I presently have 175,000 miles on the car, and have had no "tow-ins". All repairs were due to use, such as new tires, batteries, bulbs, filters and so on.
I have averaged 25 mpg on the road, occasionally reaching 26-7. Ethanol is bad for it (as it is on all older cars).
It is the only SUV of its size and towing capacity that gets reasonable mileage (drops 20% while towing, to be expected).
Nice turning radius, easy traffic driving.