U haul rents several different trailers for car hauling.

http://www.uhaul.com/towing/

I drive an air cooled van so I doubt I would go with
anything more than their Tow Dolly, where the front wheels
of towed vehicle are off the ground and the rears roll on
the pavement. I don't know if this would work with a Miata
because it is rear wheel drive (Maybe you could tow it
backwards).

U Haul maintains a database of cars they will let you tow
with the dolly, they MAY red flag your towed car if it
doesn't conform (too light, etc.).

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:49:19 +1200
>From: Andrew Grebneff
<andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>Subject: Re: Anyone tow a car with their van?
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>>Hi all.
>>As a person who is always noodling around ideas, I'm
currently curious if
>>anyone tows a whole car with their Vanagon?  Aside from
the lack of power,
>>how well does a Vanagon tow something like a Miata (i.e.
reasonably light)?
>>What kind of hitch are you using?  Can it handle towing
the car and also
>>being full of cargo?  Thanks!
>>
>>Chris
>
>Can't help you there. I did town my van however for 365km,
up hill &
>down, with an A-frame, towcar being my 1.8 diesel FWD
Corolla wagon.
>No problems.
>
>Your van should tow an MX-5 no problems, I'd think. I towed
a 36 Chev
>coupe rod with my 1600 66 Kombi... pulled it fine.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
><andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut