Was Buying A Wrecked Non-Running Cadillac Escalade A Good Choice?
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In today's video, we'll be having some fun with our newest acquisition, a wrecked 2004 Cadillac Escalade! My wife and I bought this thing for parts, mainly to have an extra LS powertrain lying around for an upcoming project. In addition to the many parts we're able to use, there's also a lot of opportunity to make additional revenue via selling all of the unused parts that this has to offer! First and foremost, we need to see if we can get the Escalade running. Although it passed my "visual" inspection, we had no way to fire it up at the time of purchase due to the accident's resulting damage. It was definitely a gamble, but the opportunity was too good to pass up! I hope you all enjoy the video!
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The second gen Escalades always remind me of big SUV's for famous people. I always love them
In the early 2000s they were popular with celebrities
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I really miss that
I love the GMT800 Escalades, such a timeless truck in my opinion.
They look pretty good, especially when you get one in Riptide Blue with the Platinum Trim
Same here, I'm a big fan
The esv and exts were always my favorite
All gm trucks from 99-07 were awesome
Thats a SUV not a truck
One of the best generations of gm trucks in my mind and I still see many of them on the road regardless of the condition.
We all knew that ole 6.0 was gunna dial right to life
7:37 that ignition sound and the rumble that followed reminded me of my college years back when I drove a 2005 GMC Yukon. I need to get myself one of those GMT800 trucks. They are fun to drive.
Yes they are, comfortable too!
i work for a company that has a contract from Delphi (now aptiv) to refurbish these clusters and the radios. i've seen these orders for 2002-2006 escalades go out with 500k miles on them. having owned two of these, i can see why, they're fantastic vehicles
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The GMT800 trucks and SUVs are some of my favorites! If the important parts are still good, I look forward to what you do with them moving forward!
Nice truck always wanted one can’t help but feel still sorry for the poor truck I know you’ll do great things with it but a part of me kind of wishes you would bring it back to its former glory. I’ve always appreciated amount of respect you have for vehicles especially if certain vintages
Unfortunately it's worth more in parts than it would ever be if you spent the thousands of dollars to fix it and restore it. It'd be a rabbit hole you'd never be able to climb out of.
@@saabkyle04 I definitely understand and appreciate that. Im sure it will serve you well with all your parts needs, look forward to future content. Ive watched and appreciated your videos for a very long time! :)
Thanks buddy!
Having owned 8 of the GMT800 platforms. They are wonderful vehicles and are extremely easy to maintain and keep going for 300-400k miles. If I ever need a reliable driver or a workhorse I go looking for an older GMT800 either truck or SUV. Can’t beat them for there value and reliability.
You got that right!
It astounds me. They’re almost 25 years old and they’re still as reliable as they were when they were new. Truly fantastic trucks.
This was such a fun video! I miss the reviews, but I love this series! Keep it up dude.
The tractor ripping apart the front end was hilarious.
I have a 2011 2500 suburban, the 6.0 is an impressive engine. 10mpg towing, 13.1 mixed, 16.5 ish Hwy. super reliable.
Who else remembers when Kyle did a video of a 2004 Cadillac Escalade from All City Auto Sales in Indian Trail, North Carolina?
I do
Man those were the days!
Your one of my favorite youtubers and the cars you reviewed on your channel are awesome! My favorite videos from you is the 2004 Cadillac Escalade review video and the 2015 Cadillac Escalade review. Good stuff bro!👍
Thanks buddy!
This is my favorite generation of Escalade! Such an iconic car for those of us who were growing up during the mid 2000s.
Dude that's the truth, I'm still a fan to this day!
This was the SUV that was huge in the hip hop scene in the early to mid 2000s. Great suvs!!!
@@saabkyle04 Unfornelty only to make this road worthy you would need a frame machine to work rebuild this thing
@@saabkyle04 Hi! How's it going?
No, not even close...
The tractor “pulls” made for great memes….. awesome score ! Lots of “expensive” caddy parts ….Great engine/trans combo also .
You got that right!
i miss my 05 escalade ext, it rotted away from ma, ct, and ny salt, if you have one off these, keep it clean after they salt the roads
I think you should rebuild it. Would be good content and saving one of the best suv made.
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The JD took right quick work of that front end. Worked like a dream! Well now its your to play with. Stay safe and be well.
Thanks pal, you as well!
Heck my 05' Denali Envoy XL has the same basic set-up inside & out! Same engine,trans, steering wheel control,radio,a/c controls,GM shared a lot of bin parts to save money! Love my 2 Envoys,wish GM would bring it back!!!
They were definitely doing some badge engineering back then, but they were still awesome nonetheless. I'll always have a soft spot for them!
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Its crazy to think 10 years ago you reviewed a common silver one, and now you fully own a rarer color one [2nd gen escalade], lucky lol
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I'd just rebuild the front end. I just picked up qn 04 from a buddy for 300$ been driving it daily! It's got the 6.0 in it too. Also love your squarebody suburban. I own one myself along with a chrysler 300 srt8.
