wxkat
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The subject line of this post pretty much says it all.
After seeing preview pix of the 2011 QX56 I went down to my dealer on the first day it was available (July 1), test drove the vehicle and ended up ordering one with more options than the dealer demo. Order was placed around July 9, estimated build date is this month, and vehicle arrival date is in September.
I'm planning to trade in a 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid with ~25k miles on it when the QX56 arrives.
A cursory glance at the good/bad between both vehicles is what pretty much sold me on getting the QX56:
- Quieter and smoother ride in the QX (I test drove one with a second row bench seat and theater package)
- Headroom in 3rd row is a little shorter in the QX than the Escalade but not by much, though the 3rd row in the QX reclines
- I expect to take a mileage hit on the QX because it obviously consumes more (and higher grade) gas than the Escalade, but that may be offset by lower monthly payments (I'm leasing the QX vs financing the Escalade) and lower insurance premiums (the Escalade is the number one most stolen vehicle in the US)
The biggest factor, though, was service. Plain and simple, GM's service sucks here. The service and parts reps are courteous but there's no loaner offered unless the vehicle is left overnight (though it has a shuttle) and recently replacing a part (under warranty) took over two months to get the part in (and it's still the wrong color).
I'm counting the days until the end of September, by which time I hope to have the QX. 54 days and counting... but like Tom Petty sang, "the waiting is the hardest part"!
After seeing preview pix of the 2011 QX56 I went down to my dealer on the first day it was available (July 1), test drove the vehicle and ended up ordering one with more options than the dealer demo. Order was placed around July 9, estimated build date is this month, and vehicle arrival date is in September.
I'm planning to trade in a 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid with ~25k miles on it when the QX56 arrives.
A cursory glance at the good/bad between both vehicles is what pretty much sold me on getting the QX56:
- Quieter and smoother ride in the QX (I test drove one with a second row bench seat and theater package)
- Headroom in 3rd row is a little shorter in the QX than the Escalade but not by much, though the 3rd row in the QX reclines
- I expect to take a mileage hit on the QX because it obviously consumes more (and higher grade) gas than the Escalade, but that may be offset by lower monthly payments (I'm leasing the QX vs financing the Escalade) and lower insurance premiums (the Escalade is the number one most stolen vehicle in the US)
The biggest factor, though, was service. Plain and simple, GM's service sucks here. The service and parts reps are courteous but there's no loaner offered unless the vehicle is left overnight (though it has a shuttle) and recently replacing a part (under warranty) took over two months to get the part in (and it's still the wrong color).
I'm counting the days until the end of September, by which time I hope to have the QX. 54 days and counting... but like Tom Petty sang, "the waiting is the hardest part"!
