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"Pimp My Ride" (2004): Season 6: Episode 2 -- Clip: Season 5 - Episode 12 - Jeep Grand Wagoneer
"Pimp My Ride" (2004): Season 6: Episode 2 -- Clip: Season 1 - Episode 4 - Brian's Honda CRX
"Pimp My Ride" (2004): Season 6: Episode 2 -- Clip: Season 5 - Episode 11 - Nate's Ford Econoline
"Pimp My Ride" (2004): Season 6: Episode 2 -- Clip: Season 5 - Episode 9 - Vanessa's Ford Festiva
"Pimp My Ride" (2004): Season 6: Episode 2 -- Clip: Season 6 - Episode 8 - Seth's '89 Nissan Maxima

Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
4 March 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Reality-TV more
Plot:
Xzibit finds the owner of a ruined car and takes it to the West Coast Customs for a renovation.
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
An MTV show, featuring the rapper Xzibit who fixes up cars of his fans. more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 13)
Mad Mike ... Electronics / ... (25 episodes, 2004-2006)
Toy Holmes ... Promo Announcer (16 episodes, 2006)
Xzibit ... Himself - Host (11 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jason Ewing ... Jason / ... (9 episodes, 2006)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The show now takes place at GAS (Galpin Auto Sports) Garage instead of West Coast Customs with all new mechanics, although Mad Mike still stays on the show. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Top Gear: (2005-07-17)" (2005) more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
An MTV show, featuring the rapper Xzibit who fixes up cars of his fans., 27 June 2006
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Author: polkadotprude from United States

The show "Pimp My Ride" is another line of those shows where a crew and some host try to fix up someone's car/house/life/etc.

Unfortunately, Pimp My Ride is so extravagant and excessive that it takes away any sort of meaning that the audience could pull away from it.

It always begins with the rapper, Xzibit, who mentions someone who needs their car fixed up and they are a too poor to do so themselves. The person always gravely needs a car that functions because they're devoted to some sort of job/education but haven't the resources/time to get a new car. We're shown the car, which is usually in awful shape, the owner of the car shows the various parts falling off, the duct-taped fender and the non-functioning radio, so on and so forth.

Xzibit drives away to the garage, where they proceed to pimp the ride. Now, this could be interesting, but we see almost no pimping. We see all the mechanics/"pimpers" meet up and discuss what they'll do to the car, then we see them strip down the car, then the car painted (in fast forward – of course) and tid bits of accessories being installed.

It'd be nice if they made the car better, made it nicer with some cool detail, but it goes overboard. TVs on the outside of the car near the wheels, a TV system for a habitat for snakes in the trunk, a working computer system in the back seat. It all seems like too much.

All you're left wondering is how this person could pay for any sort of repair if the car got into an accident, how often is it going to get broken into, and how much will this really help their financial situation?

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