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    Posted: 31 Jul 2013 at 2:04pm
Originally posted by hogone

Sleepless:  Not pure sarcasm, but maybe a little!!! Sorry, no harm intended.   I guess I just have experience with the Escape 6 cyl/3.0 and as I mentioned, blew the tranny.  It definately struggled, and  by no means did I run it hard.    It will pull it however.  I guess once you have more power, it is a feeling of comfort and safety. 


hogone, thanks for the comments.  I don't want to belabor talking about the Santa Fe, but most people don't realize that the "new" models like mine with the largest engine weight in at well over 4000 pounds.  It has plenty of hp, great 0-60 acceleration, but it is light on torque at lower RPMs. Unfortunately, it turns 2000 RPM at 60 mph, while its hp is rated somewhere around 6300 RPM.  The only complaint I have about it as a TV is we need more room for storage on our extended trips.  With my wife and 3 small dogs, it becomes a little tight near the end of our trips. 

I have mentioned before that I am an old coot, and I have a few medical problems that sometimes affect my patience and moods.  I don't want to get on the bad side of you or anyone else on the Forum.

Bob
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Lot of good posts and experience with different models. I think one key issue is wheel base. The longer the t.v. the more stable. a Jeep CJ with a 4.0 in line 6 will pull the pod, but the short wheel base will be a factor during cross winds and semi's blowing past you at 75mph. My trailblazer has a long wheel base and weights 4200lbs. the 4.2 in line 6 puts out 295 HP at 6000 RPM. it like most modern cars is running at 1800 RPM at 60 MPH. I like the right lane and stay at 60mph on the flats and 45 to 55 up hills. If I have a long pull on a steep hill I will manually lock the tranny into 2nd or 3rd at hit a target RPM of around 3000 RPM, this will let me stay in the good torque range and keeps the temp down into the 210 range. I have never had an overheating problem pulling even with the temps at around 95 d/f. My t.v. has a towing package but I went ahead and added an external transmission cooler. the cooler is a heck of a lot cheaper than a tranny overhaul.
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