No, joerg, I am a native speaker and a North American, and I too am often mystified when the discussions turn sour.
It is really too bad that this happens so often. I clearly remember the bad old days before the Internet, and there was no resource like this forum available to people with technical questions. The forum is still useful, but it is not as pleasant as it could be if everyone were acting in good faith in an effort to answer each other's questions.
I have found that some of the brand-specific forums are somewhat less contentious -- I don't know why that would be.
And back on topic, it is hard to believe that there is no room in the market for bare-bones TCs and trailers. Notice that the Australians, with a much smaller overall domestic market, have a much broader range of models available.
