I am with you brother. Retractable door handles are one of the more stupid ideas to be implemented. Classic example of someone asking, can we do this, but no one asked, should we do this?

How GM took some of the best engines in the world, their small block engines, and ruined them with DoD... Drives me crazy, man!

On the escalade they do have an exterior key hole, there’s a plastic cover you have to remove on the driver door handle to expose the key hole.

Don't worry, in about 3-4 videos he'll buy an Escalade and it will be the best thing ever made....😆

Randy I’m your age and agree 100% about the door handles!! This technology and high prices are ridiculous!!

The Cadillac Escalade has a cover beside the door handle that pops off revealing a keyhole. On the key fob there is a Botton you press that pops a key out. You stick the key in the key and turn, and the door pops open lol. But yeah, I would rather have normal door handles.

Yeah that Escalade has the 3.0 Diesel not the 6.2. the 600D is what gives it away.

Eurovans are great for camping. Some had the Westfalia package with a pop-up roof, stove, sink, etc. These were the "van-life" before van life became a thing. The engine in that one is a 2.8L 6-cylinder, which started later in the Eurovans life. It greatly improved what little performance they had!

I'm loving these night 🌙 uploads hope you keep them up 😋

That VW van is rare to me I have never seen one before and yes the electronic locks/door handles are a borderline liability in my opinion no matter the level of “luxury “ there has to be a limit

Part of the reason im stuck in the mid-late 00's with my cars. The direct injection and afm has made longevity a thing of the past for most people's cars. If your not dropping thousands at the mechanic or becoming one yourself its damn near impossible to keep a newer car 200k miles.

This is why I drive an old Honda. The entire car is made of tried and true technologies. I brought my kids home from the hospital in it after they were born. They'll probably drive it to college. (We're getting close.)

Bro I completely agree with you on the Escalade I worked at a GM dealer with those things first came out and the 600 D was awesome sold for 125,000 came back three days later bad transmission

I hate the electronic handles in my 2021 escalade, they don't even work properly most of the time but the dealer says it's normal. When i push the button in and quickly pull and not let go of the button the door will open a bit but lock in the middle area and i have to depress and press again to get it to release so i can open the door. The dealer said that i was opening the door "too fast" even though I'm opening it perfectly normal and that i need to press the button and wait a second before pulling the handle. What a damn joke.

I like the prior generation a lot better because it’s a mix of old and new tech. With this one, they modernized everything.

If I'm not mistaken I saw a 600D badge on the back of that Escalade. I think that's the diesel engine.

The t4 van is extremely rare in the states, now it has also become very rare even here in Europe. Diesels 2.5 tdi and are running to this day, given the fact that the van in question hasn't rusted into oblivion

You remove a cover on the door handle and you can use the emergency key that is in the key fob to open the door

Agree with you 100% on the Cadillac door handles Randy. Technology for technologies sake. As a Design Engineering Director, we recognize it as a Marketing game of "one-ups-manship". Unfortunately, the robust engineering, consumer acceptance, cost containment, and durability are often overlooked in an effort to sell a more "feature-rich" or "high profile" product than the competition. Not only in cars but other consumer durable goods. Advances in technology are important but at what cost Cadillac? GM's revolving door of leadership continues to fail to learn from its past. Many other companies fail customers for different reasons, but often because of their own egos.

Love the copart walk around gives me something to watch well I recover from back surgery

328i is a great vehicle! I had the same bc i had a 335i and thought i never wanted something less.... until i bought a 330i which is the same as the US 328i i think. It was a beast! With a transmission flash it shifts like a champ!

Congrats of your weight loss Randy 😎😎👍👍

Thanks for your update. BROTHER YOU NEED TO TAKE IT EASY YOU ARE WORKING TO Hard lately. Would love to see more from your Uncles House.

Here is how to unlock that Cadillac: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gquVosJ1s6vKkZs.html

Well done Randy. I Always thought that you were very informative and had good content. Keep it up.

I have a 2003 GMC Dinali pick up truck that is four wheel steer I love that thing but unfortunately. Being in Pennsylvania, it is rusting out pretty fast.

Keep up the great work Randy, can't get enough. 😎👌👍

The Escalade and all Cadillacs has covered key holes at end of driver door handle. I have a 2013 XTS premium, and recently had alternator and battery issues that locked me out, but these vehicles has secret key holes and I was able to unlock my doors easy.

Randy that Escalade was a diesel not the 6.2 It had the 600d badge I gotta say I’d have a Denali over an Escalade

I love your videos bud, awesome content and you make me laugh every time I watch them. We share the same passion and am really happy for you. Keep up the good work 👍🏼🎉

still enjoying your videos BTW, been watching since the Uber days.

