Tom Seim wrote:

(Liam Finley) wrote in message . com...
As much as I'd like to support yours and Greenwell's illusions, my
4-cylinder trailering experience includes trips of up to 1500 miles
covering mountainous terrain in the eastern Sierras and Nevada Great
Basin.

Try reading your owner's manual, especially the part about towing weight limits.

There are quite a few 4 cylinder vehicles available in the US with
specified towing capacities in the 1500 to 3000 lb range. VW Golf and
Jetta, Subaru Outback and Forester, Volvo V40, Saab 9-3, Toyota Tacoma...

Marc