory option that was dealer installed to equip the 6.2L trucks (suburban, tahoe, silverado, sierra, etc) with Borla exhaust and 8 PISTON front brake calipers. And was sold also as a retrofit for older trucks. I PDI’ed these and some were optioned to have these installed Just letting you know
Nice
They still have that option with the newer ones but is very rare to see one there’s a guy who did review with the brand new Tahoe that owner option the exhaust upgrade and big brembo brake in the front looks amazing .
Love that you care for cars as meticulously as I do ! And great pro tip undercoating ! Glad the family is ok
Happy to hear that your family was not injured. God Bless...
Fluid film is another very good option for rust prevention! I've been using them on my 3 of my cars for multiple NY salty winters and it really works! I spray it on once before they start salting and lasts the whole winter. Prevents rust and stops current rust. Love it.
I think the black fluid film would of been better for him. I prefer the all black look and I definitely need to do this sooner than later.
Wow! So glad there were no serious injuries. The world needs people like you and your family.❤
Absolutely agree!
So glad your family and the other driver were safe from that deadly collision, a true testiment to added safety features. Lifelong suburban owner here.
My rust free trucks come from middle to upper Texas...
Even Florida can have salt corrosion issues from ocean salt/mist. (I'd never buy a Florida boat even)
I'm in Oklahoma, never owned a rusted vehicle... but why wouldn't the states that salt their roads have separate dedicated underbody pressure systems you drive over? preventive maintenance!
I mean, spend $2 to $5 to drive over upward facing high pressure nozzles with a salt neutralizing solution. 1/2 the profit could go back to the state even.
I’m pretty late but I found this channel a few weeks ago and have been watching each car series in random orders. That said I’m glad you and your fam (and the other guy) all made it out that horrible accident safely. I’m also glad that you were able to pick up such a sweet replacement. I love cars/trucks and this is a pretty good example of a clean upgrade. Keep up the good work and enjoy your blessings 💪🏽💪🏽
I'm glad you guys were all safe and uninjured! Gotta love these massive GM trucks!
They are the best! I just wish these had a tad more power.
@@LegitStreetCars I'm surprised they never made like an "SS" version to compete with the Jeep SRT, or supercharged Trackhawk!
@@LegitStreetCars One word...Magnacharger.
@@MaxBeecher I think Cadillac is making a CTS-V version of the Escalade this year!
@@clays32 man they better before everything goes electric!
I'm so grateful that your family was OK after the accident. I had a 2016 Yukon XL that was totalled similarly to yours and I am 100% confident that being in a large, sturdy vehicle saved my life. They're worth every penny!
In 2021 I lost my 2015 escalade to an idiot. On a 45 MPH road, I was doing 40 the other guy was doing 75. He came into my lane and we hit driver to driver. I had 3 passengers in our escalade heading to a funeral....we never made it. No one died but my wife and I did get severely injured. My pelvis broke in half and my left hip was blown out. My femur tore through the ball joint when the firewall came in 12". Our Escalade saved our lives. We finally found another one...2019 Platinum White with Raven Black interior! Super hard to find but when we did we bought it. We love the new addition. Ours looks just like yours with all the bells and whistles!
Loved the time-lapse, nice change of pace and nicely edited.
Alex, glad to hear that your family and the other driver were unhurt. The new truck looks great - I definitely agree with the pinstripe delete, too. I also consider it a 'truck', too. Truck frame, truck suspension, truck drivetrain... it's a truck with a closed-off bed that can't be removed. A _really nice_ truck, but a truck nonetheless. Hope the new Escalade treats you and your family well for a long time!
I call all of them a truck. My grandmother's SUVs we call trucks, she had a Jeep that got rear ended, now a GMC.
@@malice6081 It's actually correct since they are body on frame and also from an actual pick up truck.
Actually it's a suv which is a van on a truck chasing. Like cuv is a van on a car chasis.
I would have left the stripe, I was upset you took it off. It looked amazing!
Glad everyone was okay! The escalade surprise video is what introduced me to your channel!
Beautiful truck! Glad too hear everyone remain safe
I’m glad to hear everyone walked away from the accident safely! And, I would definitely call your Escalade a truck as well.
I'm glad to hear your family is safe.
Truck all day. I called my escalade a truck as well.
Fantastic videos Alex that are easy to understand and you inspire me to do more DIY stuff!!
