tomh802

We bought a Ford Escape 2009 in December of 08 with the assurance of the owners manual saying that it is flat towable. Ford installed three transmissions for us that winter, and then bought it back in the summer. We now have an 09 Escape Hybrid, since we really liked the car. The hybrid has given us no problems while flat towing. We had to pay the difference in the MSRP's; and of course we were severely inconvenienced while the various dealers installed a new tranny. All the dealers were very good; although there was always a delay in getting the new transmission, they worked hard to get the job done as quickly as possible. Incidentally, we noticed that the hybrid gets several miles per gallon better economy when it is not necessary to use the AC, since the gas engine has to run all the while the AC is on.