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p---- My Ride was a lie

Started by Flacko, Feb 26, 2015, in Life Add to Reading List

  1. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Feb 26, 2015
    http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/02/p-----my-ride-outed-as-fake?utm_campaign=complexmag+socialflow+02+2015&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

    The Huffington Post interviewed several p---- My Ride contestants and outed the show ascomplete bs. Engines were neglected, cars became even less drivable, accessories were removed when the cameras stopped rolling, and reactions were coerced by accessories specialist Big Dane. And some of the features left intact didn't end up working correctly anyway.

    As Seth Martino recalled, some things that didn't work on the car included the LED lights that were put in the seats. 'They would get really hot if left on so I couldn't drive with them on,' Martino said. 'They took the gull-wing doors off because the pistons used to lift them kept them from putting seat belts in the back, which was highly dangerous.' A cotton candy machine they installed was fit into the trunk without leaving enough room for the dome top to keep the cotton candy strands 'from flying all over the place.'"

    The additions to Martino's car actually made driving worse. A month after his car was pimped he had to replace the engine. "They added a lot of extra weight but didn't adjust the suspension to compensate so I felt like I was in a boat, and every time I hit a bump the car would bottom out and the tires would scrape inside the wheel well," he said.

    MTV even fudged contestants' back stories. "I know im [sic] fat, but they went the extra mile to make me look extra fat by telling the world that I kept candy all over my seat and floor just in case I got hungry," Martino said. "Then gave me a cotton candy machine in my trunk."


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  2. Boos
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    I don't want to live in this sick, sick world :hovcry:
     
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  3. Oldboy
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    Feb 26, 2015
    you thought it was real?
     
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  4. CJ Poe
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    CJ Poe The Dark Vegan

    Feb 26, 2015
    I knew the show was bs when I first saw it..lol .. lol@ANYONE who thought that bogus crap was real, just because Xzibit hosted it.
     
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    PatrickStar Is mayonnaise an instrument?

    Feb 26, 2015
    I don't give a f--- if it's fake or not, some of the cars looked dope as f---
     
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  8. Medici
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    Medici comin' for the top dollah

    Feb 26, 2015
    Bruh this just scarred me I watched this when I was like 10 and now I'm reevaluating everything from that point to now.
     
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    Feb 26, 2015
    exactly my thought.. didnt expect it to be that fake tho
     
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    They looked like toys u got from the cereal box
     
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    PatrickStar Is mayonnaise an instrument?

    Feb 27, 2015
    I was pretty young when I first saw the show, and they looked pretty awesome
     
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    Feb 27, 2015
    I also felt like I wouldn't want to drive the car after they pimped it out. It usually looked tacky or super gimmicky where I'd be a bit embarrassed to drive it. But whatever mang we in MURCA ALL DAY NIGGLE!
     
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  16. eddie
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    Feb 27, 2015
    All those MTV shows were fake...

    I was on parental control back in the day that s--- was all fake...
     
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  17. mdemaz
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    Feb 27, 2015
    I miss watching this. I remember the episode where they put a CameCube in a car and s---. They still run the show in Australia, which is dope, but it does feel a bit outdated if you compare it to customs shows on cable.
     
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  18. Mike02
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    Feb 27, 2015
    This show was really corny looking back on it..
    "Whaddup yall, it's Mr. X to the Z Xzibit" *cuts to five seconds of an Xzibit music video*
    He knocks on the kids doors and they answer and jump into his arms screaming as if he's the most popular celebrity on the planet. I'd be willing to bet none of them ever heard of him before.
    Every car they pimped always had TVs added to it and they were always shown playing Xzibit music videos. Shameless self promotion..
     
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    ^ Now that takes balls.
     
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  20. game time67
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    Literally not a single one of those cars looked dope as f---.
     
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