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Lunacy!! Where is the line?

That's exactly what the GMC dealer (oddly enough) said, so I'm not overly concerned with that anymore. I ended up ordering a 2007 Escalade ESV afterall... once I drove one, there was no turning back. Should arrive in mid-July. I'm shocked that the Denali, Escalade, Suburban don't have Bluetooth, telescopic steering wheel, etc. The '05 STS had all sorts of features such as bluetooth, heads-up display, adaptive cruise, etc.... why they couldn't carry those over to other vehicles is beyond me. As far as I know, the STS is the ONLY GM vehicle at the moment with bluetooth capability. Seems shortsighted to me -- even the new camry has bluetooth. I'd be happy if they provided the ability to use Onstar handsfree with Cingular or another provider other than Verizon. Baby steps.

That is a beautiful car - take great care of it!

Thanks guys. It's actually more for my use and I do a lot of traveling for business... nonetheless, the wife insists it be "family friendly" I was referring to the standard XL versus the ESV -- '07 is the first year that I'm not seeing as much value in the Denali. If memory serves, it's not significantly cheaper than the Escalade (comparitively speaking, of course), comes with less standard features and less optional features. It also has a similar powertrain, meaning the FlexFuel and AFM aren't available. You're right though, it is a bit tamer and one might argue even a bit more practical.

Hello - My wife and I are looking for another SUV and I'm just curious what you all think of the Suburban vs the Yukon XL and the Yukon XL vs the Escalade ESV. Do you think the significant price hike between the XL and ESV is worth it? As best as I can tell, the noticeable differences are a much better quality trim (leather-wrapped in the Escalade - painted plastic in the Yukon), the Escalade has a Bose 5.1 surround system, a bigger navigation screen and a better ride (IMO.) The downside is, even with my GMS pricing, it's $12k more and it doesn't have Active Fuel Management and FlexFuel (stupid move on GM's part) I appreciate any feedback and insight.