Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Escalade is a pickup. Or is it an oddball sedan with an extra big trunk? Whatever it is, we’ll have to decide if its price makes it a bargain. Tom Pelphrey Will Never Forget His Saturn SL2 When someone says, “They don’t build ‘em like that anymore,” spitting a … Read more
It’s been a long time since the Nissan Armada was discussed as a serious contender against some of the industry’s toughest competitors, but the large SUV’s redesign for 2025 sees it gain a new beefed-up off-road trim, a more powerful twin-turbo V6 shared with the also new Infiniti QX80, and other mechanical goodies that were … Read more
General Motors has had trouble distinguishing some of its brands and their models which share platforms for a long time, but that seems to be changing with the General’s refreshed 2025 full-sized SUVs. Chevrolet released the updated 2025 Tahoe and Suburban’s design toward the end of 2023, but GMC just unveiled the updated 2025 Yukon … Read more
Cadillac just gave its flagship gas powered, and we mean gas powered since the diesel is dying in 2025, model a facelift. Like many of its buyers, the current Escalade has been around for a while, but its had its best features accentuated with a new, more chiseled look and a more luxurious interior than … Read more
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these family haulers had varied crash test performances. Full-size SUVs are popular choices due to their size and the perceived safety that comes with that size, … Read more
My friend group was recently looking at taking separate cars on a road trip from Los Angeles to Yosemite when we were saved from that logistical nightmare by a big Pearl Beige Metallic GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate. This Yukon is called the Ultimate for a reason; it was equipped with GM’s Super Cruise, a rear … Read more
Auto loan debt is at an all time high. While some of the blame for that can be put on things like stubbornly high interest rates and ever increasing car prices, some folks just never learned the kind of financial skills required to make a smart car-buying decision. Take TikToker Blaisey Arnold, who recently revealed … Read more
When it comes to buying a new car, agreeing on a price you’re happy with is really only the first step. Even after you learn what your monthly payment will be, you’ll have more expenses to consider, like insurance, gasoline, and maintenance. Odds are, you could run the numbers yourself and come up with a … Read more
2020 GMC Sierra AT4Image: GMC The dark underbelly of car buying that is un-affordability and bad financial decisions is always with us. Car payments are still at all time highs, and more people than ever are underwater on their auto loans. That hasn’t seemed to stop people from wanting to go into debt for a … Read more
Image: Chevrolet GM wouldn’t start offering hybrids in its vehicles until 2004 with its GMT800 platformed pickups. The first was the Chevy Silverado Hybrid. Compared to hybrids today, the hybrid system in the truck was simple and extremely mild. Rather than having a full blown hybrid system with a battery, the system consisted of an … Read more
