History Main / TheAllegedCar

** Sleepy/Smelly Jeff, a 1994 EF Ford Falcon with the odd combination of base level trim but a 5.0L V8. Jeff was in surprisingly poor condition in many areas at purchase (including a ''dead mouse in the gear shift'' that caused a stench that resisted a deep clean and deodorant/disinfectant bomb) and had a few low-class modifications like no mufflers. After assorted repairs, they found both performance *and* fuel consumption to be worse than expected.
** The Donkey Van, a 2001(ish) Mitsubishi Delica purchased on the express point that it was too rough to elicit concern when mistreated, having nearly half a million kilometers on the clock and Wade giving the prediction "3 months till it explodes" on it's debut. Donkey burnt oil and made weird noises, but otherwise worked for over a year until responding badly to a can of engine conditioner spray.
** Two Face, an '84 Daihatsu Charade with surprisingly low mileage and signs at least the first owner cared about it, but it's been sitting untouched for well over 6 years full of rubbish and old fuel. Despite an initial appearance of having survived remarkably well, the boys found wear in the cylinder bores upon breaking the engine down, which meant sending it off for reconditioning.

* In the first episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City]]'', Strawberry's Aunt Praline helps her get started on her baking dreams by giving her the latter's old food truck, which is visibly falling apart from lack of upkeep. One of the doors falls off when they're pulling out, the front bumper falls off not too long after, all of the tires deflate simultaneously, and the wooden counter snaps in two when Strawberry leans on it. Fortunately, her friends help her [[ResurrectTheWreck give it a much-needed makeover]].

* The minivan at the end of ''Film/ProjectX'' is missing two doors and has had most of its paint scorched off. Thomas' parents force him to drive it to school as punishment, though his friends think it looks badass.

* The Car in ''VideoGame/PacificDrive'' may be an [[SentientVehicle eldritch artifact]] but it is also a complete junker when you first find it. Even after you barely manage to get it to a garage and do some rudimentary repairs, it's a collection of junk metal, glass, and wires help together with duct tape, putty, and your desperate prayers. As time goes on and you get more materials and schematics you can upgrade the Car into something truly [[CoolCar awesome]], but at the beginning you'll be struggling to keep the thing intact and running.

** Beater cars such as the Tampa were introduced to the series in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', with the sole intention of being customized by the player (also a new addition to the series.) [[MagikarpPower These cars specifically were designed to allow for the maximum number of modifications and thus became the best cars in the game.]]
** There's also beater Glendales and Sadlers found in ''San Andreas'' in the woods that can't be fixed due to them actually being separate, pre-damaged models internally named GLENSHIT and SADLSHIT respectively.
** And then there's the Mothership, the old Volkswagen bus belonging to The Truth, which runs on decades-old cooking oil and whose engine block is held together with a macramé hammock.

* ''VideoGame/{{Jalopy}}'' has the titular jalopy, the "Laika 601 Deluxe" (an obvious {{Expy}} of the Trabant). Even after replacing all four tires, everything under the hood and the passenger-side door you'll be lucky to reach the border before something else breaks.

** Exemplified by [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Rev from Vinesauce's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoP6kCUJOXgwxxAKzhN5tha8IS36BGe-t playthrough.]] [[https://youtu.be/rfB0aq58Brg Highlights can be found here]] [[https://youtu.be/FUu7Njb_W-4 and here.]]

** Sleepy/Smelly Jeff, a 1994 EF Ford Falcon with the odd combination of base level trim but a 5.0L V8. Jeff was in surprisingly poor condition in many areas at purchase (including a still unidentified stench that resisted a deep clean and deoderant/disinfectant bomb) and had a few low-class modifications like no mufflers. After assorted repairs, they found both performance *and* fuel consumption to be worse than expected.
** The Donkey Van, a 2001(ish) Mitsubishi Delica purchased on the express point it was too rough to elicit concern when mistreated, having nearly half a million kilometers on the clock and Wade giving the prediction "3 months till it explodes" on it's debut. Donkey burnt oil and made wierd noises, but otherwise worked for over a year until responding badly to a can of engine conditioner spray.
** Two Face, an '84 Daihatsu Charade with surprisingly low mileage and signs at least the first owner cared about it, but it's been sitting untouched for well over 6 years full of rubbish and old fuel. Despite an initial appearence of having survived remarkably well, the boys found wear in the cylinder bores upon breaking the engine down, which meant sending it off for reconditioning.