No More Pimp My Ride, Finally, the gimmicks end |
 Dec 31 2005, 06:57 PM
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 ^_^  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466  |
The highly successful car customizing show "Pimp My Ride" is finally moving on. After a long run as one of the most successful television shows for MTV, West Coast Customs is moving its show to another channel and changing the format.
According to The Press-Enterprise, WCC will be developing a new show on the Discovery Channel with the producers of "American Chopper" and "American Hot Rod." And instead of creating over-the-top designs like "Pimp MY Ride," the show will be based around the work they do on a daily basis and will include customization of private jets, helicopters, tour buses and other high-end vehicles. Although MTV will be losing one of their most popular shows, the split was amicably, according to both parties, due to owner Ryan Friedlinghause's concern with his company's image. "We've had a great experience with Ryan," said MTV spokesman David French. "Everyone in that garage is very talented and we wish them all the best." Friedlinghause has also made another big decision, which is moving the shop for the fourth time since opening its doors in 1993. The shop's new location will be Corona, California. WCC moved from Laguna Niguel (their original location) to Compton in 1998, then to Inglewood in 2000. According to Ryan, the reason for moving is not business-related -- due to the shop's reputation, they could move anywhere and still be in business -- but simply to be closer to his family, who he rarely sees, due to his back and forth commute from Corona to Los Angeles. "I've done my time in L.A.," Friedlinghause stated. "Everybody knows who I am. It's time to move." WCC's new location will be a 21,000-square-foot shop is in a corporate-style building in an industrial part of Corona, which according to Ryan has a huge custom car market. "My customers aren't really LA-based customers anymore," said Friedlinghaus. "The interest in custom cars and the money to spend on customization is evident in the Inland Empire. It's like the new Orange County." "Pimp My Ride" averaged 1.1 million viewers per episode, Nielsen Media Research said. |
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Dec 31 2005, 07:03 PM
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^_^ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466 |
QUOTE(brownsugar08 @ Dec 31 2005, 6:01 PM) What a great way to start off the year.  Indeed. I'd like to see them do things like customize Lamborghinis, not hook up a Mitsubishi Mirage. |
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Dec 31 2005, 07:12 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
Aw, that's kinda dissappointing. I loved Pimp my Ride.
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| *not_your_average* |
Dec 31 2005, 07:37 PM
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:o aww, i loved pimp my ride. =[
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Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM
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 hello : ) Group: Official Member Posts: 4,227 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,139 |
Pimp My Ride was a cool show but I'm glad they're moving on. It kind of gets old after a while. Plus, I really do think their designs were a bit too outrageous for my taste. I mean, huge red or blue flames on the side of your car with a skull on the hood? No thanks.
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Dec 31 2005, 07:41 PM
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^_^ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466 |
QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 6:40 PM) Pimp My Ride was a cool show but I'm glad they're moving on. It kind of gets old after a while. Plus, I really do think their designs were a bit too outrageous for my taste. I mean, huge red or blue flames on the side of your car with a skull on the hood? No thanks. 
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| *lil_chubby_cheeks2* |
Dec 31 2005, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE(Madame C @ Dec 31 2005, 4:12 PM) Aw, that's kinda dissappointing. I loved Pimp my Ride. oh boy mee too. one of those 1.1 million viewers, was me 
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Jan 1 2006, 04:26 AM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
hmm...that is too bad.
I mean I understand why they would want to move on from MTV, but I liked watching that show half asleep at 3 am lol. That's too bad. |
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Jan 1 2006, 05:23 AM
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 IMPOSTA! Group: Member Posts: 121 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 339,764 |
Materialsim makes me vomit. Good riddance.
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Jan 1 2006, 06:56 PM
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 YEA? ILL EAT YOUR FACE OFF =] Group: Member Posts: 345 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,087 |
haha, i never watched that show.
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Jan 1 2006, 06:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 56 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 340,203 |
that's great...after the 2nd season, the show started to decline in entertainment value
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Jan 1 2006, 08:22 PM
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 yeah. i'm kevin. Group: Member Posts: 1,399 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,782 |
The show was alright.. I didn't like most of the outcomes of the cars they all somewhat the same things.
although you see some pretty nice cars if you go the west coast custom site |
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Jan 1 2006, 08:33 PM
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 Kris is getting bonified. Group: Member Posts: 3,172 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 67,366 |
QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 7:40 PM) Pimp My Ride was a cool show but I'm glad they're moving on. It kind of gets old after a while. Plus, I really do think their designs were a bit too outrageous for my taste. I mean, huge red or blue flames on the side of your car with a skull on the hood? No thanks. I totally agree. They really do ruin the car with flames. All the time. |
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Jan 2 2006, 12:58 PM
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 i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
QUOTE(M1SSxCHR1SSY @ Dec 31 2005, 6:40 PM) Pimp My Ride was a cool show but I'm glad they're moving on. It kind of gets old after a while. Plus, I really do think their designs were a bit too outrageous for my taste. I mean, huge red or blue flames on the side of your car with a skull on the hood? No thanks. Agreed. Every show I would think to myself "No way in hell would I drive that car!!" They were way too flashy and often too hyped up for a white girl like myself. I would be scared driving 1/2 of those cars because I wouldn't want to get jumped. |
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Jan 2 2006, 01:48 PM
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 Senior Itis Group: Member Posts: 806 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,007 |
^^^ 100% agree
yeah. They were just trying to get more viewers. Kind of more gaudy than pratical. |
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| *kryogenix* |
Jan 2 2006, 01:50 PM
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WCC's owner is pretty damn cool for doing that.
