oh, you can tow with a civic. I have a 1998 civic cx hatchback with 5-spd manual, I wound up getting a class-I (up to 1000lbs) hitch installed by u-haul for a 4x8x4 enclosed trailer, which I absolutely stuffed, along with the car itself, with all my worldly property.
Stopping at a truck stop, I convinced an operator there to let me use a truck scale for free, 6370 lbs. between the civic and the trailer! not bad for a 2200lb car. It got me from cental PA to Denver, CO.
I'm told you shouldn't attempt this with an auto transmission...