Alex, its a "fruck" a fancy truck! I don't usually call body on frame SUVs trucks-- but I recognize the truck underpinnings and have heard many others refer to these types of vehicles as trucks and I don't mind at all and I know exactly what they mean. Keep up the great content man! Glad that you are all safe and this new one is gorgeous, freaking nice and beautiful pearl white Escalade man!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in North Dakota, and I bought a 2006 Accord from Atlanta about a year ago. When I went underneath it to do my first oil change, the excitement I felt when I saw that even the exhaust bolts looked brand new was next level. I’ve had lots of older cars and being in the snowy north, everything is usually so crusty underneath. A southern car was a welcomed change for sure!!
It's a truck!!!!!!!!!
I am so glad you're family is safe! I cried at the beginning of your video!. I lost my family. I enjoy your videos! I remember when you gave to your wife the Escalade! My heart sank I was in a loss I feared the worse I didn't think I would have feeling for a UA-cam Guy. Your family is everything! God speed!
Congrats on the new find I happy for you that everybody walked away from that whopper of an accident. I’ve been in a few myself it’s never fun least I know now that the Escalade is a safe vehicle still kind of want one and that look like a G wagon that hit you it seem like it came through pretty safe as well. That’s probably what I’ll under Gaten.
As a fellow Chicagoan, your appreciation for the lack of rust doesn’t go unnoticed 😂😍 I wish we had that
I’d definitely call that a truck. I’m also crazy when it comes to changing fluids in any new car to me. Easy peace of mind.
Tip for later. You could do the same thing buying a polish pad to soak in that (paint thinner I think) and buff off the strips with a soaked pad. Do that in 20 minutes max. Friend of mine did by hand like you did and took him something like 6 hours. Yuck. Hope you didn’t spend that much time. Great channel man 👍
Made myself a 3/8 impact adapter to help with the spare tire removal. Saves so much time. Always have a battery powered impact in the truck in case my wife has a flat. She may not be strong but yes, she can change tires, brakes, etc. I taught her how myself and I plan on teaching my daughter as well. :)
Your wife seems like a good dude!!
I have a Suburban, and I call it a TRUCK. Call it a rig, its all up to you. thanks for all your videos . They are a joy to watch.
First I love your videos. Great job, and if you prefer to call it a truck just call it whatever you feel like it is to you, and forget all the haters and people who have a problem with "specific" terminology. They have waaayy to much time on their hands. You are a professional mechanic and extremely good person. If anyone has the right to call the vehicle anything they want it's you.. Most people don't care about others the way you do. Thank you for paying it forward and sharing the blessings. Keep it up and God bless.
Glad to hear everyone was ok after the accident. Being in that monster of a SUV helped you all survive. Both my nephew and best friend were in accidents so bad that the first responder was surprised they were still alive and even more so that they only had minor scratches or bumps. What were they driving? Both owned first gen Ford Explorer Sports (the 2 door Explorer). One was hit head on at over 70 mph by a driver that had fallen asleep at the wheel and the other lost control in extreme weather while on the freeway, spun and flipped the car and ended up in a ditch. My friend was shaken but just a few minor scratches.
Even though you were all fine problems can creep up on you in a few hours. I was driving home from work in stop and go street traffic when the car in front of me suddenly stopped short. I reacted quick enough to avoid hitting them, the gal behind me also stopped in time, but the big camper truck behind her did not. He plowed into her, she plowed into me. I thought I was fine but as the minutes passed my neck started to hurt and by the time I got home I thought it best if I get things checked out. The ER ordered x-rays and while on the table the x-ray tech asks me to open my mouth wider, and I couldn't. I ended up with lockjaw for a fews days and had to eat through a stray. Afterwards I had 4 years of pretty bad pain in my neck and back. It wasn't even that big an accident. I think they just put a new bumper on the Acura Integra and the bill was something like $1,500. (1993 dollars). I had a scrape on top of my head where it hit the roof was the only exterior sign after the accident'
doesn't matter what you drive, i have responded to so many collisions i have seen wrecks where you were surprised they lived and ones that looked minor yet they died, and over that almost 40 years i learned one thing never buy a GM product built from the late 90's up
@@fockewulf2352 why not gm?
i have towed to many BRAND NEW vehicle's back to the dealer with everything from corvette's to their trucks and vans and many of those were not even a day old to the customer, but to be honest i would not buy any new American made vehicle made from the mid 2000's up. to much garbage in them today, and they are not built to last.
