That's a cool color, what is it called?

Tyler's garage has officially now become a 2000s rapper garage

I sold my 05 ESV for a 2015 and man do I miss those seats. Loved that truck

All I can think of when I see this generation Escalade is Tony Soprano.

Hoovie is living the life of a late 90s - early 2000s multimillionaire

Ah the Escalade! Gives me Need for Speed Underground 2 memories.

“ESV” actually stood for “Expensive Suburban Version “.

"I'm Claire" "Hi Claire!" "And I'm Steve" [VISIBLE CONFUSION]

Your 90's and 2000's SUV collection makes you officialy Tony Soprano.

This entire video: Hoovie learns how to use slow mo in the editing

I remember being in High School and seeing these in all the rap videos. It was crazy seeing them in person especially in the pearl white color or in black. When you saw one with rims you knew that person was a baller. One time I was walking from my school to the bus stop to go home, and I saw a white EXT (which was my favorite with the truck bed in the back) in pearl white and it was on 24" spinners. Yes spinners were cool back then don't deny it. And 24s were huge at that time, this was before 26's even came out let alone 28's 30's 32's etc. I was so in love with it, and I wanted to see who was driving it but I had to get on the bus.Back then these were like seeing a Rolls Royce Cullinan.

Mid 1990s - early 2000s is my favorite era of GM. Still has most of the old school reliability plus nice styling and some modern amenities

Hoovie: "This is going to be my new daily driver." Me: "Yes, for the next two weeks."

I like how at about 14:10 he's passed by a Suburban AND a Yukon.

I work for my family’s salvage yard, we got in a very well taken care of, and surprisingly clean Escalade with 375k miles. Sold it for 1500, and as of a few months ago the new owner is still daily driving it. All it really needed was wheel bearings which he replaced. Ran perfect. 380k and counting...

Hoovie: "I swear I don't have a problem!" Everyone: Are you sure about that?

And in Episode 2 “everything that’s broken with my Escalade”

Is Tyler’s definition of “daily driver” to only drive it one day, then buy something else

Thank you Tyler, I absolutely love seeing older cars in mint condition. It’s like seeing what these looked like when they came right off the factory line instead of a disheveled ones I see nowadays. It’s always a treat to watch your videos on these best condition cars.

As a Cadillac fan and a mobile auto glass technician I LOVE that platform! It takes a (Domestic Windshield) DW 1549…fits the Escalade, Silverado, Sierra, Suburban, Yukon and all the other GMC/Chevy iterations of this body style all take the same glass and there all super easy!! I don’t know of a window/windshield job on that platform that takes mire than 20 min-half an hour except maybe The regulator because it’s riveted and not bolted…love love LOVE those trucks!!!

"pretty much an unbreakable engine". Next video: everything wrong with my Escalade

14:00 Seeing the GM successors pass by is ironically poetic

Hoovie: finds "the holy grail" Escapade Me: is it up on cars and bids yet?

The 2nd gen Escalade is still one of the greatest cadillacs ever made, it can still rival ANY of the 50s or 60s devils in looks and not only that it was offered with one of the greatest engines ever made. Also don't forget about the ext which was an Escalade pickup which is the coolest Escalade in my opinion

The whole “Riptide Blue” slo mo voice effect made me want to throw my remote at the screen.

Anytime I see a GMT400 Escalade, it immediately reminds me of the one they steal in Gone In 60 Seconds.

Hoovie said this is the vid with the most dislikes. Can't think why. Caaaaaaaaaant thiiiiiiiiiiink whyyyyyyyyy

I remember when the 2nd gen Escalade came out, all I did was try to convince my parents to buy one. They ended up getting the suburban z71 instead because the Escalade esv hadn’t come out yet. Good times

I was the operations manager at the company that made the first, second and third row seats at the time of this run. Started out with North American made motors for the seats, by year three, forced to change to China made seat motors by Caddy....40 percent fallout during production process, with a 25% life range compared to original. That was just the seats.... imagine what else changed during their run...

Please tell me there's a single CD stuck in there that only play "They Call Me Big Pappa" as track 1 and "X Gonna Give to Ya!" as track 2

I got mine 2 years ago, '04 and it marks 60k miles. I love it! I've been restoring it little by little

Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition. I had one of these and a Hummer H2 with chrome 26” spinners on them haha. Good times

Hoovie: **has a good memory with an old car** “They are going to be very collectible one day”

“Before we go we have to pull in the LAMBOS” Lol way to remind me I’m poor 😖

I remember when these were everyone's dream car, seeing one was so exciting! its been a while since i've seen one in such good condition, very fun to see!

My 2003 ESV 6.0 177k running absolutely great. You hit it on the nail on the seats and everything else on the comfort. I take care of it like it just got it off the showroom floor and it doesn't dissapoint in the street.

This is *still* the best looking era of Escalade! 😌👌🏾

I love how a Chevy and a GMC roll right next to him , while he is talking about Cadillac. Prob was Freddy T and Ed B .

