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13-11-2005, 04:00 PM | #31 | ||
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thats the first time ive ever seen it, and i was impressed. its so over the top. its just a fun, easy to watch show.
we need an aussie version with aussie cars. i havent seen rides, i guess you can buy the dvd pretty much anywhere?
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13-11-2005, 04:16 PM | #32 | ||
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y did they give up on it. i have only seen them do it once cause the car was made out of 2 seprate cars welded together and they said it was lucky it haddent falled apart.
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13-11-2005, 04:17 PM | #33 | ||
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A bath Tub in one a van, a pool table in a Ute and a TV screen under the FWD Its all bull.... they don't touch the motor and how does the cars electrics cope running all those TV screens 4 subs etc.....
Show Should be called, Our Shows Budget Is So Big We Can Ricer Up Your Ride....
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13-11-2005, 04:31 PM | #34 | |||
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I was talking to my friends about this subject and they said "I dont care whats under the hood, just how it looks at the end" and i am gessing they arnt the only viewers that have this view.
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13-11-2005, 04:45 PM | #35 | ||
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Good to see these idiots unmolestering real classics for once.
Pimp my ride is a joke. I would have thought I was watching the animal planet, and that white guy who acts black is truly pathetic. |
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13-11-2005, 04:46 PM | #36 | ||
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what an absolute crap show. If they showed up on my doorstep wanted to molest my cars, id bury them all in shallow graves at snowtown.
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13-11-2005, 04:50 PM | #39 | |||
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13-11-2005, 04:56 PM | #40 | ||
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Pimp my Ride is what Nova stole or bought the idea for when they Pimped the Chrysler for the radio station, if you watch the start it has a purple car with a white roof which looks similar to the Nova's Pimped Car - they said the public choose what they put on the car - I THINK NOT - looks the same , what a rip off?!?!?!
Series 1 is available in Australia at Sanity Stores for around $27.00, its at other places JBHIFI, Kmart etc its a 3 disk set - its a bargain and a good laugh. To actually see what West Coast Customs can do and other awesome Car Shops in the USA get the cd sets Rides and Rides 2, you will be amazed at what money can buy. Rides and Rides 2 is for the those who want to see how to modify a car the right way and also the engines - the sets have 5 disks and each set is around $60.00. Pimp my Ride is the cheap version - try and pick the crap out of Rides and Rides 2 - BET YOU CANT ?!?!?!? I DARE YOU !!!!!!!!
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13-11-2005, 05:23 PM | #41 | ||
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Yeah, ive got series one of rides. It buries pimp my ride in a huge pile of .
You can get rides first and second season delivered to your door for $40 each from dvdpacific.
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13-11-2005, 05:40 PM | #42 | ||||
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13-11-2005, 05:46 PM | #43 | ||
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I didn't realy like what they did with the cars as far as paint wheels and interiors.
But it was interesting to see how they could put a pool table in the back of a ute or a hot tub in the back of the van. Completely impratical as these mods were it was very funny to hear and then to see these ideas being done.
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13-11-2005, 05:50 PM | #44 | ||
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But you dont actually see them being done. You see the round table suggestions. Then you see a brief look at the work. Then the end. You dont see bugger all actual work being done.
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13-11-2005, 05:51 PM | #45 | ||
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They should do a show in Australia and get to one our classic's Maybe a GTHO Phase III. Wouldn't that be interesting :
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13-11-2005, 05:53 PM | #46 | ||
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lol. we would have to picket line them at the location to stop such an atrocity.
And someone has to actually nominate their phase three for the "work". Theyd be committed.
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13-11-2005, 07:07 PM | #47 | ||
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I vote "Poida" as the host for the aussie version ;) "You've officially been pimped!" (cracks open a VB)
I like the fact that they try something out of the norm for each car. It would get quite boring if all they did to every car was give it a nice paint job, and chucked in a big block v8 for example. The last episode i saw of pimp my ride on MTV, they actually did ditch the old motor (i think it was some old crysler) and put in a shiny new jaguar motor.
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13-11-2005, 07:09 PM | #48 | |||
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13-11-2005, 07:45 PM | #49 | |||
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13-11-2005, 07:56 PM | #50 | ||
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i think he was talking about season 1 of rides, not pimp my ride....