I understand your love of cars i spent 30 years as a toyota master tech i am now retired and still love cars

My wife and I bought a brand new, just off of the transport rolling parking lot , PT Cruiser back in 2002. It had the woodgrain on the sides. My wife absolutely loved that car and stated PT stands for Pretty Tank. Yes, the head gasket was replaced under warranty, and I replaced the control arm bushings out of warranty, but it was a nice looking car. You either love them or hate them.

Congrats on the weight loss! Hope it stays a little cooler for you (and Santa) a while longer.

I hear you about the Escalade I have one a 2021 just like the one you showed and yea sometimes i do want to trade it in but for a dead battery on the door handle their is a key but to get the cap off their is a little slit under the door handle then the cap comes off

had a eurovan. Tranmissions have issues and timing chains stretch. Cam phasers are now absolite. otherwise that they are great. make sure you got big pockets. magnaflow make cats that you can get for 500 bucks. I know these things like the back of my hand. Its the old GOLF GTI VR6 motor. not that bad.

love the way Randy asks and answers the questions and observations that he thinks the viewers are thinking. (e.g. moving the Bimmer back and forth).😂 with the Charger, some folks r not into the speed and just like the style and in some cases maybe can’t afford the extra insurance that a Hemi brings.

I never knew the eurovan had a VR6. Those are good motors and sound pretty good if the exhaust is done right. It’ll be Interesting content if you decide to pick it up.

Good Coverage On These Randy, That Volkswagen Eurovan Is Quite The Collectors Item, Cool Van, It’s Got The 201 HP, 24-Valve 2.8L VR6 (Not A W-6 LoL) New Cat, Give Her Some Love, It’ll Sell Quickly..

Congrats on losing some weight. Why do I watch all your videos, you are a cool dude and I enjoy your commentary. Please don’t stop pumping out these videos. Other channels I skip through but yours I play all the way through. Toyota content is always appreciated. 😊

I'm feeling you on putting rims on a late model car. I see it all the time & you put a exhaust on a V6. Good for you on letting go of the fast food 👌

Vary awesome collection indeed. Keep up the great work.

Enjoy the videos dude ,keep them coming 👍👍👍

The conspiracy theorist in me say its by design. In the future if they don´t want you to get in your car for any reason, electric door handles they can simply lock from a far are the way to do it.

7:06 I see them everywhere in Germany, T3/T4, the 1.9 TDI they run forever The V6 are really good as well. A stolen Cat will Total these here in Germany 19:00 That is an easy fix, good quick Flip. 23:38 RIP little Motor 🤣

Hey Randy, I love today’s video. Can’t wait to see you next one. I hope you’re having a good day. Talk to you later man

Those VW vans are rare.😊👍

Randy the awd steering was sitting beside the res Ford ranger @18:04 of the cadillac brougham as the thumb nail!!

Hi Randy, just to let you know you’re the best KZfaqr ever

RANDYYY!!! Id like to see if you can find a hyundai Equss for the channel i thinknit would be great.. compare it to your s550

That VW Eurovan VR6!!! I love it!

I was born in the 50s. I like the door handles that you press with your thumb. LOL.

I am a Cadillac FAN and I would never buy that Escalade. I’d buy that Nav you drove last week before I drop $100k on that. You’re absolutely right about the handles. It is dumb and unnecessary.

Totally agree about the electric doors. Why have something with electric doors if you can't get into them when the battery dies? And did that Escalade have air ride suspension? It looked kind of low to the ground.

Hey Randy if you ever find a decent 16 and up Lexus ES350 or an Infiniti Q60 I want to come get it, I live in north Texas.

3:23 i have a honda pilot just like that and i would say its just as good as the escilade for the price, sure the escilade is probably more luxurious and looks nicer but you can find a maxed model of the honda pilot for like $5k-$7k, you get some nice things like heated seats and a nice sound system with a subwoofer stock.

The cap comes off the end of that escalade door handle. There's a keyhole behind it.

Excellent video

The German engineers Volkswagen , Audi , AMG Mercedes-Benz , Porsche , Bentley, Rolls-Royce , Audi is known innovation it comes to making their own vehicle it's the same thing with Mercedes Benz the Germans always stayed ahead of technology similar to the Chinese and Japanese automakers, it makes you appreciate the older vehicles are still on the road that's why we should try to salvage them and take care of them, I will take a 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XLT any day.

Randy 🤔14:00 How? The alternator was shot on that VW. The battery light was on the whole time you were running it.

I'd bid on the Volkswagen van for sure! No matter the condition, there's always someone paying top dollar for these. Even if it's an '03, you'll still be able to get what you're asking for. It's a good investment!

I was playing with build and price on the Dodge website. The problem with the V8 is they all including the 6.4 ( non supercharged) have cylinder deactivation.

you are soooo rite randy that door system is so dum i will never get a car like that is not safe just like you said about the mall im with you 100%

What papers, permits like dealership license you need to get in that lot?

