Want tow vehicle recommendation for 179

We bought the R-Pod early July with the expectations of towing it with a Mazda-CX9 rated for 3,500 lbs.

After much deliberation and mind-changing, we purchased the 2010 Yukon. The price sounds high, but the price was right in line with several similar age/mileage local vehicles. The dealer came down a couple thousand, so we feel like we got a fair deal.....and we love the extras.

Tonight we took a beautiful rig for a test drive - 2010 Yukon, one owner, 71k miles. It has lots of goodies - leather interior, backup camera, heavy duty tow package, power liftgate, remote start, clean and looks like new. The dealer has it listed at 31k which seems in the ballpark for its age and condition. We were hoping to not spend that much for a TV, but this sure is tempting.

Hi OP
We have the Rpod 176t, its a little smaller than the 179 but heres my experiences thus far:
I have a ranger 3.0 and would not even think about it except on maybe very flat land and just a short hop for few miles maybe 20 or so.,,if you have the higher rated 4.0 ranger with a better towing capacity then you might be ok....but just that...ok
The DW has a Ford Edge crossover rated at 3500 tow capacity and I have seen a Cheyenne camping center video on youtube towing a rpod just fine with a ford edge crossover but its on Iowa country flatlands.

With all that said, I went up I-26 into the mountains of NC from SC;
up the Saluda grade and onwards to I-40...there were some decent hills along the way and I could really feel it pulling on a F-150 I have...it has the tow package and a 5.4 liter/330 cu inch engine...it often would downshift to get the power it needed from the automatic transmission.
I was surprised as to how much I could feel the trailer back there...on flatland it did pretty good and was not often "felt".
My observation told me a crossover V-6 something or other around 3.5 or better would be ok in flat country but I feel a transmission would be repaired or replaced within a year or so if you did a lot of hill country with it.
Will I be using the DW's Ford Edge to tow with it? Heck no, after what I felt in the hill country towing with the f-150 I don't even want to think about how much a transmission rebuild would cost!

IM also short and I do a bulk of my driving in a Toyota corolla and leave the F-150 in the driveway about 99% of the time.
The ranger is something hard to part with...Ive had it since 95 and the original owner...they are about the toughest truck Ive ever had but they are too small( other than the extended cab 4.0 ... maybe?)for the rpod.
If I didn't tow with the f-150 my next choice would have been to get and Expedition
All the best!
Gavin

I agree with the SUV. At first giving up my PU hurt.. then I bought a utility trailer that will carry more weight, is easier to load and unload, and will carry stuff like my big riding mower to the shop if needed. Much better combo.