New Podder

I do have the AWD on the Escape. As far as brake controllers go, I am having a P3 installed prior to delivery. I also plan on having the Recurve R3 WD/Sway control hitch installed unless there's something about these that folks here know that I don't!

The P3 is a good choice. I had not even heard of the Recurve R3 before. The big three I see mentioned are the Equal-i-zer (what I have), the Fastway E2, and the Andersen. I will be interested to hear how well the Recurve R3 works.

I am very comfortable towing and tend to err on the side of EXTREME caution while doing so. I figure if the Pod is hooked up, then I'm not going to work, so no need for speed.

Even when one does so, an accident can still happen. It is less likely when one exercises care and does not get in too big a hurry. In our case, if we had waited a day or two, there would have been the opportunity for the ice that we hit to have melted. We wanted to get to our daughter's new house though. The rest is history.

I think when my car's wheels fall off (2010 Fusion with 374,000 miles!) I will look to get something a bit more substantial to pull it with. But for now, the Escape will have to do! Thanks again for the response! I can definitely foresee "leaning" on you experienced Podders quite a bit in the future!! Best Regards, Don

We tend to hold on to our cars also, even though we have not yet gotten that many miles on one of them. You must do a LOT of driving. When we bought the 2010 Nissan Frontier, it had around 78,000 miles. It now has about 82,000. We would have driven the Escape for much longer than we did. The accident forced us to make a change. So far, it is working out for the better.

Best regards to you also.