The reason for electronic door handles is security. But the thieves are adapting and now they have frequency scanners, so… You might be better with old fashion handles

Haha he saw my comment. You were mentioning how overheated you were. I think there was a wrecked black Colorado by it and the Red Ford ranger was next to it.

Cool, electric door handles are crazy !!

I really like the tecnology that it's comming... but I hate electronic door handles. The first thing that it can happened it's that you would think that I would come out like a normal door handle but it doesn't and you would be absolutely confused. And the second thing it's exacly what you said. Even with emergency openers, nothing beats the normal handles, basically a 99% chance of opening.

eurovans in europe? they cald volkswagen transporter and the very luxury ones are named: caravelle. this is the T4 series and a van so robust roomy and practical AND very relayable!!! we very loved the 1.9 TDI a diesel engine, and we in the eu have very RARE a VR6 petrol engines in it... automatic also semi rare in eu most eurovans/transporters/caravelle are diesels and manuals... I LOVE the eurovans alwasy want one for myself... ps they drive like THE BEST! very underestimated van believe me...

Randy done find another camper van this time 03 Vw Eurovan which luv yea might need a small amount of tlc but don't find those too much & yes agree I'd take Charger Daytona any day instead of 3.5 or .2.7 engine but red V6 Charger does look clean

I agree with you 100% on the newer Escalades. That said, great walk through.

Funnily enough, that Escalade is actually a 3.0 diesel as denoted by the “D” next to the 600 badge on the liftgate, doesn’t solve the electrical problems though

As someone who lives in a country where we don't get these cars(Escalade), I really envy the USA citizens. This has been my dream car since the 2003 model. I love the fact that it can adapt to any driver's personality.

Now a day every car has electronic door handles and I have a 2019 Camaro with electronic door handles, I hope I don't have to get up in the middle of the night in an emergency and I don't have a dead battery. The Camaro has a battery in the trunk. God forbite I don't have that problem. Randy, thanks for that warning I'll keep that in mind. God Bless

My family had an escalade as a rental a few days ago, and those door handles are actually harder to open than normal ones. Sometimes, you hit the button wrong and it doesn't open on the first try.

Hey, Randy. Greetings from Maine.

The 4 wheel sreer Sierra was in the video that had the old school cadillac as the thumbnail. The Sierra was right next to the red ranger you were looking at.

i love the interior of the 2015 cadillacs, now i feel they have gone very modern and futuristic, that does not look good on a suv imo

The 4 wheel steering that your looking for would be like the older seirra denali pick up truck. The 02 to 06 body style. I think the one that I saw on your video was white. But its a sierra denali. The bedside by the wheels will look like it has kinda of a wide body but it’s not. It’s basically like little bit bigger hips.

As with all new GM products The new ones are junk ! Give me an older one any day! It’s tragic to see a car company fall so far !

thanks Pal, that was great as always.

What’s the story with the off limits section? I saw a 1950s something over there that would be fascinating to see more of.

7:11 those are very rare. I’ve seen two in my in New Jersey

Been too many times at the Chinese massage parlor Randy?😂😂 Happy ending.

If it's not broken, does it need to be fixed/improved?

I’ve been seeing a lot of these new GM trucks on IAA and Copart listed with “engine damage” and the kicker is they will only have like 50k miles. Also when I was in Florida I rented a 2022 Suburban and the low oil warning came on. It had 60k miles and was burning oil at an alarming rate. Budget comped me $24 for 2 quarts of oil lol. I’m sure the engine would’ve blown up if I had driven it from Port Canaveral to Orlando without adding oil 😂

That looked like a nice little Nissan Versa Note across from the Cadillac 😊👍

That E93 is definitely a good flip. Also ECS Tuning is just a parts company for BMWs, similar to FCP

Love the look of the Escalade

The Champ is here

there is a way to open the Cadillac escalade with out power, but you do need a key, to the very right and underneath the door handle there is a small opening, using the key to pop off the cover and there is is key cylinder exposed

Something about a pt cruiser man. I loved mine when i had it!😊

The 4ws was on 02-05 fullsize trucks along with suburban 2500's

I think I like manual door handles on the vehicle so if the battery dies you can still open the doors with no problem technology

I had a New 2018 Escalade Triple Black, on costly special order factory rims. What an incredible piece of junk, from the transmission to 3 blown displays which controls everything (Thank God still under warranty) drove the dealer's Escalade more than I drove mine while in for service. Sold it before it warranty expired and NEVER looked back!

Does anyone know if that Caddy has an electric hood release as well? Some vehicles do. The ultimate irony if the battery is located under the hood.

This is good question and i want a know to, why we need huge cars and electric locks

Nice Copart. My Arizona Copart has a dirt lot so the cars and engine bays are crazy dirty.

I agree with you on the electric doors. Not safe or convenient