LOL I understand the frustations :-)
However, I'm assuming that putting your kids into the trunk of a tiny car and then closing the lid for a long trip would most likely be very far down your list of 'action options' :-)
Yeah, especially since I had a mini-van- no trunk!!
Of course, if you ever met the 8 year-old (now 22)!!
No, I would never put my children in the trunk of a car, but I would ponder it