Escalade

July 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Cadillac Escalade

Published by G

2008 Cadillac Escalade 2WD
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate

2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV 2WD
24 Month – Residual 66% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00256 Base Rate

* Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year. Add 2% to Residual for 12k mi/yr and 3% for 10k mi/yr on all terms
** Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: Earlier (on the Cayenne post) I recommended this over a Porsche (the world is gonna end!). I do want to point out that it was ONLY from a financial stand point. Porsche’s are like hot women, you only kick them out of bead for the right reasons. The Cayenne’s MF only a tad higher than the Escalade’s, but the residual is over 6% lower in every term. That’s a lot of pocket change right there! The downside is that these Escalades are 2WD and the Cayenna comes in AWD, but that only matters if you live in cities with extreme weather conditions.

May 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Cadillac Escalade

Published by G

36mo/12k – residual 58% – money factor 0.00256
36mo/15k – residual 56% – money factor 0.00256

* $850 lease cash.
** $1,000 if you are current GM customer.
*** Rebates are stackable.

My Take: 6.15% lease rate is good enough to deter me from anything that comes out of GM, even with the cash incentives. The Escalade is the ultimate pimp mobile of the 21st century.  If you dig that, then this is the ride for you. I, on the other hand, don’t want or need a full-size SUV of this magnitude. Plus, I don’t have the income to keep up with this ride’s thirst for gasoline.