We've been a one car family (2 adults) for 5 years now. At one time we had a car and a small Toyota pickup then later had a Honda Civic LX sedan and a VW camper van. But by 2018 we were not doing much camping and so sold the van and got a hitch on the Honda. I wasn't that happy about giving up the vehicle that could easily haul stuff but couldn't justify keeping another vehicle around just for hauling.
Honda didn't recommend pulling a trailer with the Civic but ours did OK with a lightweight Harbor Freight trailer and I would run a trailer full of branches, etc. to the wood waste facility a couple miles away, go to Home Despot and bring home some long lightweight stuff, etc. And I took it over the hills to the Oregon coast from our home in the Portland area (about 90 miles) being careful about the weight.
We didn't do comprehensive research so we had a few unanticipated things come up after purchasing a 2020 SV plus in Feb 2021 and selling the Honda but our overall experience has been good. We have a Level 2 charger at home (Portland OR area) and so our frequent trips to the coast are easy. We've gone to Seattle without stopping to charge but we drive between 60-65 mph -- the same as we drove the Honda. It takes some extra planning in our visits to friends up there, but not always (example, find a park with a charger and meet friends there for a walk).
I got a hitch installed on the Leaf and when I pull the trailer I'm careful about the weight and I check the battery temperature gauge frequently. Would I load it up with heavy furniture on a 100F day and go over the coast range? No., but I wouldn't have done that with the Honda either. I'd either wait for cooler weather, make multiple trips or rent a U-haul. When we wanted to take a road trip to Minnesota we rented an ICE car.
When my wife took the car to the coast last summer for a few days and left me "stranded" in Portland, I took a (gasp) city bus to an appointment. I also occasionally run errands on my bicycle.
We lost power here last weekend when the temp was 15F and winds 30-50 mph. A little 400W inverter leftover from our VW camper travels was plugged into the Leaf's lighter plug and it along with a couple extension cords kept our gas fireplace fan going.