Maybe its just me, but investing a couple grand in a hitch that you can use forever and resell for just about what you bought it for sounds like a good investment to me....
I had not heard that about the GM SUVs, that is exciting news. I had a 1/2 ton Yukon XL and it was frankly pathetic from both a towing as well as quality perspective. A Ford friend tells me that it will be years before we see any meaningful redesign for the Expedition (2018). We will see if the competition from GM moves this at all.