History PlayingWith / TheAllegedCar

** The oft-attached idea that [[EvenBeggarsWontChooseIt a car this awful would not be stolen by any criminal]] just does not exists. The car is there. [[ForTheEvulz That's all criminals need to know.]]

** The oft-attached idea that [[ChoosyBeggar a car this awful would not be stolen by any criminal]] just does not exists. The car is there. [[ForTheEvulz That's all criminals need to know.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': The car is dangerous, has cost him thousands in repairs, and is a threat to his physical and mental health.

** Bob ends up in trouble with the law because his car breaks one or more vehicle codes (too noisy/polluting/unsafe). Bob ends up wasting too much of his time and money dealing with court appointments, paying tickets, and getting his car up to code or getting a new one… and that is if [[PoliceBrutality his problems only stop at the car]].

* '''Played for Drama''': Bob and/or someone close to him has a gruesome car accident because of the desecrated condition of the damned machine.

* '''Exploited''': Honest John of HonestJohnsDealership gives Bob a "deal" on a poor-quality used car to make quick money.

* '''Invoked''': Bob sees an ad in the paper for a used car priced at just $500, and thinks it's [[WhatAnIdiot a good deal.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's car is old and rusty, might hit 40 miles per hour going down a steep hill, might just start after 20 minutes vigorous cranking, and lacks functioning brakes. It originally came from a country that no longer exists due to civil war, economic collapse, or a brutal invasion from a neighboring country, and has more duct tape than paint on it. It also breaks down about once a week, has been in the news more times than it's been on the road, uses ridiculous amounts of gas, leaves a trail of thick exhaust fumes a mile long, has been mistaken for abandoned and/or stolen from a junkyard, and was once disqualified from a Soapbox Derby race for lack of structural integrity.

* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny and/or PlotDrivenBreakdown.

* '''Exaggerated''': All of the above, with the caveat that the car must be started using some non-conventional means, originally came from a country that no longer exists due to civil war, economic collapse, or a brutal invasion from a neighboring country, and has more duct tape than paint on it. It also breaks down about once a week, has been in the news more times than it's been on the road, uses ridiculous amounts of gas, has been mistaken for abandoned and/or stolen from a junkyard, and was once disqualified from a Soapbox Derby race for lack of structural integrity.

** Bob bought it to check if it really is so bad.

* '''Defied''': Bob's car is a model with a terrible reputation, but the one he owns never seems to let him down.

* '''Played for Laughs''': Most of the chaos that occurs in the film can be linked in one way or another to the extreme crappiness of Bob's vehicle (example: a colossal backfire leads to him being MistakenForTerrorist).
** Alternately, Bob is out of the house when a disaster strikes his neighborhood. After he goes home to survey the destruction, he watches the news for information on the incident. His car is among the images of the destruction even though it wasn't anywhere near at the time.

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* '''Straight''': Bob's car is old and rusty, tops out at 40 mph, and does not always start right away.

** Bob's car looks rather fine, it could even pass for a CoolCar semblance-wise... However, it runs like crap and regularly breaks down [[MyCarHatesMe at the worst possible moment]].

** The car was a hand-me-down from a relative (father, uncle, grandfather, older brother, etc), who either liked crappy cars, drives like a madman, or is too cheap or poor to get it fixed.

** Bob lives in a Communist country where manufacturing is of poor quality, and after ten years' wait he's glad to get a car at all.

** The car is bought for stripping it to parts.

** The car has an EmbarrassingNickname, which ''everyone'' in town knows from local newspapers, TV news, and Website/YouTube videos.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Bob's car runs poorly, sometimes it runs well.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob and/or someone close to him has a gruesome car accident because of the desecrated condition of the damned machine.

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