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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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xzyfsk
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Nov 23, 2013
I have a 2004 escape that I bought new. It is rated at 3500 towing. It will do that easily. That being said I tow flat trailers and don't have to deal with all the wind resistance. I tow 2500 and it can hardly tell that it is there. About 90% of the time I am in overdrive. I do live in the flatlands. I have had a much as 500lbs tongue weight with a motorcycle carrier.

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