Grandriver

Thanks Brett but I'm not the least bit interested in the Focus - DW doesn't want one - case closed - and as you well know, installation and what you might have to trim and cut is specific to the particular model. I have Blue Ox equipment now and won't switch unless there is a good reason. Blue Ox may have given me one when I got the Tahoe. They said nothing would have to be cut and they were wrong. They were not helpful nor cooperative when I talked to them. We had to cut and I didn't like that. Not good when it comes time to sell or trade. On the other hand, I think the Roadmaster baseplates work with the Blue OX tow bar if adaptors are used. I had a look at the new Equinox today (towable) and I'm now going to have to see if any surgery is required to get the baseplates on properly. If the tranny problem with the Escape is resolved I'd sure like to include it on my list. I may have to consider the Hybrid Escape as it doesn't have the same tranny - has a CVT vs the 6 speed. Don

How much work was required to put on the baseplates? Whose plates did you use? Tx Don

For 2009 they adopted the 6 speed, which I assume is the one they did jointly with GM at a cost of over $1 billion. They initially said it was not towable in other Ford/Lincoln units in 2008. I even phoned them and pointed out that their engineers said, in a technical article, that is was towable flat. Someone later got to the right level and they changed all their manuals (I would have purchased a Lincoln MkX but because they said NO I got a Tahoe). This morning a package of material arrived on the Escape from Ford. Now I read these problems. Certainly will have to look at the new Terrain (updated Equinox) now. Don