![]() Imagine what it’s like for the car owners of Pimp My Ride. The next time you eye a modification and wonder if you should pimp your ride, it’s worth remembering what the phrase actually means– and why it was the beginning of a highway to hell for the owners featured on the show. You may have watched a few episodes yourself and wondered how it was possible perhaps even inspiring you to play with modifying your car. While the show may be gone from the airwaves, it’s not been forgotten, especially by those who handed over their vehicles to the show. The premise of the show was simple take a rusted, battered car and turn it into something showstopping. It spawned the phrase “pimp my ride” to largely mean “improve my car in some way”– which is ironic, given what the TV show actually did to people’s cars. Pimp My Ride was a wildly successful TV show hosted by rapper Xzibit. ![]() ![]() Rusted Pickup Truck Abandoned Old Car Oldtimer
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