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A car with a trailer isn't a horrible option.
As long as its flat where you tow and you dont plan on driving long distances with a load you should be fine.
You better read your owners manual on this one. Dont exceede hitch weight that will likely only be 100 to 150lb Max (I think thats the most important one), dont exceede GVW if you can help it. And reread your owners manual, old ford cars with auto trans had a work rest cycle when towing, where you drive 50 to 100 miles then stop for 10 to 20 min. (fun eh?)
The problem is cars dont have tons of power for hills, there transmissions aren't set up to remove excess heat, they dont have a frame to hold the load (cars have a unibody) and they have tiny brakes when compared to trucks.
Things to do with a car-trailer set up:
Move or help a friend move,
Move a few hundred pounds of stuff,
Move bulky items,
Move loads in town locally.
Buy a huge tv that wont fit in your car.
Move a used engine or transmission.
Things not to do:
Start a large masonery project
Pick up a trailer load of bulk mulch, top soil or rock
Reroof your house with one trip to the hardware store and one trip to the dump
Move a full load of green or wet fire wood.
Pull what seems like a resonable load up or down a miles long >4% grade.
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