if you read your XR7 manual it specifically says "absolutely no towing". i had a scirrocco that i hacked to pieces, lifted, and took the the desert, needless to say, it threw a rod, and ended up with a hole in the block. thus... bringing it to it's own burial ground. dug a huge hole with a bobcat, and pushed it into the hole... but yeah, great cars, while they run. um, the car weighs like what? 2000lb, maybe? i guess that's equivelant to a bunch of fat a$$es in the car... i would honestly borrow your friends SUV... you know you have a friend with an SUV, since every one and their mother has one these days. good luck!