@@fockewulf2352 so what do you buy?
@@jeremyjones8872i dont have a need to buy anything and if i were to buy something new it would be a Roxor and i would make it street legal, they are built to last and simple to repair, and for me it is all about simple and can i do the work myself, i dont need luxury in any vehicle when all it is used for is work or just transportation. i gave up on them when you couldn't buy a new vehicle that wasn't power everything.
Alex, it’s called a truck as it is a truck. A “pickup” truck is the one with a bed so you are completely right. Congrats
its an SUV
@@Mattalaska based on what definition of SUV?
@@Mattalaska I would say this is closer to a truck than an SUV. It’s pretty subjective but this is built on the same chassis that many GMC pickups use.
Motorcraft oil filters are actually extremely nice filters. I’m glad everyone was not harmed in the accident, and what a nice find on the replacement 👍🏼
I have more faith on Motorcraft filter than the WIX filter tho
@@FlammeHead both are excellent filters, if you look up videos of different filters being cut open you’ll see which ones are crap and which ones are genuinely high quality.
Your content is so entertaining to watch, keep it up and I wish you the best! 💙
Alex, I've been a mechanic for over forty years and I always gain some knowledge from watching your videos. Your presentation is of good quality. I've been a subscriber for some time now BTW. Keep up the good work and cheers from a Canadian living in salt and snow in Cincinnati for twenty one years.
I’m so glad to hear that everyone involved is OK! What you said is so true, “ Tell your loved ones you love them everyday!” I learned that lesson the hard way when my 19 year old son passed away very soon after I told him I loved him and for him to sleep tight! We lost him December 15th 2021. He watched your channel with me and enjoyed seeing all of the vehicles you worked on and where you evolved to. I now have a 2003 S55 AMG because of your channel and I continue to finish re-vitalizing this car from where it was in his honor! Love the new ride and will be watching for the new material! Thanks again!
There's no words to describe a loss like that. God Bless you.
Congratulations 🍾. Like you said this cars are having a bad reputation but you can come around and fix a lot of recalled stuff and turn it in to a awesome truck. Best wishes to you and your family.
So happy to hear she was safe.
It’s great to know you and your family survived that. All the best.
Changing just the diff fluid seems like a waste because you're not cleaning off the magnet or doing a general inspection of the chunk. A little brake clean and RTV you get that real fresh oil. That being said, I'm glad everyone was okay from the crash and I appreciate the effort you put in to preserving these vehicles after getting shipped up north to die lol
Clean fluid still better than old dirty
Watched twice, liked "LOVED", shared, AND SUBSCRIBED!!
THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge with us!
Here's a good tip for you, Because of where the oil filter is-and how it's mounted upside down / When doing a oil change prefill the filter always as this will prevent dry start up and damage your engine - you'll be glad you did in the long run...
So glad that you are all safe. That’s all that matters. I love your channel and your content. Keep up the great work. So glad you got your own shop. God bless you all.
Looks horrendous 😯
Glad no one was hurt 👍
Thanks God you and your family are OK after the accident!
I like the way you handled the issue with the at-fault driver. You have a lot of class.
You definitely can call it a truck. When you’re selecting make and model in a parts store or on the diagnostic computer it says Cadillac truck. Now I have to say that I’ve gotten in the habit of calling my Escalade a car because I had to distinguish it from the truck that I had. It’s a truck
Damn that was such a nice truck thank god you and your family are ok
Alex,you're right, ,it's a truck!!!! A really fancy and luxurious truck, but a truck. Great channel. Keep up the good work.
I’m glad everyone is okay! Vehicles can be replaced but our loved ones can’t! I’m glad to see you found a replacement quickly! Very nice! And yes it’s a truck!
Glad you and your family are ok. It brings up a subject you may want to touch on, adding as much safety as possible.
Here's one of the reasons I like having 4x4s as my family rig. You're more out of the firing line of an accident. So glad all are okay Alex. Best wishes from the uk
Very informative video, especially toward my own Escalade. Appreciate ya..
The new truck looks great. I still like the granite color more. It seems to accentuate the lines a little better. But this one still looks fantastic. Great video!!!
So glad you and your family were not injured. Enjoyed this video, and yes, its definitely a truck!
I'm glad you're family is ok! Damn so scary. You're an awesome person and it's sad to see this happen to you. Life goes on thankfully.
