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* [[Film/TheBluesBrothers The Bluesmobile]], as noted above, is indestructible (except when it reaches the courthouse, at which point it [[ExactTimeToFailure spontaneously falls apart]]).
** A better indicator of this trope is the chase scene earlier in the film through a crowded mall. The mall was abandoned and had nothing inside. The Blues Brothers team filled the inside of the mall, then asked a few car dealers to fill the lot outside so the mall would look crowded. In interviews later on, the cast and crew were very afraid of doing any damage whatsoever to the parked cars, as they all had to go back to the dealers without a scratch.
** They were [[RunningGag on a mission from God]], you know.

* Arguably, the vehicle driven by Dennis Quaid in the film ''VantagePoint''. He (playing a Secret Service agent) chases a vehicle being driven by his traitorous partner, and incurs three car crashes during the chase, none of which slow the vehicle down at all. It's only a full-on collision with a wall that stops the vehicle, and Dennis Quaid jumps out of the vehicle with nary a scratch.
* ''TheFrenchConnection'', when police officer Popeye Doyle drives recklessly to catch a suspect travelling to a nearby station in Manhattan. The car narrowly misses dozens of vehicles and pedestrians, and makes it without a scratch.

* In ''RachelGettingMarried'', Kym, angry after a fight with her mother, purposely drives her father's Mercedes off the road, over a road sign, into the woods and then crashes into a rock. Although the airbag deploys, when we see the car in the morning light, the front end isn't even dented.

This may be somewhat justified for police and military vehicles that are designed to survive hard use and kept in peak condition by a dedicated maintenance staff, but even these cases often push the {{suspension of disbelief}} boundaries.

* The remake of ''TheNuttyProfessor'': During when Buddy Love is leaving the nightclub to his Dodge Viper while reverting back to Sherman Klump with the assistant Jason approaching him, is over-sized foot slammed the accelerator maneuvering pass every car untouched until eventually stopped. The fire department still have to use the jaws of life to get Sherman out.

* If ''Series/MythBusters'' is anything to go by, the General Lee from ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' couldn't possibly survive all those insane stunts every episode. In fact, the General Lee ''didn't'' survive all those insane stunts: they went through 309 of them over the course of the series to maintain the "not a scratch on it" look.

* Justified in ''KnightRider'', with the car being NighInvulnerable. Even more so in the recent TV movie, where the car isn't quite as invulnerable, but self-repairing. After a certain crash, the car still sparkled. (As per the tv movie, it also only worked when the system was on; turn off the computer, and you have a normal, smashable car. In the show, however, it was a high tech polymer, with the formula split between three different people. KITT did not become vulnerable until someone created an antidote, and then it was just so they could upgrade KITT into a convertible.)

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux Diesel. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, dropping a trailer on top of it with a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a 23-story building that was then ''blown up'', it still started ''and drove''.[[note]]Specifically, it was restored to working order in less than 5 minutes, using only several common hand tools normally carried in the truck and no replacement parts of any kind. The only part that had to be replaced due to insurance issues was the ''windshield'', of all things.[[/note]] The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The vehicle-based levels in ''DieHard Trilogy'' feature these. Go ahead, plow right into that concrete stoop, that wrought-iron gate, or [[VideogameCrueltyPotential that sidewalk filled with pedestrians]]; your ride can handle it without a scratch.

* In ''NoMoreHeroes'', Travis' bike is indestructible [[spoiler:up until the finale, where it crashes to cement the fact that this is the Point of No Return]].
* Several specific vehicles in the ''GrandTheftAuto'' games are invulnerable to various types of damage, being tailored to specific missions - it is possible to disregard the mission and save them in garages, preserving their effects.

** It "dies" without explanation between episodes 4 and 5 of Season 2, [[CameBackWrong but is soon resurrected when its soul is released from Hell.]] Of course, it seems to have come back as a ''demon'' car...

* TopGear demonstrated that the Toyota Hilux (called Tacoma in the US) CAN NOT BE STOPPED. By no means does it literally fit the trope name-- no bodywork ever made will survive spending a night in the ocean, being lit on fire, and being strapped to the roof of an imploding high-rise. After all that, though, it still moved easily under its own power with no parts replaced and only a few minutes repair with hand tools.

* [[Film/TheBluesBrothers The Bluesmobile]], as noted above, is indestructible (except when it reaches the courthouse, at which point it spontaneously falls apart).

* Haruko Haruhara's signature Vespa from ''{{FLCL}}'' never takes any damage despite being its owner's ride of choice when charging into battle against the myriad monsters that spring from Naota's forehead every episode. Nonetheless, it is shown to break down on occasion, but it's nothing slotting a Gundam figure into it or a stop-motion sequence in the end credits can't fix.