Holy crap! I can't believe that damaged Escalade still runs, that needs to go to a repair shop to be fixed!
It's being used for parts, we need the powertrain
Yessir!!!!
Shame it’s getting parted out but the way it looks it probably has severe frame damage so it’s probably better. And there’s so many great parts that are gonna help out other Escalade owners as well. Interestingly I’ve never seen that generation of Escalade over here in Germany. I’ve seen a few newer ones but never this one. Recently someone who owned a Tahoe here also got in a wreck and now it’s totaled due to how expensive parts are to ship over here. Always a shame for these cars.
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Did not expect it to turn over right away. How awesome is that! Thanks for the video, Kyle. Good to see you're doing well.
Me too! I was hoping nothing ended up being wrong with it, made me feel better about the whole deal!
That’s the wild thing about the GMT800 trucks. They could sit in a field for 20 years, put a fresh battery in it, and I bet you it would crank and fire up like it ran yesterday
@@matthewjensen9550 Oh absolutely. I love how reliable this platform is. My family had a '99 Suburban and we ran it into the ground. Safe and reliable family transport for a long time.
Great vid kyle! Glad to still see you on here after all theses years
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At least the good part is you got it working again! Possibly, you could do a DIY project on it if you really wanted to, but I think using the parts would be a great idea
Yeah it's not worth fixing, the powertrain will get good use though!
I just watched the legit street cars Cadillac episode and saw this and thought you bought his😂😂 but still awesome!
Interesting coincidence to say the least
That's awesome hahaha
When I think of this genereation Escalade, then I think of 50 Cent music era and NFS Underground 2 or Midnight Club 3.
Good times
The first pulling attempt was funny 🤣
Oh yeah lol
Love my 6.0 05 esv. Bulletproof.
Gotta love the LS V8!
Love watching your videos!!! Such a reliable SUV!!
Glad you like them!
You could also buy a suburban and switch out the front and rear ends and still get the same result
So much for salvaging the right headlight
Yep can’t fix stupid.
LOL, you're seriously mad about that? It's not even a factory headlight. It literally fell out as the mounting tabs were broken, but I guess you can't know everything from a video...
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By no means I’m I mad…..it’s entertainment….thought it was a vehicle that will generate income from selling its parts…
Hey Kyle, parts like interior trim and exterior trim like the roof rack etc go for big money now a days. You will definitely make back the money you bought this for just on the cosmetic parts alone.
That's what I was thinking after I started doing some digging the other day. Looking forward to messing around with it some point soon!
Even the seats are expensive as hell, the ones in this are in good shape so those will definitely sell.
Now that is totally awesome i hope it will be a rebuild on that totally awesome vehicle
Like I said, we bought it for parts and the powertrain, it's not worth fixing this significance of damage.
awsome video kyle that was quite a fun time pulling with the tracter lol and i am suprised that the car still runs and shocked that no majory parts were damaged most times everything is damaged but suprised that this one isnt thumbs up and shared
Fix It and flip it. If you're saying you have no frame damage it could be saved. Up in the north that's a $10,000 vehicle all day long.
Not near enough residual value for that to be an option. That's why we bought it, to use the powertrain and part out the rest.
One of best SUV ever made
Hey everyone how’s it goin
It almost looks similar to my black truck when it got hit by a train and the truck was a 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 slt zx invader and it was a nice truck until it looked like this Escalade here
Awesome video Kyle!
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I really love that pattern of throttle you do
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I look very forward to seeing this becoming a series like what you did to the Jimmy if I recall
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That exposed cooling fan definitely makes a unique sound
Hi I enjoy these vids and even if nothing shines in gold when it comes to finding parts I think if the Escalade was in mint condition that would've been nice.
I like the year of the Cadillac Escalade nice SUV my grandpa tarry had a 2007 up until it was wrecked I think the paint was a dark red came with 22 inch wheels
I have two Denali xl 6 liters fully loaded. one of them is white was my first and my daily done a little tasteful cosmetic mods but the other red one had one owner clean title no rust I done nothing but engine and transmission work. it's a fast SUV 200 shot of nitrous dbc swap 102 mm throttle body and intake manifold 3700 stall and a Brian Tooley cam.
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I want this as my first car when I turn 18🚗
GM doesn’t make em like this anymore. I’m hanging onto my 2005 Yukon forever.
Good and "simple", things nowadays are way overly complicated
I'm glad you got this wrecked Cadillac escalade for parts great great score bro
It was a lucky find for sure!
Thats cool how that started up and drove
It looks pretty banged up!
Took a good hit for sure
I just got a engine from a 06 Cadillac with the 6.0 high output lq9 I swapped it out with the lq4 in my hummer
Hey Kyle I just saw the video wow I was wondering if you're going to fix that thing up because I think it's still very drivable just needs a bit of work and it'll be good as new
Not fixing it up, bought it for the powertrain
@@saabkyle04 I understand okay I hope you get good price out of that
The escalade is still nice.
