blood-sweat-and-preciousmetals:
Tiny Headcanon: Cybertronians actually, most likely have a real good time doing things that would total cars- they’re far, FAR sturdier than an actual car is after all, and much more capable. An impact that would destroy a car might actually hurt a Cybertronian who isn’t prepared for it, but by large they’re just so tough (and capable of using their sparkfield to lessen the effects of gravity and inertia) that to them spinning out into a barricade or flipping over in a ditch or Optimus Prime’s favored tactic of “Climb a tall thing and do a superhero landing after jumping from it” are probably just…fun.
It does take them a bit to learn that humans are not very appreciative of their car suddenly engaging in acrobatics, though.
In no small part, Cybertronians and Humans tend to get along specifically because both species has the uncanny ability to look at something impractical, dangerous, and entirely unecessary
and go “HEY WATCH ME DO THIS”
we are both species of the “Hold my beer” variety
absolutely made for each other
HOLD MY ENGEX