Spectre of the Lapse

 

The car's broken down on the side of the road. Two tires are flat, the engine won't turn over, and the dash is a sea of red lights.

But it's still recognizably a car, even if it's not functioning as one. You can still sit in the driver's seat, you can still turn the wheel and pretend to drive, you can still make "beep, beep" sounds with the horn.

Do you stay in the car until rust finally dissolves the chassis and it can't contain you any longer?

Or is it time to get out and start walking?