Pros and Cons of Trailer Towing your Toad

I towed a Pontiac Soltice. No damage was ever done to the car. I made sure the trailer fenders were low enough to open the doors over them. It was an open trailer. If you get an enclosed one be sure you get a front door to get at the tie downs. I used e-track in the floor to tie down with.

I have towed many cars some of each method. Tow-bar with all four wheels on the ground has the problem of damaging the vehicle unless it's modified. A tow dolly for a rear-wheel drive is not really much better, but for a front wheel drive it's a fair choice.

But my favorite is a full trailer. It tows better, tracks better, sways less, no modifications necessary, brakes are easy, and backing up is practical. I have never had a shield in the front so I don't know how much it helps - but the car on the trailer seems to be a bit cleaner than with a tow bar. Tie-down isn't a big deal if you figure out a technique. I always like to chain to the frame/body so the car suspension is squeezed so the car doesn't bounce as much. Once you have a position on the trailer, and chains or straps that always go in the same place, it should be a pretty quick load/unload.

We tow our Frontier (2WD) on a car hauler, and it works well for us. Tie downs on all 4 wheels, as I'm paranoid about it coming loose. We bought an aluminum 16 foot dual axle with brakes on both axles and with our Brakesmart (no longer made) controller, the rig tows/stops beautifully.

The biggest problem we had towing a trailer is the people running a park. There were several parks that made us unhook and leave the trailer in a separate section when the space was large enough to fit. A pain when you are not staying long. I have only had two times I had to unhook the car because I took the wrong road. It is more work to load and tie down when I am hauling my jeep, then it is to hook up our car. I like to use the trailer with the jeep, because if it has a problem it can be loaded and fixed when we are home.