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Baking in the sun... Just like if you actually owned the car and parked it outside at work every day. Paint will be fine. It's the dealer's delivery wash job that causes the swirls.

You would get a $25,000 income credit on the Escalade with a Section 179 deduction...

General Motors has increased the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the entire 2021 Cadillac lineup. The 2021 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV have received the largest price increases in the Cadillac lineup. The entry-level Escalade trim level carries on with the same MSRP...

The blue does really pop!

I did spec the pano roof but will put 5% tint on it so it's actually feasible to keep the cloth shield from covering it up most of the time...

The interesting thing is that the option price for the wheels is only $1,500. That's probably much less than if you were to buy the wheels from the parts counter down the road... Of course, then you'd have 2 sets. I'm really curious to see what the cost of the Magnesium wheels will be. And...

Someone talked to a Cadillac rep who said the magnesium wheels are available for order as of yesterday. I checked the order guide changes and they weren't shown. The last order guide change update shown was actually from April 12th (yesterday), so I'm not sure about that magnesium wheel...

The ceramic coating goes over the film, as mentioned. Again, the ceramic coatings you can buy are nearly the same as those applied by pro detailers. And I'm not sure how they can quote a paint correction fee without seeing the car first. If you can get the dealer NOT to wash the car, it's...

You can buy the necessary tools and products and do it yourself for around $500. It just takes a while to do the paint correction. Figure 5-10 hours for correction, then apply the ceramic coating. I would recommend a Porter Cable DA polisher like this one: Porter Cable 7424 pad kit...

Agreed! Make sure it's a highly-rated professional shop that can remove all of the swirls and paint defects. Or do it yourself if you are familiar with paint correction. Agreed! Straight black is the toughest paint color to maintain in terms of keeping it defect/swirl free. I have found...