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux Diesel. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, dropping a trailer on top of it with a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a 23-story building that was then ''blown up'', it still started ''and drove''.[[note]]Specifically, it was restored to working order in less than 5 minutes, using only several common hand tools normally carried in the truck and no replacement parts of any kind.[[/note]] The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux Diesel. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, dropping a trailer on top of it with a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a 20-story building that was then ''blown up'', it still started ''and drove''.[[note]]Specifically, it was restored to working order with less than 5 minutes' worth of work, using only several common hand tools normally carried in the truck and no replacement parts of any kind.[[/note]] The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux Diesel. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, dropping a trailer on top of it with a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a 20-story building that was then ''blown up'', it still started ''and drove''.[[note]]Specifically, it was restored to working order with less than 5 minutes' worth of work, using only several command hand tools normally carried in the truck and no replacement parts of any kind.[[/note]] The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux Diesel. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a block of flats that was then demolished, it still started ''and drove''. The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

** Also, helicopters are hilariously fault-intolerant. Any helicopter able to complete a patrol circuit without incident ''has'' to be undergoing regular maintenance[[note]]The average helicopter requires over 10 man-hours of preventative maintenance for every hour of flight time. Some high-performance military models have required ''far'' more than that.[[/note]], which will also mean its being kept at least halfway clean. A helicopter left neglected long enough to show deterioration visible to the naked eye at that distance has overwhelmingly likely odds of either crashing at the first opportunity or failing to get in the air at all.

** Also, helicopters are hilariously fault-intolerant. Any helicopter able to complete a patrol circuit without incident ''has'' to be undergoing regular maintenance, which will also mean its being kept at least halfway clean. A helicopter left neglected long enough to show deterioration visible to the naked eye at that distance has overwhelmingly likely odds of either crashing at the first opportunity or failing to get in the air at all.

* If ''MythBusters'' is anything to go by, the General Lee from ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' couldn't possibly survive all those insane stunts every episode. In fact, the General Lee ''didn't'' survive all those insane stunts: they went through 309 of them over the course of the series to maintain the "not a scratch on it" look.

* ''BlastCorps''. Your vehicle at least, can crash through any number buildings unharmed. The nuclear carrier, [[OneHitPointWonder on the other hand...]]

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W124 Mercedes-Benz E series W124 (1985-1996)]] had been designed to be as sturdy as possible. This turned thousands of them in the favorite brand of taxicab companies, and also made them almost impervious to traffic accidents. In a deconstruction of the actual trope, the outer bodywork panels may be shredded from nose to tail, but the safety cage around the cabin and the mechanical parts would still hold. In some cases, the Mercedes had been hit from the back by a lighter car and pushed forwards into another car, trunk pushed inwards by more than 1ft, front hood turned into an accordion, front fenders bent backwards, engine and radiator pushed back without breaking, and the car still drove under its own power to the workshop.

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a block of flats that was then demolished, it still started ''and drove''. The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux. They failed - after crashing into a tree, drowning it in the ocean, dropping it from a crane, driving through a mobile home, striking it with a wrecking ball, setting it on fire, and putting it on top of a block of flats that was then demolished, it still started 'and drove'. The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

* The ''TopGear'' presenters once tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux. They failed - after drowning it, using it as a wrecking ball and putting it on top of a block of flats that was then demolished, it still started. The beat-up Hilux in question now sits on a podium in the studio, and Toyota went on to release the Hilux Invincible, and use footage of the process in commercials for the US-model [[MarketBasedTitle Tacoma]].

Named for one of the victory lines in the game ''BlastCorps'' (also an example of this trope), where the player must destroy buildings with indestructible vehicles (ranging from bulldozers to HumongousMecha) in order to keep a [[EveryCarIsAPinto very fragile]] runaway truck loaded with nuclear weapons from exploding in a populated area.

* ''FengShui'''s "Golden Comeback" book has the Automobilus Indestructus schtick. It doesn't prevent damage to the care, merely ensures that no matter how much damage it takes, it keeps running... until the chase scene is over, at which point it [[TheBluesBrothers spontaneously falls apart]].

* ''BlastCorps''.

** In the case of the racing game ''VideoGame/DeathRally'', regardless of how many bullets you've flung at the opposing cars or how much damage you've taken, the cars on the track look just fine until their damage hits 100%, at which point they become flaming wrecks by the side of the track. There's also bonus money at the end of a race if you finish with 2% or less damage. Given that most races result in you having to repair at least 30% damage (which doesn't come cheap on the better cars), the enthusiasm of the sponsor who gives you the minimal damage bonus is justified.