The sad reality of "Pimp My Ride"

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I only remember them doing real work on one car on that show. It was for Earth Day and they took an old Impala and dropped in a huge Cummins diesel and an Allison transmission, plus a black box. Under normal conditions it got 36mpg, but switch on the black box and it smoked a Lamborghini in 1/4 mile.

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There are two shows I have always wanted to pitch to HGTV…

  • a followup show where the homeowner has to sell two years after the the house was redone by an HGTV “designer”. “Look, sweetie, it’s gonna knock ten large off the asking unless you repaint that orange fireplace and the purple walls. A nice neutral beige or off-white is what buyers wanna see…”

  • A game show called “My Truck’s Broken Down!!!” where contractors vie to see who can come up with the most creative/convincing excuses why the job’s gonna be another month late.

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That was probably the most surprising thing (to me, anyway) in the article. I always assumed they took longer than a week to do the mods, but six months or more? I didn’t expect that.

I wonder if Overhaulin’ did the same sort of time-warp on their modifications? They specifically state it’s a 5-day project. That was a far better show, imho. No pimp bling, and what seemed to be an actual, drivable car in the end.

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He’s the Larry the Cable Guy of Britain?

It cuts out right before the line I wanted, oh well.

He credits his roommates from Texas and Georgia for inspiring his imitation Southern accent

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Sort of. It’s more like Larry the Cable Guy claiming that his voice is like it is because grew up on the streets of Compton.

Tim Westwood was tolerated because he was the only person playing hip-hop and rap on UK national radio, but that was 20 years ago. There is a reason he is considered to be the inspiration for Ali G, and it’s not a positive one.

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UKIP My Ride was not nearly as much fun.

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Property Brothers sells the adult fantasy of a rehab project that is inexpensive, on budget, and on time. Pure porn.

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That’s because they’ll only work on proper British cars like the Princess or the Reliant Robin

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A deportation/forced repatriation?

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The only bike customisation show I’ve ever watched involved a bike that set the rider’s arse on fire due to ‘idiosyncratic’ exhaust routing. Entertaining, but not exactly quality work.

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