Don't Buy a Toyota Land Cruiser, The Best Cheap Overland Rig Is an Escalade! 

used ones are affordable and the Lexus GX460 is a Landcruiser Prado

@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD Well yeah no one is buying new LCs to go offroad, and the "secret" about the gx460 has not been a secret for a while now, 2010 models are still $20k+ for high mileage examples. Cheap gmt800 suvs, some can be had in good shape for less than $2k, can do the same. I would argue a gmt800 suburban with a 4l80e + PT 4WD can outpace this escalade easily. This is a great video to show people they don't need to blow a ton of money to go overlanding/ camping.

@@mildphil people out here by new Landcruisers to go off road.... same for thr new GX.. dunno where the rumor that people don't offroad new cars came from lol 😆

@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD I said people aren't offroading brand new Landcruisers, people barely even buy them in the US to begin with. I am sure there are exceptions, but by and large older vehicles dominate the trails. This mainly boils down to the context of the original post: most people can't afford brand new LCs.

Heck, an Escalade of this caliber in my location will be at least $20k and likely have 180-220k miles.

The GMT400 Escalade is way more Capable offroad than this model. However good luck finding one nowadays that hasn't been beat to the ground. Since they were only made for 2 years it's hard to get one. I have a GMT400 Yukon Denali which is pretty much the same vehicle but I'm spending a fortune restoring it. I couldn't find one in decent shape. Probably would've been cheaper getting a GMT800.

That’s because you’re an Alpha Male … only the most macho drive Cadillacs. I know, because I roll a Gen II CTS-V.

@@dariog36th Yeah, I'm slow-rolling a restoration of my GMT400. It needs new seat covers and it has some electrical issues with the interior lights, but the body, frame, and drivetrain are all pretty solid. However, just this afternoon, it quit running on me while I was on the freeway. I had to have it towed to a shop. It cranks and has fuel pressure, but just won't start. I'm wondering if it's something like a bad ignition coil or something.

@@krasnaludek298 LOL! I'm not sure about being an Alpha Male, but I do like driving the Cadillac. I just got it because it was a cheap truck at the time and I wanted to have something to tow with. I have a Cherokee XJ and towing with it is a nightmare! The Escalade does much better and is way more comfortable.

the man's correct most cadillac's are treated & maintained but just awd the tahoe yukon or avalanche suburban highest end models offer most or all same toys along with feature being they have 2wd Hi (plus) have Low Range 4wd (plus) Hi Range 4wd (plus) the Awd Hi feature like Cadillac but being on demand rather than just Full Time Awd it's Eaton's Locker Rear that is Key

Wheels that will fit this can be found for practically free and you're going to need tires anyway.... Could even sell the rims and break even

I knew a guy who put 30" rims on one of these and put a turbo on it

The bolt pattern is 6 x 5.5 we can find Steelies for that pretty easily

You don’t know how to take the rims off??

You call that a problem

Just adding off-road bumpers and a selectable rear locker and this thing would do anything you wanted. A two inch lift would go a long way too. Maybe another 6k including labor for that stuff. 12k for the final product would be a good deal.

3inch lift, 33s locking rear, hard bumpers, rooftop tend, solar etc it’s called XKLNDR traveling soon to hit the Panamerican hwy

​@@theinternets7516You forgot a low gear

I agree the later years the interior and their liability went down 👎👎👎 that's why this is the best version

I have a 2003 too, I bought it 3 years ago and haven't taken it to a workshop yet (Except for some silly repairs). When it comes to reliability this escalade is 12/10.

The seats are GOAT

GMT 900 is great too.

Absolutely, I've been driving gmc for 20 years ,never had any mayor problems with engine or transmission, today in my driveway we have a 06 yukon denali xl 2000 gmc sierra sle 5.3 2008 gmc sierra 4.8 all 4x4

i felt like he was going to start talking too.

@@jeffreyrigged same

Blah, blah Cadillac, blah blah Escalade but that doggo. I literally can't stop watching. So calm and relaxed. Thumb up for TFL and delicious 🦴🦴🦴 for Blazey

@@jeffreyrigged 😆

@@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756 I have a guy comming to look at it today. Hopefully it will sell.

Wait they made the Tahoe with the all-wheel drive and 4 high for low lock

@@bartbarnett2811 mine is allwheel with 4lo and a seperate setting for traction control

that toyota tax

What about the reliability?

