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A man who appeared on Pimp My Ride to give his Toyota RAV4 a makeover has shared some of the details of what happened off camera.
It’s probably not a massive spoiler to tell you that what makes it to the show isn’t exactly a reflection of reality.
Back in the halcyon days of MTV in the early 2000s, Pimp My Ride was one of the biggest shows out there.
They took regular old banged-up cars and filled them full of wacky paint jobs, even wackier gadgets, and - oftentimes - a heap of stuff that people didn’t really want or need.
In the years that have passed, the tech has long since, but the stories remain and keep appearing.
One such story comes from Toyota RAV4 owner Justin Dearinger, who featured on the show in 2007.
During the sixth season of the show, he appeared on the show to have his car tricked out.
Unfortunately, some years later the car went up in flames, with faulty wiring cited as the cause of the fire.
Now, that’s not necessarily the fault of Pimp My Ride, but what if we told you that there were fitted candles and a chocolate fountain added to the car at some point?
Justin took to Reddit to explain his story, starting out by saying that the car took five months to finish, and that he initially didn’t like what they did.
“I eventually got used to it,” he said.
What’s more, he eventually ‘redid the whole car’ at the cost of around $20,000.
He did open up on that wiring problem that eventually led to the car’s fiery demise.
That was - he claims - the work of another shop and nothing to do with the pimping of his ride.
Asked why he went on the show in the first place, he said: “By the time they were filming this season, they had already done minivans, Mercedes, a f***ing bus, and an ice cream truck.
“They have never had a RAV4 before, so they went with it.”
Still, at least he got an experience out of it - and a story to tell.
Even if his car did end up in flames.
YouTuber Tavarish bought a minivan from the show for $850 to see what had been done to it.
It had featured on the show back in 2004, but by the time it arrived in the present day it was… a little worse for wear.
First off, some secrets were revealed about the show.
Tavarish said: “A lot of times, the guys didn’t use the original car.
“They got cars that looked kind of like it, and then modified those.”
Of course, we all thought it was totally real...
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An automotive influencer took it upon himself to buy a vehicle from MTV's iconic show Pimp My Ride, and revealed one of the show's secrets.
If you were a fan of the 2000s show, your whole world might be about to come crumbling down.
YouTuber Tavarish took it upon himself to splash $850 out on a minivan which featured on a 2004 episode of the show, after it had been abandoned.
Back in the day, kids would have done just about anything to have a car from Pimp My Ride sitting in their garage, no matter how impractical or ridiculous the designs were.
But the US content creator, who has over 3.1m subscribers, is living every 2000s kid's dream with his outlandish purchase.
In doing so, he also revealed one of the show's biggest secrets.
Rapper Xzibit hosted the popular MTV show, and a rewatch of any episode will likely leave you questioning the fashion trends of the time.
The show dominated the first half of the 2000s, and many may remember this pink and purple 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan.
If you do remember the episode, something you probably won't recall is that the final design didn't involve the original car at all.
And here is where the show's secret is exposed by the YouTuber.
If you can find the episode, you might notice something - the car in the beginning of the episode is completely different from the one shown at the end.
The woman actually shows up with a 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager people carrier, a completely different make and model.
That's right, the Pimp My Ride workers completely changed the car they were using.
Tavarish explained: “A lot of times, the guys didn’t use the original car.
“They got cars that looked kind of like it, and then modified those.”
Mind blown. Later down the line, Tavarish would eventually restore the van and sell it off.
Car culture was massive in the early 2000s, with video games like Need For Speed Underground and films like Fast & Furious (before they started going to space).
Pimp My Ride fit into this category, lasting six seasons on MTV, running from 2004 to 2007 and raking in the viewers.
Every episode involved a different beat-up car getting a makeover or being restored, while incorporating the styles and wants of the early 2000s.
Custom jobs often involved huge TVs fitted into the interior, or even game consoles in the trunk of the car - because who wants to play video games in the comfort of their own home?
As for the exterior, bright colors, chrome, and shiny alloy wheels were a regular fixture, and don't forget about the chunky bodykits.
Never mind that they would likely drag across the surface of any speed bumps; they looked cool and had "swag."
Cars were transformed at West Coast Customs for the first five seasons, before moving to Galpin Auto Sports in Van Nuys for its final season.
YouTuber MrBeast has divided people on social media after sharing a TikTok video in which he claimed to "tip" a waitress a brand-new car.
The most-followed YouTuber in the world with 139 million subscribers - whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson - is known for his extravagant stunts and shared footage of his latest act of kindness.
In a clip posted to the video-sharing platform on March 27, MrBeast appeared to be sitting at a restaurant speaking to his server named Amy - according to a caption on the post.
"What's the biggest tip you've ever gotten?", he asked her, to which Amy revealed to him that it was around $50.
Watch MrBeast's TikTok below:"Has anyone ever tipped a car?", Donaldson continued to ask before he handed the clearly stunned waitress a set of keys to a black Toyota sedan.
The server became skeptical and questioned whether the social media star was serious. At this point, he took her outside and unveiled to her a brand spanking new vehicle that he said was her "brand new car".
However, the car appeared to feature the word "Feastables" written on it - the name of Donaldson's chocolate brand - and the logo for his main YouTube channel also appeared on the car's hood.