He ended a deal for a lucrative show on MTV in order to keep up his shop's image, AND he moved his shop so he could be closer to his family. Respect +1. |
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Jan 2 2006, 02:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Duplicate Posts: 459 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 308,469 |
dammit, i was hoping to buy a junked up car and give it to them to pimp it up. forget that plan.
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Jan 2 2006, 04:44 PM
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^_^ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466 |
Not to mention if your car was pimped, you had to pay the gift tax.
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Jan 2 2006, 05:28 PM
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 You can't keep running from what you're trying to find. Group: Official Member Posts: 5,030 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 54,096 |
i never liked that show... and the cars turn out really weird lol
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Jan 3 2006, 10:11 PM
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 Cockadoodledoo Mother Fcuka!!! Group: Member Posts: 1,438 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 296,088 |
gift tax?!
i watched that show when i was tired enough to stand watching xzibit for a full 22 min. |
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Jan 5 2006, 09:45 AM
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 Another ditch in the road... you keep moving Group: Member Posts: 6,281 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,152 |
i've never watched an episode.
and now i will never have to. oh good. |
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Jan 5 2006, 10:23 AM
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 I'll be your Rock N Roll Queen Group: Member Posts: 68 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 324,951 |
At last the horror ends
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Jan 6 2006, 10:12 AM
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 sweet abandon Group: Member Posts: 194 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 131,225 |
i always wondered what happened to the people who got to be on the show. do their cars get stolen as soon as they bring it home or what? the cars stand out way too much to not attract the wrong crowd.
change is good. the show seemed to be doing the same things over and over again (or maybe i'm seeing too many re-runs). now that they're going on a new channel, they can show what they show what they're really capable of doing and find a good, loyal, and solid fan base. damn those b@st@rds must be hella rich. |
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Jan 6 2006, 01:16 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Naw, no one in their right mind would steal those cars. Like you said, they stand out too much and thus would be easy to find.
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Jan 6 2006, 04:30 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
well they will be on another channel so its all good with me...its not like they're gone forever
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Jan 6 2006, 10:51 PM
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 Diana =] Group: Member Posts: 1,318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,147 |
It's otay for me, I didn't really watch that show anyways
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Jan 8 2006, 01:22 AM
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 Lick my balls until they are dry. Group: Member Posts: 14 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 337,737 |
damn i kinda liked the show before even though its always the same thing, and the xzibit touch into the show was kinda cool
oh well, we still got punk'd [= |
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Jan 8 2006, 02:48 AM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
QUOTE(Nadroj Inc. @ Jan 8 2006, 1:22 AM) oh well, we still got punk'd [= I'm not sure how that's any consolation. |
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Jan 8 2006, 03:05 AM
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I always though it be cool if we combined those shows. It'll be funny. Xzibit is all "We are here to pimp your ride....SIKE!!" YOU GOT PUNK'd BITCH.
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Jan 8 2006, 03:09 AM
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 oink Group: Member Posts: 1,099 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,836 |
i liked that show i liked it when they did limos
( jordan u got a new user.?) u never told me T-T |
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Jan 17 2006, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 50 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 355,761 |
Pimp my Ride was great. I loved what they did with the cars, it was awesome. who wouldn't want 5 XBOX 360s in their car? HELLO! Who cares about the paint! They paint it to what you put on the application. They make it fit into your lifestyle.
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Jan 19 2006, 04:20 PM
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 I'm happy, are you? Group: Member Posts: 291 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 345,268 |
Good. I like the concept. Although I often found myself getting annoyed. Some of the customs are so silly and pointless. Like the bowling alley one. I don't care how much you like to bowl. Unless you're a professional bowler you really don't need to sacrifice the trunk space for a mini bowling alley. Its pointless, useless, and frankly a waste. I mean some of the customs were really interesting adn I had no idea they could do such things. But the rediculous things made it stupid to watch in my opinion. Also the acting they had those West Coast guys donig. I don't know, it just seemed like it was all waayyy to scripted and if it was thats why it didnt' work. Those guys aren't actors so any scripting will suck! Anyways, I plan to watch it now and hopefully it'll be better.
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Jan 19 2006, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE(S3xyIrishLass13 @ Jan 17 2006, 9:40 PM) Pimp my Ride was great. I loved what they did with the cars, it was awesome. who wouldn't want 5 XBOX 360s in their car? HELLO! Who cares about the paint! They paint it to what you put on the application. They make it fit into your lifestyle. Why the hell would I want that in my car? I had a 7 inch screen that got stolen within a month of purchase. I could care less about 5 XBox 360s in my whip. Hell, put that shit in my house. Come correct. That was weak. |
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Jan 19 2006, 08:17 PM
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 stopsnitchinstoplyin50 Group: Member Posts: 37 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 201,027 |
Don't worry everyone, I'll pimp all your rides :)
I'll just go to KMart buy their 15.99 14 in. Spinners, then add a stuff a TV in the backseat and your ready to go. |
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| *Statistik* |
Jan 19 2006, 08:50 PM
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I loved that show, but some cars were wack. Oh well. All I would want in my whip is a big plasma screen and a tub. I know the ladies would love it. But I still gotta wait...5 more years.
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Jan 19 2006, 11:58 PM
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 Word. Group: Member Posts: 3,004 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,673 |
i always wanted my car pimped but oh well... maybe some other time... i hope i grow up to be rich.. haha
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