@@AG-rk5hj Toyota is so confident in their reliability these days they asked BMW to build em a sports car from the ground up “just to mix it up” I guess🤣🤣 so confident in their quality it took em 15 years to come up w/ a new 1/2 ton design….which they copied heavily off the Big 3’s LAST gen models, & they’re already blowing turbos lol!🤣 toyota is SO confident in their N/A V8 engineering & reliability, they got tired of being so perfect they opted to have Yamaha make their performance 5.0 you’d find in the RC-F (kinda important for the brand) just to get a lil “crazy”! In fact- they’re soooo confident in their reliability that when it came time to make a “supercar” to compete w/ the likes of Ferrari, they KNEW again that they were just such reliability perfectionists that the car take forever to build (not that it already didn’t) so yeah, they asked Yamaha pretty please make us a supercar V10 engine!!! Please please Yamaha!!! And Yamaha obliged yet again - ironically the LFA is considered one of “Toyotas” greatest achievements & one of the most noteworthy attributes was the exhaust note as well as the screaming high redline….both of which had nothing to do w/ Toyota engineering or Reliability. If the sarcasm doesn’t seep through the interwebs for ya- just know it’s there😂🤣😜

@@AG-rk5hj lol, what of it? They’re reliable as hell and cheaper to maintain.

@@MS-mr4zm lol you wrote a whole essay that I didn’t even bother to read . You should write an entire essay on how GM is complete garbage to.

yeah. GM vehicles are so reliable that they can’t even make it past 3 years of durability here where i live. yet we got land cruisers running from the 70s

Everyone's trying to build these all in one cars. New gm trucks are badass but it's why they don't have the same niche as the older ones

Not to mention the new regimes gas mileage requirements. The 90s GM trucks still had solid steel all over and they’re losing more and more of that to save weight.

@@Adrianlandl86 Yup. Be praying to every God out there that they are still equipping it with a somewhat beefy fuel engine, sooner or later it's all gonna turn into hybrid or electric unibody junk

What is the real difference between the Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Denali and Escalade in the same year and platform? I am kind of confused😮😮

Please make sure you research the 6l80/6l90e torque converter failures. Mine gave up without prior notice and is now collecting dust. $4500-$7k new transmission.

@@korn111685 Totally agree with the 6l80e torque converter. I actually swapped mine oit for a performance Circle D billet Torque Converter. The stock one will destroy the transmission around 130-180k generally.

I don't understand the esky light conversion thing. I have a 06 Yukon Denali and I see a ton of those in my area.... Kinda strange looking.

The LQ9 6.0L iron block is one of GMs strongest and most durable engines

They never came in 5.3L with RWD tho?

@@wise_xxiv5741 only the 2002-2005 model years came optional with it back in the day so that people can have an Escalade for a cheaper price

I have a fourth gen F body (Firebird Formula) and I do love me that 5.7 LS1! I have a '13 4Runner for a daily driver, I wish I could LS the thing, the Toyota motor sucks. I love the GMT 800 SUVs, and I often think I'd rather have one than my forerunner. It just seems like it's so hard to find them in nice condition, although TFL always seems to find cream puffs. I would love to have a 2003ish Tahoe or Burb Z71.

Escalade has cylinder deactivation issues, sometimes head gasket issues, and sometimes transmission issues 60 series trans is weak, 80 is better but there's a lot of horsepower to deal with. That Landover is LUCKY to see 100k miles. With many thousands spent on maintenance. The older Discovery (95-2000 ish) is better off-road, but has pretty bad head gasket issues, and lots of small typical LR issues like falling head liner, broken plastics, torn leather, broken switches, dead windows, etc. I'm no Chevy fan but you can get out and enjoy the outdoors cheep and pretty reliably with one. Junk yards are full of parts if you can turn wrench and save a lot of money.

@@trekinseattle No chevy truck had cylinder deactivation until 2007 when the GMT900 came out.

Yup 2007 was first year offered... Also an update to his exact question about 2002 I see many camshaft bearing failures at our machine shop. Occasionally cam lobe failure even though it's roller. Intake gasket failures misdiagnosed as head gasket failures etc etc..

Same here

Exactly... How many escalades and explorers do you see crossing the outback or the Sahara desert... Zero that's how many