Line #3 PlayingWith/DamageProofVehicle

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1	'''Basic Trope''': Vehicles in fiction are usually portrayed as more resistant to damage than they'd be in RealLife.
2	* '''Straight''': Two cars in a chase scene scrape against one another. Next time we get a good look at either car, there's no visible damage whatsoever.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': A car plows straight through a truck trailer and emerges without a scratch.
4	* '''Downplayed''': There's no more than a small dent in one door.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** The car is indestructible due to AppliedPhlebotinum.
7	** [[ProperlyParanoid The car has been ruggedized for the owner, whose business operates in inter-mob-territory]].[[note]]The extra weight does reduce performance, but that is a small price to pay for safety.[[/note]]
8	* '''Inverted''': See EveryCarIsAPinto.
9	* '''Subverted''': The car appears to be indestructible, but finally falls apart at a suitably dramatic moment.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': The car appears to be indestructible, but finally falls apart at a suitably dramatic moment. [[PercussiveMaintenance All it takes is some frustrated pounding on the steering wheel to get what's left moving again.]]
11	* '''Parodied''': The car survives a drop from orbit and hits the ground running.
12	* '''Zig-Zagged''': The car takes the damage, but, beyond all credibility, is fully functional.
13	* '''Averted''': The car takes damage in realistic fashion.
14	* '''Enforced''': The car is ProductPlacement and the sponsors don't want it showing any damage.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "They sure don't make cars like ''this'' anymore!"
16	* '''Invoked''': The protagonists stop their car in front of the villain's escaping vehicle, knowing full well that it's the ''villain's'' car that won't survive the impact.
17	* '''Exploited''': ???
18	* '''Defied''': The car is equipped with a bomb that will go off if the vehicle takes too much damage.
19	* '''Discussed''': "Yeah, like ''my'' car would survive all that without a scratch..."
20	* '''Conversed''': "I'm surprised that that car is still moving after a hit like that."
21	* '''Deconstructed''': The car is indestructible; the driver and passengers are not.
22	* '''Reconstructed''': Having noticed the advantages of an indestructible car, and after testing the scope of this characteristic, the Hero decides [[CarFu to take full-advantage of this phenomenon.]]
23	* '''Implied''': The BadassDriver talks about driving through a massive battle, but their car is in mint or near-mint condition.
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27	%%Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
28	%%* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': ???
29	%%* '''Played for Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / DamageProofVehicle