Check your vehicle towing capacity, which should be listed on a website for a hitch manufacturer such as Kurt. I want to say it is going to be rather low, around 800 lb or less. As long as the type of trailer you are looking at has a tongue weight lower than that rating, you should be able to safely tow it. The real problems you run into are A.) Whether or not your braking system is sufficient to stop the load combined with your car, and B.) The health of your transmission. If your transmission is healthy, add a quality transmission oil cooler, and install a transmission fluid temperature gauge. Make sure you have the transmission flushed before you even attempt any Towing, because it is likely it has never been done. Do not forget that adding a transmission oil cooler increases the fluid capacity, so make sure you add extra to compensate after the fluid has had an opportunity to cycle, because once the system is full it will be about a quart and a half to 2 quarts low. Also, try to find a trailer in your weight class with trailer brakes, and install a brake controller in the car. Those are Universal items for the most part, and require a little bit of effort to make them work, but will greatly increase the safety of your endeavor. I drive a diesel F350 for work everyday with a 2100 lb trailer with 4,000 pounds of load on it and my truck sometimes has issues braking. I would just be very careful with the amount of load you place on a car without additional braking.
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