used 99 or 00?

[muphasta]

I am in the market for an suv. I went to the Caddy dealership, and they had both a 99 and 00 escalade on the lot. Both are certified, meaning they have up to 100k mile or 5 (or is it 6 years?) year warranty from date of perchase.

They were asking 29k for the 00, and 27k for the 99. The 99 has really nice caddy rims, grill and head/tail light gaurds. Do any of you know if there are any differences in the 2 in any significant way?


Thanks

[Scott 02]

Not really anything. The 99 weighs a touch more than the 00 for some reason. That is really the only difference I have seen. Both have the same 5.7L 255HP V-8. They have the same body style to. If you were to look at a 00 and a 99 model....you couldn't tell any difference.

[muphasta]

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

[Scott 02]

No problem....

[arthur12187]

a teacher drives one in my school i was like wtf if that doing here? it had 18' rims on it too! i was thinking all day, how can a teacher afford such a nice car? i mean they make like $25,000-$35,000 a year

[Jetts]

his wife or her husband probally makes good money
just cause they are teachers means that is there only job and it doesnt mean there husband/wife is a teacher or some poor person

[muphasta]

My wife is a teacher, and she makes more than $35k a year. Depending on the district, and state, they do alright.

But, if they bought it used, they may be as inexpensive as an explorer. That is what I am trying to get my wife to understand. Plus w/their certified program, you get a 100k mile warranty. Better than a new Ford.

[Scott 02]

, how can a teacher afford such a nice car?

Its called....Leasing

[UKO]

Originally Posted by arthur12187

i mean they make like $25,000-$35,000 a year

Actually, I'm a first-year teacher, and we dont make all that much (about $40K/year) compared to the standard of living in NYC, but some vets in the teaching thing w/ summer school and all that make up to $90-100K. Also bear in mind that many new teachers do other stuff on the side...

I actually right now own a '96 Range 4.0, and I'm thinking about getting the '99 or '00 Escalade sometime next year (that or a '98 Landcruiser).

I havent seen too many complaints about it, so it might be a good bet. What do you guys think?

[blasian_man]

maybe the teacher does alotta extracurricular stuff, they get bonuses, coaching, after school tutoring, science fair, and all those other big projects

[muphasta]

Where do teachers get bonuses? In my wife's district, all that extracurricular stuff is part of the job. Only coaching gets them more money. Any fair at the school, or tutoring is just extra time. No money. If my wife got paid for all the extra hours she put in, I could retire!

[UKO]

Originally Posted by muphasta

If my wife got paid for all the extra hours she put in, I could retire!

Please, here in NYC we dont even feel like we get paid enough as it is for what we do! If you asked teachers to come in to do extra tutoring and all that crap and NOT GET PAID, they would probably strike!

We do have to do 100 minutes extra work per week, and in some schools they do extra tutoring, but Saturday classes, summer school, you get paid for. I actually want to teach a GED program....

Where are you? So I know where NOT to go to teach if I leave NYC.

[muphasta]

San Diego. I took the tutoring to mean helping kids after school. My wife did teach summer school, but that was only about $2k, not enough to buy a $50k suv!

It isn't that bad here in S.D. for teachers. What is bad, is the high cost of housing. Depending on where you are in NY, you may know about that already!