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No More Pimp My Ride, Finally, the gimmicks end
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post Dec 31 2005, 06:57 PM
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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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post Dec 31 2005, 07:03 PM
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QUOTE(brownsugar08 @ Dec 31 2005, 6:01 PM)
What a great way to start off the year.
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Indeed. I'd like to see them do things like customize Lamborghinis, not hook up a Mitsubishi Mirage.
 
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post Dec 31 2005, 07:12 PM
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Aw, that's kinda dissappointing. I loved Pimp my Ride.
 
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post Dec 31 2005, 07:37 PM
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:o aww, i loved pimp my ride. =[
 
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post Dec 31 2005, 07:40 PM
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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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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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QUOTE(Madame C @ Dec 31 2005, 4:12 PM)
Aw, that's kinda dissappointing.  I loved Pimp my Ride.
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oh boy mee too.

one of those 1.1 million viewers, was me _smile.gif
 
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post Jan 1 2006, 04:26 AM
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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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post Jan 1 2006, 05:23 AM
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Materialsim makes me vomit. Good riddance.
 
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post Jan 1 2006, 06:56 PM
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haha, i never watched that show.
 
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post Jan 1 2006, 06:59 PM
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that's great...after the 2nd season, the show started to decline in entertainment value
 
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post Jan 1 2006, 08:22 PM
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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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post Jan 1 2006, 08:33 PM
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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.
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I totally agree. They really do ruin the car with flames. All the time.
 
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post Jan 2 2006, 12:58 PM
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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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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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post Jan 2 2006, 01:48 PM
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^^^ 100% agree

yeah. They were just trying to get more viewers. Kind of more gaudy than pratical.
 
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post 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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post Jan 2 2006, 02:44 PM
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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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post Jan 2 2006, 04:44 PM
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Not to mention if your car was pimped, you had to pay the gift tax.
 
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post Jan 2 2006, 05:28 PM
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i never liked that show... and the cars turn out really weird lol
 
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post Jan 3 2006, 10:11 PM
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gift tax?!

i watched that show when i was tired enough to stand watching xzibit for a full 22 min.
 
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post Jan 5 2006, 09:45 AM
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i've never watched an episode.

and now i will never have to.

oh good.
 
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post Jan 5 2006, 10:23 AM
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At last the horror ends
 
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post Jan 6 2006, 10:12 AM
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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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post Jan 6 2006, 01:16 PM
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^ 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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post Jan 6 2006, 04:30 PM
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well they will be on another channel so its all good with me...its not like they're gone forever
 
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