Current Events > Pimp My Ride was fucked up behind the scenes >_>

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPe0zOptO3c

tl;dw:
-Contestants' cars would take 5-7 months to get "pimped" and in the meantime, they had to find their own transportation. Since most of them were under 25, renting cars was almost impossible.
-The cars were only cosmetically fixed. Any mechanical or engine trouble was never touched.
-They would rent out fake houses and make fake backstories for contestants to fit the show's episode and sometimes force certain designs onto contestants even if it didn't match what they wanted
-Staff straight up threatened one dude to be more enthusiastic for the camera since he wasn't to happy with his ride in the initial take
-Certain accessories would stop working after a few uses or had to be removed after recording due to impracticality (ie: LED seats would get too hot, rods raising up the rear doors would obstruct seatbelts and sitting, extra weight would put a strain on the suspension, etc.)
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>reality show based around exploiting poor people for money turned out to be morally bad

wow btw Neon, Ronda Rousey can't really take a punch to the face.
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It was a dumb premise from the very start, so I'm not shocked at any of this.

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Shocker lmao

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lww99 posted...

Shocker lmao

I'm not too shocked but it still sucks to hear confirmation on all this >_>
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You'd think they could just buy cars for it and make up fake contestants

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I thought I read something about how they didn't get to keep a lot of the stuff that was installed either

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eston posted...

I thought I read something about how they didn't get to keep a lot of the stuff that was installed either

Most of it was for show, like the Jacuzzi and anything that was considered expensive like in car tvs or game consoles
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eston posted...

I thought I read something about how they didn't get to keep a lot of the stuff that was installed either

The video said a bunch of things had to be removed after recording due to safety protocols lol
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Xzibit died for this

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12amMadman posted...

Xzibit died for this

Xzibit died when his meme was eclipsed by the Inception meme
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12amMadman posted...

Xzibit died for this

not as bad as Tim Westwood
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NeonOctopus posted...

-The cars were only cosmetically fixed. Any mechanical or engine trouble was never touched.

This isn't 100% true. I remember an episode where they rebuilt this dude's engine.

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MTV actually covered the rental fees during the "pimping" process.

The rest were true though. Mad Mike gave the contestants an emergency contact number in case because he knew the cars will break down eventually.

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12amMadman posted...

Xzibit died for this

I hate that this is what most people will always know him for, because honestly he's a great rapper

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eston posted...

I hate that this is what most people will always know him for, because honestly he's a great rapper

I know him more for the "Yo dawg! I heard you like..." meme >______________>
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NeonOctopus posted...

I know him more for the "Yo dawg! I heard you like..." meme >______________>

that's what it came from, the show.
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Veggeta X posted...

LMAO
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No wonder Xzibit wants to forget about that show lol
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People often point to social media for society's problems, but does anyoen else think that society ACTUALLY went downhill after reality TV?

I mean, Trump is a product of reality TV after all
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That is a great response though.

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People were saying reality TV was the downfall of humanity back in the 2000s >_> I remember that.
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Me in early 2000s: Okay yeah reality TV is shit, but that's not what everyone is about. Humanity still had merit.

Me now, after experiencing socal media: Okay maybe that meteor should have hit Earth....

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Blue_Target posted...

MTV actually covered the rental fees during the "pimping" process.

At least based on what the guy that did a Reddit AMA, he had to pay for his own transportation while his ride was being "pimped"

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I find it hard to believe they'd take a car away for 5 months and not provide transportation in the meantime, that seems fishy tbh

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Idk, going off the tldw really the only shady things they did were threats and incompetent installs. They never implied they were going to fix anyones mechanical problems. Setting up a fake house/back story is just creating a more compelling narrative for viewers. Just cause the word "reality" is slapped on doesn't make it real, I have no sympathy for anyone who thought otherwise. Not doing a design you like is lame, but its still better than what you had before, and you are aware theres the chance you won't like it, so again no sympathy. Leaving them without a car is also kinda whack, but once again its what they signed on for so they shouldn't have done it if they couldn't afford to.

Veggeta X posted...

Lmfao
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X gonna give it to ya
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Solid_Seb posted...

they shouldn't have done it if they couldn't afford to.

Bro it's a show about people that can't afford to fix their car so they plead with a rich rapper to do it for them. Of fucking course they can't afford that.

NeonOctopus posted...

People were saying reality TV was the downfall of humanity back in the 2000s >_> I remember that.

Looking back, reality TV basically became a training ground for propagandists and people who are exceptionally skilled at blurring the lines between reality and fiction in order to manipulate a response out of people. And now we have the reality TV president.
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I wonder if Monster Garage has any dark secrets (like some kid got on their half-pipe truck and broke his neck).

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bump
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konokonohamaru posted...

People often point to social media for society's problems, but does anyoen else think that society ACTUALLY went downhill after reality TV?

I mean, Trump is a product of reality TV after all

Yes. Everyone that isn't a complete moron knows reality TV has brought nothing but garbage into the world

I hear you like dogs dog so i put a dog in a dog dog
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Veggeta X posted...

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Hanky_Bannister posted...

X gonna give it to ya

Wrong black man but okay. >_>

I remember reading some guy that was on ther that talked about the shady stuff but said Xzibit was always really funny and nice.

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Old news but yeah, it was disappointing to hear how rorted the show was. As bad as the Top Gear US revelations.

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At least Counting Cars is mostly real. A lot of the buying/selling/negotiations are staged, but the actual cars are built and restored just like they seem to be.

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konokonohamaru posted...

People often point to social media for society's problems, but does anyoen else think that society ACTUALLY went downhill after reality TV?

I mean, Trump is a product of reality TV after all

Basically. People look to examples on how to live and back then you had stuff like Brad Bunch and Boy Meets World.

In the 00's, reality made being stupid okay. I'll point to shows like Jersey Shore and the Bachelor.

Kastrada posted...

Wrong black man but okay. >_>

dmxzibit

duh
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gloBal enemy posted...

As bad as the Top Gear US revelations.

er.... elaborate?
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Yo dawg I heard yo and yo dawg like yo yos so I gave yo and yo dawg a yo yo of yo dawg so yo dawg can yo yo yo dawg while yo yo yo yo dawg yo yo yo dawg

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Blue_Target posted...

Mad Mike gave the contestants an emergency contact number in case because he knew the cars will break down eventually.

To be fair, all cars will break down eventually.

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doomcrusader posted...

Yo dawg I heard yo and yo dawg like yo yos so I gave yo and yo dawg a yo yo of yo dawg so yo dawg can yo yo yo dawg while yo yo yo yo dawg yo yo yo dawg

Holy shit and here I thought sea shells was a bitch to say out loud.

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NeonOctopus posted...

er.... elaborate?

There was a scathing video posted on Youtube recently from some people who worked on the show about how the challenges were faked - eg $5k budget challenge (it was the buy a cheap luxury car challenge) but in reality they had $10k to spend and then got mechanics to work on the cars prior to the show so that they'd work, getting crew to do all the driving scenes (eg drag races) rather than the stars, etc. And confirmed Tanner = Stig.

Edit: Found the video. Note it was obviously from someone with a bit of an axe to grind, but it doesn't sound implausible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UYWWhQf5YE

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Solid Sonic posted...

I wonder if Monster Garage has any dark secrets (like some kid got on their half-pipe truck and broke his neck).

I think Monster House had the same issues with stuff being impractical and often being dismantled or changed back after filming was done.

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I never seriously watched the show, but the one thing that comes to mind is that the episode of The Boondocks where Riley scammed the show seems so much less underhanded on his part.

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