For most of my life I've been a small car guy. I've had somewhat larger vehicles - my first car was a '77 Chevy Camaro, and I've had a couple of Toyota Pickups - but I've generally run toward the smaller, more economical and flexible arrangement of the compact hatchback.
Flexible: Need more room for stuff? Fold the seats down. Got something long to carry? Leave the hatch open. Got something that won't fit inside? Put a roof rack on it.
And: got something you don't want in it or on it? Get a trailer.
This latter idea is not one that I think is universally shared surrounding small cars. They generally don't have a lot of torque for pulling, and usually don't have tow ratings provided by the manufacturer. So where does the idea come from?
I was considering this the other day and, unbidden, a memory arose of a segment I had seen years ago on the PBS car show Motorweek. The Internet, being a (sometimes) wonderful thing, found it after just a couple minutes of looking:
Most of us have seen the video but until now nobody has ever seen one in person. Watch as we rescue one of the most elusive of VW Bug accessories "The Fifth Wheel Trailer. To date this is the only one of its kind in existence.