Ideal vehicle for a newbie?

Oh that is such fantastic information!!! And such a good laugh!! Thank you everyone...I'm totally learning all this stuff and by TC I did mean my towing capacity :) The funniest was "anything but the Escape" LOL. And yup, my dealership did say "no problem" but in all fairness I used my youngest brother who just started and knows even less than I so I was prepared. And they did try to talk me down to a lighter model (r-pod 172 vs the 179 I bought). But I sensed from just the drive out there in winds I wouldn't be using it to tow, especially through mountains. Thank you for the suggestions for a longer box to increase stability...I was told about a 2003 Siverado 2500 Duramax - it looked HUGE but for someone who drives so little unless traveling I may look into, or some sort of 1500 series something (know about the same about trucks as RVs lol...all good fun!) But that helped a lot! I was still going to set up the escape for "emergency towing" but I think I'll save the $!