Nevertheless, Amy appeared to tear up at the kind gesture and put her hand over her face. The YouTuber then said in response: "Oh wow, I wasn't expecting you to cry."
"I was literally late to work today because the Uber was slow," the waitress remarked as she got into the vehicle with Donaldson. "I'm in such shock right now. I don’t even know how to drive."
The video received a staggering 57.1 million views on the social media platform and was captioned: "Amy’s been getting to work without a car for months, thanks to you we changed that :-)"
Many users flooded the TikTok comment section with praise for the YouTuber and his astonishing tip, with one person penning: "Normal thing for someone like Mr. Beast."
A second user exclaimed: "You are the best!"
A third person added: "This guy just out here just putting faith back in humanity."
However over on Twitter, Mr.Beast faced criticism from people who claimed that the waitress' prize acts as a promotion for his brand and his chocolate line.
One user wrote: "So basically she has to do promotion for his company by driving the car. He also is getting a big tax write-off from this. But she gets a new(ish) car (with detailing [?]) instead of ubering. Oh, she has to pay for gas and insurance too."
Another interjected: "Don't get me wrong this is a nice thing but I wouldn’t love driving around a Feastables branded car. Maybe it was just for the video."
A third commented: "If Mr. Beast offered me a car plastered with his ugly corporate logo I would drive it directly into the side of a police station."
Donaldson has become well-known for his elaborate videos where he gives away large sums of money. Last year, he donated at least $3.2 million - as well as a $2.5 million jet and a private island - in challenge prizes, according to the YouTube videos he posted, per Insider.
His generous acts are often supported but in January, he defended himself against complaints over a controversial clip in which he paid for 1,000 people to have sight-restoring cataract surgery due to worries that patients were turning to a social media star to solve a medical problem.
He responded to the backlash, writing: "Twitter - Rich people should help others with their money. Me - Okay, I'll use my money to help people and I promise to give away all my money before I die. Every single penny. Twitter - MrBeast bad."
The tweet garnered 784.3K likes, with many people and prominent influencers sharing messages of support to YouTuber for his charitable efforts.
No one likes a tailgater, especially when you're actually driving at the speed limit. Regardless, there will some people who come in close behind you on the road, pushing you to accelerate or get out of the way just because they're feeling impatient. It's a frustrating experience many drivers face on the regular, but rarely is karma served as beautifully as this.
Back in 2014, a video went viral showing one such offender that the universe has its own way of dealing out punishment. Tracy Lynn Sloan recorded the incident, in which the male driver eventually overtook her, flipping the bird as he went by.
As soon as he got past her, however, he swerved out of control and crashed, leaving Sloan to shout after him: "That's what you get!"
"This pathetic excuse for a human being tailgated me for about three minutes, after about a minute, and me shaking my head, I pulled out my phone and started recording," she wrote on the now-deleted original video, according to the Huffington Post.
"I couldn't move over because there were trucks in the right lane, and I sure as heck wasn't going to speed on a rainy day with the roads being as slick as they were."
You can see him get his just deserts in the video below:
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It was later revealed, according to the Tampa Bay Times, that he fled the scene in his truck. However, Tracy took a photo of his license plate and reported him to the police. He was reportedly charged with leaving the scene of a crash, careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt, before later being released after paying his bond.
Hopefully he's started driving a little safer on the roads after this incident.
Five years ago, YouTube mogul Mr Beast gave an unassuming commuter a Lamborghini Gallardo, and now the lucky man’s NDA has expired; he has revealed the advice he received moments after the monumental gift.
In 2021, the content creator with a staggering 508 million subscribers on YouTube spent a day as an Uber driver and picked up customers in flashy cars before handing over the keys to them when they reached their destination.
One fortunate fella who was gifted a supercar on his way to work recently took to Reddit to explain the advice he was given as soon as the cameras stopped rolling.
The man, who did not use his real name in the post, called the unexpected gift ”the craziest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life.”
According to the winner, he initially thought the video was staged, but within two days the paperwork was completed, and he was given the cars with no strings attached.
However, just moments after he was told the car was his to keep, the video creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, turned the cameras off and instructed him to sell the car as soon as possible.
Recalling the moment he received a life-changing gift, the young man said: “While I eventually figured out that it was actually MrBeast, he turned off a few hidden cameras I didn’t even notice (first time in a car this expensive), [and] he told me to sell it as soon as he signed it over to me.”
Reportedly, he was given this advice because a luxury tax would come into play within 60 days, and unless the man who won the car had a spare $6,000 lying around, then he would not be able to keep the car without being hit by a whopping bill.
The supercar would also be subject to extortionate insurance premiums, so the smart thing for the formerly cash-strapped man to do would be to sell it and invest the money more wisely.
The car’s temporary unexpected owner revealed that he took the YouTuber’s advice and sold the Lamborghini Gallardo for $95,000.
While he could have gotten more for it if he did not drive it all during his two-month ownership, the man claims he has no regrets as he wanted to enjoy driving the car while he could.
Cleverly, the young man bought himself a slightly less glamorous Honda Civic instead, then splashed some cash on shopping sprees before investing the rest of the money in his future.
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