Something similar happened to me. A few months ago my wife and I were taking a trip to San Diego to visit my daughter. We had a 47 in. flat screen tv we were not using and decided to take it to her. My wife always rents us a car when we go there. We get to Enterprise I find she rented a Chevy Spark. A Spark ? No way would I drive a car that small on a road trip and no way would the tv fit in that car. Luckily they did not have one and upgraded us to an Nissan Altima and the tv did squeeze into the back seat on that. Spark may be a good car for around town but for me, not on a road trip. Wife thought since I pack good that there wouldn't be any trouble.