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Traded My 09 Ht3 For A 08 Escalade Ext

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For any one who s interested, I traded my H3T for an EXT and here are my thoughts. I know many people find the H3T to be an ugly truck, but the reactions to the truck was mixed, about 50 50. It was a great all around non work vehicle truck, 45000 miles and not one trip to the dealer. A lot of plastic it so took few scratches. Great low end gearing (5 cyl). Towed my 3,600.00 pd 22 ft boat out of the water as good as any other truck, felt like a V8. Great off road (minor off road) and in all types of snow. Caddy looks and rides great, much more comfortable vehicle but it absolutely sucks in snow (I live in the NE so been in snow a lot this winter), No 4 wheel drive at all, (AWD), and it is a major gas guzzler. Trouble with the hummer when I towed the boat over 45 mph it struggled to find the right gear because of the lack of power and torque.

mhenshaw Senior Enthusiast

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Your kind of comparing apples to oranges with the midsize Hummer and fullsize Escalade.

 

Sounds like you are happy with your desicion. Wait till you tow your boat with the caddy. You won't know its behind you with the power and suspension the caddy has.

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Nice Truck !, Yes you are right, it is hard to get it all. I was lucky to get a final tow when I picked up the boat at the marina after winterization, its a small boat but it felt much safer.

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KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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You don't think the tires have anything to do with the snow performance on the ext?. :thumbs:

 

 

thats what i was thinking... those are some big ass rims that probably have sporty tires in them

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You don't think the tires have anything to do with the snow performance on the ext?. :thumbs:

 

 

thats what i was thinking... those are some big ass rims that probably have sporty tires in them

 

 

Now that yoy say that, I'm sure it's partially the tire, I think they are the stock all seasons that come with the truck, but I was stuck in a small snow bank and I was used to my four tires getting traction, I felt the truck searching. Maybe next winder I will need some pure snow tires, but I guess it always about the money.

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