Oh man that really sucks. I just watched your other video when you took the Escalade in the shop for repairs and after all the full restoration work done to this vehicle only takes only one bad crash to ruin it. The good thing nobody was hurt in the crash or seriously hurt. I'm glad you and your family are safe the most important thing. You can replace the vehicle but you cannot replace a life but its just upsetting what you had gone thru in getting the vehicle you want and getting it to its full restoration status.
Very informative video, I am a rust belter and I have never heard of that Amsoil undercarriage spray and I may give that a shot on my car. Also that auction site is a great resource to check out prospective cars.
Hey man I’m very glad that everyone is safe prayers out to you and your family.
Wow! happy to see that there are no big injuries 👍
Glad you weren't hurt , you made a good job of under sealing so I hope it doesn't get rusty as for the car my father had when I was growing up in the 1940s was a ford Model A with a soft top which I never ever saw off. I am here in New Zealand where it never snows but cars do go rusty underneath if you don't under seal them.
Glad to hear that your family are doing good.
First, I'm glad everyone is okay. Second I'm glad you found a great replacement. Lastly I call this and the Navigator trucks. They're built off of body on frame truck platforms whereas the X7 and GLS are unibody platforms.
I’m sold on a Escalade for my family now. Crazy that the same car saved two different families. I’m glad to hear everyone walked away! I also hope everyone is recovering mentally as well!
Its not just escalade. Anything that isnt a shit shaker ie: body on frame truck style construction
that was basically ideal, the front of the vehicle is a very easily designed buffer zone. also every vehicle that size has LOTS of space to crumple, so no way id expect anyone to get serious damage from that
Glad I stuck around for the engine hours explanation. I've not seen it in a car before (lots of other applications).
Glad you and your family are O.K.! I had one of those cars and it was a toilet...The worst car I ever owned hands down. Great video!
That undercoating looks like a good deal. I've been using fluid film, but it's so greasy it attracts an insane amount of dirt and grime, it's awful. Then having reapply every year, without a lift is not a fun ordeal. Definitely going to give this a try.
At my workplace we also use fluidfilm to prevent rust on combine harvesters and tractors in storage, but next to standard dirt it also attracts a massive amount of bugs. Which then get stuck in the film.
23:47 thats a tough one. The Suburban/Yukon XL/Escalade does sit on a truck frame, but it is an SUV body style.
Also, I'm so glad everyone was OK, considering how the totaled Escalade looked.
Its a truck it feel like a truck when you drive it normal suvs feel like suvs and that feels like a huge truck house on wheels
Good job done in protecting the underside with the wax product. Did you consider cleaning off the underside using a steam lance? It does a far better job than high pressure water in removing salt, oil, grease, general detritus and 'damaged' underbody sealant applied by the manufacturer, leaving it ready for its new coating.
Nice bit of information and a very clean cut presentation,congratulations you've made a subscriber out of me!
Hey Alex. Very pretty car. Nice find. You did well.
Good thought in coating it. Did you fill up the drop panels in the quarters, door bottoms and fender bottoms? Know they like to get crusty…
Hope it provides you years of good service! Safe travels.
Alex, I'm a retired pro photographer and wanted to give a little info that will help you when filming very light or very dark subjects.
You'll notice in this video that when you're standing next to your new SUV with the door open that the interior looks black, but once you're inside it looks grey. That's because light meters see everything as approximately 18% grey* so a overall white (highkey) subject will be underexposed and look 18% grey, your black interior will be overexposed and look 18% grey. In those situations you'll need to override the camera's exposure and adjust 1 /12 stops to 2 stops up or down considering the subject. Remember - underexpose dark scenes and overexpose light scenes.
Back when we shot everything on film you didn't know if you'd gotten everything right until you got the film back from the lab, or you took a Polaroid using the same settings. (loved my Mamiya made Polaroid 600) and Polaroid back for my 4x5 Cambo.)
* to be more accurate that 18% grey number is what I was told by my Photo instructors and read in photo magazines and books on photography, but I found out years later that, nope, it's more like a 12% grey that most Japanese camera meters are set to, or at least that was the case 20+ years ago.
As his editor, I thank you for this!!!
Ya this was good
@@LegitStreetCars You're welcome!