Wizard likes the third gen Escalade and actually recommended it in one of his ‘buy this not that’ videos.

On March 31st 2007, that Version of the Escalade saved my Life. Got hit by an underage drunk driver. Flipped my Escalade once then rolled 3 times. Everything worked exactly the way GM designed it. I miss it from time to time. You have a Crown Jewel there. Seems as if its almost brand new. Great video

The only car that made Richard Hammond feel like a “6 foot black rapper”.

That slow mo "Riptide Blue" got old after about the second time.

Like most things, it was so popular right out of the gate it became passé. People forget how good they actually were. That era was the best era for GM trucks in general. Hoovie is on point with this one, despite the high production numbers it will become collectible.

I owned one of these platinum ESVs 5-6 years ago and I LOVED it. It was a wiring nightmare but everyone assumed it was way more than than what I paid. Middle seats going flat and removing the rear meant I would road trip in it with an air mattress in the back. I miss it

I'm having Midnight Club 3 flashbacks. Hoovie needs to install 24s and reignite DUB culture.

please never do the "riptide blue" slow motion again.

In full knowledge that I’m talking to a guy with a garage full of exotic cars that anyone would dream of, I have to say this is my favorite. A vehicle that I’ve always wanted to own, but never had the opportunity to. Congrats on this one man - she’s a beauty. The passion you have for this platform really came through in the video. Of all the ‘Hoopties’ to be envious of, this is the one for me.

I'm on my third Escalade. I started with an 05 standard wheelbase, moved to an 07 Luxury model that I still have, with only 81k miles on it but A LOT of underbody rust, even more rust than my 05 had or my 03 EXT has. I'm thinking of upgrading my 07 with an 18 or newer model as the last one that will carry me into retirement in the next few years but I'll be shopping for one from the south, Texas, Arizona, or So-Cal. My low mileage 07 is about ready to have the rust come through below the doors, you can actually push on the sheet metal and it moves. The 4L60E of the previous generation was the weak point, I think the 6L80E and 90 of the 07+ vehicles was a great improvement. My 05 I bought used at 60 k miles had a remanufactured trans in it and that was occasionally slipping at 80k when I got rid of it. The seats in my 05 and 03 are much more comfortable that the seats in my 07. You bring up a good point with the cylinder deactivation models today, they are a huge failure point that takes out the engine and many times the vehicle.

It is a brilliant business move.. Take a big, simple pickup truck, smother it in cheap leather and plastic chrome, then sell it for nearly Mercedes S Classe money.

Like I said in Hoovie’s murci video, he really does have a mid 2000s rapper’s garage.

‘05 & ‘06 Platinum ESV is one of my all time favorites as well.

I love how he called out automotive journalists for wanting massive SUVs to be ridiculously fast and able to corner and have superb handling. As he said, it’s a 7 or 8 passenger massive SUV, that’s meant for family hauling and towing. Why does it need 500hp and to be able to corner like it’s on rails? (pretty woman reference 😉)

Back when I was in high school my mother actually financed and paid off a 2007 Yukon Denali back when they did the redesign and she had the previous gen Tahoe before hand. When I got my liscense she past this down to me and I had this car until 4 years ago, it had 47k miles and 170k miles by the time I was done with college and I never had a single issue with the LQ9 Vortec, the only thing I ever replaced was the front motor mount and the rear suspension after towing a boat a 140k miles for 1400 miles. Even though I have a 2017 Jeep SRT & a 2017 S63 AMG now and I'd still get another Yukon/Escalade now.

The current Escalades have vibrators in the seats that tell you you're about to hit something? So THAT's why my wife gets into six accidents every year...

Imagine having a shot of vodka every time hoovie says riptide blue 🤩

Can't say anything bad about this gen of ESV. We owned Cadillac ESVs for the last 15 years and had owned one of each generation during that time. But this second generation was my wife's favorite mainly for the seats which you mentioned. It was a great vehicle to transport 3 infants around the city and the country. It was a great road-trip vehicle. We will always have fond memories of this version, thanks for a trip down memory lane.

Ohhhhhh, aftermarket security. Is it a Viper? 😍

Now that is truly the OG "Get out of my way, poor person"-grille.

That is an incredible color! And I love the wheels. Perfect spec.

When I was a college student, my 70+-year-old nextdoor neighbor had a brand new one of these. I drove a Jetta and was super jealous.

"Riptide Blue" Replay in slow-motion: "IT PUTS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN!"

Nobody: Literally not a single soul: Hoovie: RIPPPPPPPPPTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDEEEE BLUUUUUUUUEEEEEE

Pure genius. Buy any old vehicle cheap, talk it up in videos, then sell it for a huge profit. Nicely done

Oh, good. A Platinum, the first Platinum Escalade. Heated and cooled first and second row seats, among a bunch of other unique touches.

My mom had two pearl white Escalade EXTs growing up. Amazing vehicle. So many road trips and so much plastic.

