Turk’s recently completed a Cadillac Escalade Collision Repair, which turned out gorgeous! While at first glance it may not be very noticeable, look closer and you’ll see that the driver’s front corner of this Cadillac Escalade was quite damaged. These Cadillac Escalade collision repairs consisted of replacing the front bumper, impact bar, grille, left headlight, hood, and blending the paint onto the fenders for a perfect color match.
According to a Wikipedia article about the The Cadillac Escalade, it reads that …”this is a full-size luxury SUV engineered and manufactured by Cadillac. It was Cadillac’s first major entry into the popular SUV market. The Escalade was introduced for the 1999 model year in response to German and Japanese competitors and to Ford’s 1998 release of the Lincoln Navigator. The name Escalade refers to a siege warfare tactic of scaling defensive walls or ramparts with the aid of ladders or siege towers.”
When it comes to a Cadillac Escalade Collision Repair, in the collision repair industry, we see quite a few of these very popular high end SUV’s.
They share their platform with the GMC Yukon and the Chevy Suburban. Besides a plethora of convenience features, the Cadillac Escalade has mixed safety ratings from the NHTSA / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, part of the Department of Transportation), ranging from 4 to 5 stars. The IIHS / Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, (a U.S. nonprofit organization funded by auto insurers), has this to say however: “According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2007-08 Escalade models had the highest fatality rate of their class with a driver death rate of 33 compared to the class average of 15”. Essentially the safety tests vary and the IIHS tests are more demanding on the structural ability of a vehicle to withstand certain crash testing. That being said, the Cadillac Escalade is still a much larger and heavier vehicle than most typical passenger cars and although the NHTSA tests and the IIHS tests are different, the Cadillac Escalade which is built on a light truck chassis will still perform well in most typical collisions. When it comes to Cadillac Escalade Collision Repair, this vehicle will most certainly have a higher ACV / actual cash value, than its domestic counterparts.
The Car and Driver review of the Cadillac Escalade ranks it 3 of 5 stars and goes onto say “Flashy and glamorous, the Escalade continues to woo buyers with its luxurious interior and lane-busting road presence.”
The most surprising statistic that is well known throughout the insurance and collision industries is that the Escalade is the among the most frequently stolen vehicles.
If your Cadillac Escalade requires collision repairs contact Turk’s Collision Repair.