There’s no better encapsulation of mid-2000s television than MTV’s Pimp My Ride. For those who are unaware, the Xzibit-hosted show featured broken-down cars that would be taken and given absurd upgrades, such as chandeliers, chocolate fountains, and in one case, a hot tub.
In reality, these upgrades were not always as they seemed. Many items had to be removed after filming, and in some cases, the mechanic team working on the car didn’t even upgrade the actual parts that made the car run — meaning that these junk cars were still junk cars, only now they had interior cotton-candy machines.
Despite this, some internet users yearn for a return of Pimp My Ride. One such user is X/Twitter poster @YouDunnoVusi, who sparked discussion after posing a simple question: What would Pimp My Ride look like today?
Imagine pimp my ride in this era we living in
— Vusi.Mz (@YouDunnoVusi) January 2, 2024
Quickly, X/Twitter users shared their takes. First, some riffed on the insane nature of many Pimp My Ride additions:
We heard u do OnlyFans so we waterproofed your cars interior
— Matthew (@mz_prosperous) January 3, 2024
“We heard you lived in Langata so we added a whole 10,000 fresh water tanker on the back of your E36” https://t.co/FjzWu8vEVi pic.twitter.com/ayrEUJ5bED
— 99THSENSE (@99thsense) January 2, 2024
“We heard you’re lactose intolerant” https://t.co/Pcg25kWA4r pic.twitter.com/YzHz0ETGdN
— ً (@TweetXan_) January 3, 2024
“We heard you like to snap while drivin’, so we installed a steering wheel that doubles up as a ring light.” https://t.co/ZnnACJZ4HD pic.twitter.com/d8CXJupQoa
— siv (@sivbreak) January 2, 2024
Others joked about what character traits the show would latch onto before making the upgrades:
"We heard you got a tiktok brainrot attention span so we added these overstimulation device on your cabin" https://t.co/tvDw4GSbxJ pic.twitter.com/cyJIz6DrBf
— Right Wing Hades ⭕️ (@cebanterakhir) January 4, 2024
"We heard you're a degenerate sports gambler and installed 5 TVs with access to every league in the world in your car and a bed for when you can't afford to pay your rent." https://t.co/yUjDBt4gq0 pic.twitter.com/F1A46ddtra
— Null (@Vhoyde) January 2, 2024
Now I wonder what they’d do to the Cybertruck?
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