Interesting thought

Might just be the battery. Try jump starting it.

I mean their spark (soul) is what makes them live as more than just machines. Without that, they're dead in the water.

That's what a Transformer's will dictates.

Doing burnouts in a corpse. Nice

I mean, probably, but if it breaks down, your mechanic is gonna have a hell of a headache

I feel like you run into an escalator becomes stairs type of situation. It still works, but not nearly as cool.

Giving it a paint job counts as corpse mockery

Isn't this the opening plot for Bumblebee?