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13-11-2005, 08:07 PM | #51 | ||
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If you goys think the ****s (yanks) show is crap you shold see the poms trying to be GANGSTA AND PIMPEN YOUR RIDE it is just F@#$%^! wrong
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13-11-2005, 08:31 PM | #52 | ||
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The pommy version of Pimp My Ride has some 40 yo "homie". It's real cheesy and sad.
The dodgiest effort I've seen on Pimp My Ride was a 66 Mustang where they cut the badly rusted floor out and "pop" riveted in the new one!!! Rides on Discovery is pretty good, but there's another show on before it at 7.30 on Tuesday nights called "American Hot Rod". It's done at Boyd Conningtons workshop where they took a 56 Chev out of a recyclers and they are going through the process of a full show rebuild for a paying customer. The last two episodes were dedicated to fitting and repair of the old tin work and fitting up of the engine and the new chassis. It's warts and all type of show done in the same way as "American Chopper". Quite good. |
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13-11-2005, 08:32 PM | #53 | ||
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The show is mildly amusing, but Rides is better. Better again is Overhaulin and I suggest anyone and everyone get schooled and track this down on DVD.
Each episode is headed by Chip Foose, and they bring in a different team of BIG GUNS of customization (engine, paint, interior, chassis, etc) each time. These guys are the top of their tree and it shows. They have a week to totally overhaul each car, and they all get complete bare-metal respray, in some cases a new chassis, totally new interior (car is completely stripped out each episode), brand new engine, body customizations (eg. converting 4-door hardtop to 2-door softtop!), it is just bloody amazing what they can get done in a week. This is the official website of the show. Check the link to the galleries, it will blow you away once you realise ALL the cars were completed in a timeframe of 1 week. http://www.overhaulin.com
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13-11-2005, 08:58 PM | #54 | ||
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The dodgiest make over was the van. The guy was in a band and obviously used the van to haul around the bands instruments, yet they totally took all the cargo space away and the van would be totally useless for them. It was pretty cool inside though, although the spa was going over the top.
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13-11-2005, 09:50 PM | #55 | ||
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I have watched pimp my ride a million times and the way they actually transform these cars are amazing. These guys aren't just "Homies" west coast custom are very popular over there in the states. The cars they do "Pimp" are cars that teenagers drive around in and can't afford anything better etc etc So these guys come along and transform old heaps into (well most of the time) nice looking examples for free.
Its good entertainment, it's not meant for the "Hardcore" dinky dy car enthusiast. |
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13-11-2005, 10:04 PM | #56 | ||
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Bossxr8. I thought exactly the same thing. There WAS heaps of room in there for the bands gear. Now there is none. The spa will be used all of once and that was when the guy tested it in the car. Was there any method of draining the water? Or how are they supposed to fill it up? Buckets maybe.
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13-11-2005, 10:48 PM | #57 | ||
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Did they ever play that UK Top Gear show on TV here?
Now that is value. They always play funny stuff on it while reviewing all the cool cars.
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14-11-2005, 12:05 AM | #58 | |||
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14-11-2005, 02:55 AM | #59 | |||
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The show may not suit everyone but it give alot of ideas and inspiration on thing you never could thought possibly be done. Those guys come up with alot of ideas and have a lot of gut to show what scrap could be turn into a work of art. West Coast Custom are not engine or performance engine builders but they do some engine work but don't show it. It about bling bling wow factor (visual, sound and feel). I think it great and it give you alot of fresh idea to the bling bling style rather then every doing the same thing. I gonna get my copy of the first series.
Hey there already an aussie version coming out soon and if you want your ride pimp then go to www.blingmybomb.com.au.
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14-11-2005, 08:18 AM | #60 | ||||
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On the other hand, Pimp my Ride is actually the original (has been for four years) and XZibit is actually quite funny. The idea of pimp is to be completely over the top reminiscent of the kind of tricking up pimps did to their cars throughout the 70's and 80's. As posted earlier the show is only light hearted entertainment and watching some of these white guys pretending to be black is absolutey hilarious. An ep I saw was when some guy with a cutlass was calling everyone "bra". XZibit made a line like; "you know ya white iite". Plus calling a girl a freak on the show whilst she's carrying on like a pork chop is pretty funny. If you do want serious car info in the same format is pimp then you should try and get the dvd's for overhaulin.
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