Well. The part you won't like is that we were talking about blood magic.

[She says it matter-of-factly, as she holds on to his hand and bumps her shoulder lightly against him, like this is everyday conversation worthy only of passing remark.]

I've never heard of doing magic the way that they were describing. But they said that instead of using magic just to operate the existing parts in the car, they animate the car itself. Which sounds like the same thing! But it turns out it's a little different, I think.