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Old 06-03-2009, 08:01 AM
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Why dont I get selected for overhauling or a similar program?!! I always watch these shows and still need to figure out what to do to have my car picked and pimped out... oh well... .... I can always do small mods one at a time...
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I think you have to live where the show is filmed.
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did anyone see the one yesterday with the guy in the wheelchair and the mustang? what a transformation..
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='899651' date='Jun 3 2009, 02:11 PM
did anyone see the one yesterday with the guy in the wheelchair and the mustang? what a transformation..
Whacha mean? He had a wheelchair, and they transformed it into a Mustang?
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Originally Posted by dudemeister' post='899445' date='Jun 3 2009, 12:01 PM
Why dont I get selected for overhauling or a similar program?!! I always watch these shows and still need to figure out what to do to have my car picked and pimped out... oh well... .... I can always do small mods one at a time...
You usually need to drive a real shit box to be selected. Sorry, I don't think E60s qualify as shit boxes.
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Originally Posted by dudemeister' post='899445' date='Jun 3 2009, 12:01 PM
Why dont I get selected for overhauling or a similar program?!! I always watch these shows and still need to figure out what to do to have my car picked and pimped out... oh well... .... I can always do small mods one at a time...

you dont want your car to be on "pimp my ride"

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Originally Posted by melimel' post='899651' date='Jun 3 2009, 03:11 PM
did anyone see the one yesterday with the guy in the wheelchair and the mustang? what a transformation..
What do you mean - transformation? Did they make the wheel chair hot or sick?




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