Actually I have a Mazda Miata sports car ( circa 1990 ) with 160K  
miles that I installed a receiver hitch on and I have a teeny trailer  
that
I can put 600 lbs on and the trailer weighs about 150 lbs ( I can  
bench press the trailer ).  I changed the suspension on the trailer  
from leaf springs to air filled inner tubes.
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> On May 7, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Herbert Graf wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 14:30 +1200, Apptech wrote:
>>> My car has no trailer hitch and the manual says not to put
>>> one on.
>>
>> And ?
>>
>> Roof rack.
>> Roofbox.
>> ... ?
>>
>> I'd almost certainly fit a trailer hitch if I was in in your
>> situation.
>> As long as insurance does not disallow it it is extremely
>> unlikely to be a terrible idea.
>
> Unfortunately most of North America has an incorrect opinion on
> trailers. Most of us think that to tow ANYTHING you need a big truck
> with a V8 engine.
>
> Fact is pretty much ANY car is capable of towing 1000-1500lbs. While
> most cars do have a tow rating in the manual, most dealerships will
> claim it's not a good idea. That's rubbish.
>
> In Europe OTOH towing a trailer is common. I've seen VW Golfs with tow
> hitches. Yes, you can't tow a 5th wheel trailer with a Gold  
> (safely) but
> a small trailer is no problem.
>
> TTYL
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