If you think this programme showed any resell value for the "pimped" rides then you are mistaken. I read into the trivia a little bit and i have to say my hypothesis was correct, it's all about eye candy for the viewers. Some rides that get pimped are dismantled afterwards for legal reasons (apparently). Also i read that some rides are too damaged beyond pimping that they have to use another model just to sell the show to us.
I was curious to find out how long it actually took to "pimp" a ride and read it took weeks or even several months which seems more realistic than an afternoon or a few days.
The chosen ride owners have to act script heavy for the show even though their reactions are supposed to be genuine. (I figured that out when i noticed some reactions were too over the top and fake).
The customization of the rides are sometimes unnecessary, more like a "potential" sell point than actual necessary upgrades. Yeah because everyone likes several speakers in the trunk with a flat screen and even more flat screens inside the vehicle that run more electric than the vehicle can provide whilst bleeding their ears.
The crew can create works of art, i get that. Although episode after episode it just seems to be the same upgrades with a different coat of paint. Chromes, TVs, Cameras, Boom Speakers and the additional tech to favour the owners story. If it is the owners story and not the writers.
All in all it can be quite entertaining with a few laughs but gets tiresome in parts. Xzibit is the host, so it makes sense to have the cameras and editing style look like a rap video with flash transitions and instant zooms. The workshop crew even talk like they are rapping half of the time, i'm not being offensive it just seems different to other customization shows i've watched.
I was curious to find out how long it actually took to "pimp" a ride and read it took weeks or even several months which seems more realistic than an afternoon or a few days.
The chosen ride owners have to act script heavy for the show even though their reactions are supposed to be genuine. (I figured that out when i noticed some reactions were too over the top and fake).
The customization of the rides are sometimes unnecessary, more like a "potential" sell point than actual necessary upgrades. Yeah because everyone likes several speakers in the trunk with a flat screen and even more flat screens inside the vehicle that run more electric than the vehicle can provide whilst bleeding their ears.
The crew can create works of art, i get that. Although episode after episode it just seems to be the same upgrades with a different coat of paint. Chromes, TVs, Cameras, Boom Speakers and the additional tech to favour the owners story. If it is the owners story and not the writers.
All in all it can be quite entertaining with a few laughs but gets tiresome in parts. Xzibit is the host, so it makes sense to have the cameras and editing style look like a rap video with flash transitions and instant zooms. The workshop crew even talk like they are rapping half of the time, i'm not being offensive it just seems different to other customization shows i've watched.