I really enjoy my '06 DTS too. Even though its FWD it still scratches that big-car itch.....fit finish and material quality was better than the previous gen and good mix of new usable convenience/comfort features...

I love how I went from being a huge fan of like A lot of the other KZfaq car guys like cleetus, and fasterproms, Adam LZ, streetspeed, now demo ranches new build, tavarish, wrench every day and all these guys. But at the end of the day when I see a hoovie video is up I always get JUST A LITTLE bit more excited lol. Always a blast. 😂✊🏽

When Doug said he wanted to review a 1st gen Escalade I was like no way man that's not the one, 2nd gen's the real legend.

What an era that was. the big rims, spinning rims, all that crazy stuff!

This one was already getting ready to be collectible. Now he pushed it over the edge too. Long live the second generation Escalade!

Wow, this Escalade is in 99.9999% better condition than I’ve seen most Midwest ones from even the gen after this one. Congrats! I also like the color.

It's too bad we are at the point where we look at everything as a potential collectible moneymaker rather than just enjoying something. Sad, really.

Tell me you have money, without telling me you have money. Hoovie: I daily a 6.0L AWD Escalade ESV and don't care about MPG

I really wanted one of these when I was a kid. My mom's cousins owned a white one and I was so jealous. The Escalade was and still is one of my dream cars. I've been looking at the generation that followed this and hope that they continue to fall in price so I can buy one!

Finally I remember you talking to daddy Doug about this.

Hoovie went from I bought the cheapest to I bough the best example ever 💯

Love those trucks, basically a classy version of the Tahoe/Suburban….fairly inexpensive to repair, reliable, roomy. Car Wizard can fix that too when you’re ready, haha.

We have a 2006 riptide blue Esv. It’s the most comfortable Escalade we own. I have 3 other Escalades, 1 for my work truck, 1 for my Sunday driver, and 1 Esv platinum that I have been dismantling for my interior swap into my 2006 Lbz Duramax. The drivetrain is going into my 95 rcsb Chevy truck. My wife barely drives her blue Esv now since she works from home but I drive it every chance I can. Still drives like new and has plenty of room and power. Nothing beats the comfort of that generation.

I just remember driving around Liberty City in 2008 with the Cavalcade, that with GTA IVs exaggerated physics, must have had foot high body roll in corners, yawing and pitching like a yacht in a storm.

No one: Absolutely no one: Hoovie: Rrrrriiiiiiippppppptttttttiiiiiiddddddeeeee Bbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllluuuuuuuuueeeeeeeee.......

I really want Hoovie to buy a slab on elbows or a donk on 30s. He already loves American land yachts and has the garage of an early 00s rapper. A slab or donk would fit right into his collection while also being different from everything else he has. Not to mention the entertaining content he could make with a slab or donk.

I've always loved metallic colors. I love it when the sparkle in the sunlight. Absolutely gorgeous. That's why I'm happy that my Tacoma is a metallic Magnetic Grey! That's why I love the color on your Escalade!

Who dreaded every time he said “rip tide blue”?

YES! Still daily drive my 2002 Escalade LQ9 AWD. 200k miles still runs great!

Finally some appreciation for this car😂

Love the new Sclade. Just drove my one owner 300k mile 99 LT K2500 Suburban 7.4 Vortex 1200 miles from Louisville KY to Marathon FL pulling a 32' 7000 lb camper. Take care of these trucks they will serve you well. Took a drink every time you said Riptide Blue....hammered now.

Back when Escalade actually looked nice and not like the current monstrosity

I haven't seen a very clean 2nd Gen Escalade in long I love this color so beautiful.

14:41 to 15:15 you made an amazing statement that I am all on with it! Cars nowadays is only about "sporty". It where cooler in the past when a car where made to demand to certain group of people and not trying to aggregate interests as a whole.

The grand wagoneer was a wood sided Range Rover that actually ran.

If he still have the hummer he will have "early 2000's rapper" garage

Weird seeing one of these without spinner rims and blackout tint. Great video hoovie!

Hoovie, the only road tester that tells you just how comfortable seats are. That’s what I appreciate the most.

Whenever I see this gen Escalade I just think of Entourage.

I remember seeing dozens of Rip Tide Blue Gran Prix’s as a detailer. The problem is you can never touch them up, because the paint never lines up for the colour shift. You also could always tell which ones had paintwork for the same reason

Hoovies changed from: - THE CHEAPEST EXAMPLE OF... to - THE BEST EXAMPLE OF .... I Don't know what I like better 🥲

I have the same exact Escalade. Always get asked around what color it is and I can never answer... until now lol. Definitely a head turner

I’ve fell in love with the second generation Escalade in 2004! I had a 2007, now have a 2010! Now I want a 2021! 😎👍🏾🥰🤟🏾

Star of the garage.................the clean carpet. Amazing how she survived such amount of leaky hoopties over it.

This episode, Hoovie finds the slo-mo, next episode, star wipe!