I enjoy your videos. Sorry for the unfortunate mishap with your last Escalade, but it's great that you and your family all walked away from the accident, and it's also great that you were able to replace it with another. I agree with your opinion that the vehicle is a truck, a very beautiful and luxurious truck, but a a truck nonetheless. I own its sister vehicle, a 2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL. It also happens to be a diamond white pearl coat, but with a tan interior. General Motors vehicles rock!
Loving this series, I call my Land Cruiser a truck but on other days an suv.
I think the most literal truck there is, are those mining carts they used to truck material down rails. I think we’ve all seen it, and I think SUV’s still fit in with that with the large open space in the back.
Glad you and your family are safe and doing ok ✨
Glad youre family is okay! Looking into getting a big body GM for my family as well. A friend just got into a crash with his brand new Escalade, total loss and hes right back into another one. Congrats on the new car!
I have been calling my Suburban and Tahoe trucks for many years. It's cool to hear you cover that !
Thinking about buying one of these myself. Thanks for the videos you’d awesome
In an unfortunate situation you made out great. Body on frame is where it's at. And if you are a former military mechanic, engine hours was your guide to what was to be done.
Nice purchase Alex! Definitely a rust free example. So size does matter, when the laws of physics are applied. Glad everyone is okay!
How do you know he didn't crash into a Mini 🤔
@@matmul4850 I believe he said it was a full size truck.
Such a blessing no one was hurt badly.
for real I like this person that I felt humanity inside of him when he said every one was ok and the guy who had accident with
So glad you and you’re family are okay, also it’s a truck! A very beautiful one I must say.
It's more like a bus
Hi Alex. Being in that big TRUCK definitely saved your family from serious injury. Blessings! How often do you do oil changes on your vehicles?
Has to be around 4K miles
@@Bigshiesty1 wtf? that seems so wasteful doesn't it?
Will add: Really like your truck/car! I called my Suburban a truck, but the shorter wheelbase Escalade seemed more like a car. Also had a 2014 Escalade Premium (body colored handles and trim pieces and clear tail-light lenses, which I liked) with duel exhaust. Sounded great and seemed to have more power than the 2016 even though the rated output was slightly lower. Thanks for the video. I liked both of my Escalades, but the pickup is just a better tool for me.
My wife and kids were in a bad rollover accident in our 05 suburban. Icy road conditions played a part of it. Everyone was okay, just bumps and bruises. We went and purchased an 2011 Yukon XL Denali. We wanted the Escalade ESV but was out of our price range. I swear by the Suburban, Yukon xl, Escalade ESV. They are tanks and built solid.
Alex, first I'm so happy for your family to be safe. I don't know them, but I know they are irreplaceable to you. All the love for you and yours.
Second, thank you for not being another YT autotempest shill. I know you guys make money from sponsors, that's life. But I'd rather hear about a new thing (to me) like autoauction, rather than having the same services jammed in my face all the time.
Same goes for rockauto. You support the services real car guys use, and I appreciate that.
*edit SUVs are trucks. "To truck" can mean "to carry," and the word "truck" itself comes from various words meaning things from wheels to bartered goods. So put it all together, and anything with wheels that you use to move items of value, is a truck.
I've worked with Autotempest a few times in the past (last time well over a year ago); its an upstanding operation owned by a really great guy. Every Autotempest ad I've ever seen on UA-cam has some sort of disclosure. I know you probably feel really important putting the words "shill" and a company together, but all you're doing is showing how ignorant you are. Look up the meaning of shill, and try to use it appropriately. I would be happy to work with Autotempest again anytime, because they provide a good service and good information; unlike your comment.
@@Samcrac I totally get your point, and if you read past your reaction to the word, you'll notice my main argument is against repetetiveness. I love learning about new and useful automotive services. When I first heard about autotempest, I checked it out and still use it. Now there's how many ads, and series, and videos generally talking about 1 service? Whether it's a good service or not, that's repetitive. Work with them all you want, no problem. There's a law of diminishing returns though.
_Seeing the severely damaged former Escalade and knowing your family was all safe is yet another reason why buying another Escalade sure makes sense Alex. And this Cadillac sure isn't a car, so yup, it's a truck. (Granted it may be an SUV on a truck frame, but it's still in my book a truck! And a damn beautiful one at that). Great video_
Unfortunately, people are buying bigger cars to protect themselves from other ever larger vehicles. Where is this going to end?
4:58 wow from that angle I can already see how snazzy the inside of that truck is. I rented an ATS 2.0T once and it was super fancy with the doodads and gadgets it had, pretty baller of a car. Nice truck you found