Shame to see another 800 series truck go to the grave. I'd rebuild that thing in Michigan given the pure lack of rust
It'll live on by helping others looking for parts to keep theirs in tip top shape, unless someone wants to buy the shell after we remove the powertrain.
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Personally, I would fix the Escalade. Throw some badass headlights and taillights on it and some bigger wheels, then sell it
It's not worth it when you factor in the collision parts, bodywork and everything else that's broken/wrong.
Hey buddy! That's an awesome deal! I notice a truck when you drive off from garage area, I see single cab S10. I got a 1996, the same body style with the grill and everything else, expect mine is maroon. That's my daily truck. Hope you getting going one day. Take care, buddy!
It's supposed to be our future "shop truck" for K & J Design and Autoworx, but it needs some engine and cosmetic work. I'm not sure when we'll be able to slot it in, but that's the plan at least@
@@saabkyle04 that's nice! Never know what in the future hold. Lol.
It's funny, legit street cars video was his wrecked escalade and him buying a new one. When I glanced at the thumbnail I swore that Kyle had bought the wrecked one
Some others have mentioned that video/channel too, I'll have to check it out!
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Is can you do a review of a 2005 escalade platinum
It might not be really easy for him to find one of these in good condition because these things are used and abused
The official suv of an early to mid 2000s Hip Hop Artist and dealer lol. DUB CITY times, with spinners on these suvs lol. IT STARTED RIGHT UP without any problems, Yes it worth saving!!!!! GMT800 SUVS were very great and are still strong and on the road today!!
The official SUV of someone who never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
Can never be road worthy? Nah, i've seen cars come back from worse, is not that bad, but being so cheap is not worth fixing 😅 But it's a good find after all!
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I have a 2006 awd 6.0 with 217k. Crazy amount of torque. Yellow lights are no match for the bang bus.
Great video! I’m excited for more content!
Saabkyle04 my dad have a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe GMT800 with the 4.8 liter v8 sounds just like that 5.3 with the fan clutch on is an ls model 6 passenger seats in a kicker subwoofer 🥰🥰🥰
Hey Kyle are you gonna sell any parts? If so how can I get in contact with you? I’m interested in the mirrors for my Sierra Denali Quadrasteer.
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Nothing can beat the LQ9 block
Good for parts
Do you think this rides better than the ESV Escalade? I’ve wondered about this for years
5.3L is a good engine!
My grandparents had a black 2000 Cadillac Escalade with spinners, we drove it to Florida a long long time ago, and my grandparents no longer has that Escalade anymore 😔
Man I winced/burst out laughing when you ripped the front off of it with the tractor! The whole time I was almost yelling "NO KYLE! WAY TOO FASSSSST!"
LOLOLOL
Love it! Definitely could be saved
Could make a dune buggy out of it and drive it around your farm. I have an old parts van that I do that but now I don't want to use the thing for parts just cool to drive it like a big go cart. Anyways cool video and will keep watching, so keep up the good work.
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In this video i just saw a squarebody suburban suv 1500 or 2500 gmc or chevy
Wonder if the black s10 in the background is a future project
It's supposed to be our future "shop truck" for K & J Design and Autoworx, but it needs some engine and cosmetic work. It's a possibility for the future, but not at the moment.
Omg how did you break when its running thats amazing.
Lol! Even tho saabykyle09 just dont like beeping i like beeping is this gmc or Chevrolet tell me
You bought this truck because it’s your dream truck in 2004
Why didn't the passenger airbag deploy?
Not sure, it might not have triggered the sensor because the impact was focused on the driver side
Can you do a video starting up all your cars in one video cold start
I thought i was watching a WhistlinDiesel video for a minute...
I really don't watch much CZcams so I have no idea what you're talking about LOL.
prophet Of somethng 2007
If the frame is good. I'd slap a junkyard front clip on and run it.
We bought it for the powertrain
I needs me an escalade
Not gonna lie I almost wanna see it come back, its so mint
It's not bad, but it's not perfect either, sadly it's worth more in parts than it is if it were fixed. Dash is destroyed, lots of stuff is broken from the accident.
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Unfortunately all 4 wheels are missing the hub caps.
I have always thought the GMT 800 Escalade, Yukon Denali, Suburban 2500, came standard with a 6 leather V8, optional on the pickups and other GMT 800 vehicles.
For a few years the escalade came standard with a 5.3 in the 2wd models
I want the gage cluster for my Tahoe
Did that car happen to come from Missouri?
I need those door handles mirrors and cluster bad
I have a scheme to swap an 8.1 vortec into my 05 Tahoe am I crazy?
Slow Motion Replay WOW!
15:05 is that a Volvo XC90 r design?
I think you should save the engine and transmission to put in a Tahoe or suburban. The engine and transmission still seem good.
hey i recently bought a 2004 escalade
Front end collision for the 2004 Cadillac Escalade.
Nice and Interesting Video Kyle!
Don't part out that still a good candidate escalade to get 💯 perfect fixed!!!
Kyle. Safety Is Very Important.
Yeah it is
I didn’t know Escalades came with the 5.3 I thought they were all 6.0 and awd