What do you think our 2005 Escalade is worth?

What’s the mileage?

Mileage? Well maintained? Been in accidents? How does the Carfax analysis look?

A fifteen year old luxury vehicle Let’s estimate 150,000 miles.

You can ask $6500 but settle for $5000.

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Smoked in?

No.

Visit the KBB site, they should be able to help you determine a fair assessment, whether as a trade-in or as a private sale.

Well, KBB it says private party value is $4,451 – $8,040.
Other sites have them Much higher.

Also there’s a site called Edmunds I believe. Check there.

@elbandit is right. I buy used more often now but at that mileage people only can plan another five years of use.

Did you go through the link and put in the options, the mileage and your zip code @Dutch?

I tried but I don’t know the options and your zip code. Mine comes up as Connecticut which is probably a more expensive area than Kansas.

I did on the KBB @jca2

The answer was the broad range of 4400 to 8000? That’s a big range.

Well I’ll take a screen print for you tomorrow when I’m back on my desk top. Maybe I read it wrong.

With 187,000 miles I’d keep the price low. The engine is about worn out, as are all other drive components. I’d say $5,500, tops.

Thanks @kritiper.

I will surely let you guys know.

It’s a tough call. I would certainly ask what I believed it to be worth. We take very good care of our vehicles. But the wife is always ready to virtually give her cars away when it’s time for a new one. I always handle selling her cars and am unfailingly regarded with shock when I get more than she thinks possible. She was formerly of the mind that she should take her car in to the dealership for a trade.

@stanleybmanly, it’s the opposite for me. I am like “Let me set the price.” Which I get. Which does not sit well.

Does not sit well with whom? What do you mean?

Your husband is making sure the SUV sells and you are trying to maximize money received from sale.
You may miss buyers by starting with too high an asking price. Some potential buyers may not come and look if the asking price is too because they don’t feel comfortable negotiating a lower price. .

@Dutchess_lll: I’d love to give it a try. Can you tell me what the car has (AC, electric everything, leather seats, GPS, etc.) and your zip code? Also, is the body in good shape?
Dings, accidents, etc?

You can pm your zip code if you want.

@Tropical_Willie my husband likes to make friends by giving shit away. I like to make a living. That’s how we managed to keep our shop open for over 4 years instead of going under in the first 6 months. It took a whole lot of anger and frustration and arguing. He told me I’d never get $35,000 for the 5 acres we paid $25,00 for 3 years earlier. He laughed. He scoffed. He insulted. He was wrong and we damn near paid our house off with the proceeds.

@jca2 Yes, electric everything, leather seats. GPS only if you plug in the DVD and it’s clunky, so I say no GPS. Body is perfect except for one small rust spot on the bottom of the right front fender. It has 2 small, drop down flat screens (see picture #6) for kids to watch movies on.
I went and looked…it’s an Escalade ESV Platinum for what that is worth.

Also heated AND cooled seats @jca2.

https://www.kbb.com/cadillac/escalade-esv/2019/styles/?intent=buy-new

What’s the base style?

After looking at your link, it does say “Platinum” on the truck, which is the last on the list your link gives.

Kelley Blue Book says 5808.

Edmunds says something way lower.

They ask a lot of detailed questions and it’s hard for me to answer – a lot of questions about the package, etc.

They’re hard for me to answer too. Rick is the car guy.

I’m going through the KBB again. It’s an Escalade ESV, Premium for one. Says so on the body.

So 20 comments later, my “ask 6000, accept 5000” is right on.

Can’t wait to here what @Dutchess_III actually gets for it.

You might be surprised! But I really just want enough to pay off the loan. But, also, I’m greedy. So there is that.

I did it again, and got the same spread: Here

Well, it’s out there. Now we wait.

Any bites, Dutch?

Not yet.

BOOM! Asked $7,500, accepted $7,000 which is enough to pay it off with about $800 left over.
That is a huge weight off my shoulders.

Oh and BTW. I lied @canidmajor. We DID smoke in it. I wanted to avoid all the ridiculous self rightous preaching that was sure to follow.
We’ve sold cars, campers and trucks, along with a thousand household items. Not once has anyone ever asked if we smoked in or around the items. Not once.

@Dutchess Great job, impressive.

Thanks! I’m very satisfied.
They had been specifically looking for an Escalade for months.
Dude missed a turn and turned down our street to double back—and there it was!

@Dutchess Hopefully your Rick is suitably impressed, too. Haha

Is Rick equally overjoyed with the $800?

He wasn’t stressing like I was because he doesn’t pay the bills. Since May we’ve been making 2 truck payments and falling behind in other bills. It was making me sick.
Now I can get caught up on the house payment.

I don’t know why you would lie about that, @Dutchess_lll, as such a thing does affect the salability of such an item, and you were specifically asking for for an assessment of value. Silly.

@Dutchess Yikes. The house payments late can really mess with credit scores, that is scary. Even more congrats for holding out for more.

Well I’ve lived here through thick and thin since 1998. Not the first time I’ve been late.

“Let her greet adversity with her sharp defiance!”