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GaiaGoddess
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Sep 02, 2013

Is my Ford Escape worthless for fullfilling my dream? :-(

I've had this dream to live in an RV (travel trailer, specifically) for about 5 or 6 years now. I was drawn to the Ford Escape and was happy to learn they can tow up to 3500 pounds. I bought one last ...
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Road_Ruler
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Sep 05, 2013
Heisenberg wrote:
Experience. I was at the local Ford House yesterday and having read this stream of comments I looked at the Escapes on the lot. I cannot imagine towing with this vehicle. I could only think of the tail wagging the dog. I have been towing since 1980, not counting a boat I bought in 1978.


I'm guessing you would probably say the same thing about a smaller 2.0L 4cyl. VW Golf towing a full height trailer but in actual practice it works great...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAH-8_x4SuE

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