Men who had their cars featured on Pimp My Ride share the 'dangerous' aftermath that the cameras didn't show
Published on Dec 03, 2025 at 8:16 PM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Dec 03, 2025 at 8:23 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Many of us have wondered what happened to the cars that featured on Pimp My Ride, away from what the cameras showed us.
Reality TV wasn’t always quite what it seemed, but when the MTV show premiered in 2004, many of us probably thought that what we saw on TV was the truth.
Fast forward over twenty years, and many of those who appeared on the show revealed their perspective on what really happened when the cameras had wrapped up filming each episode.
Some even went as far as to claim that the aftermath of the filming was ‘dangerous.’
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What is said to have happened on Pimp My Ride
In 2015, The Huffington Post spoke to three people who had their cars ‘pimped’ on the show.
These were Jake Glazier from season 4, and Seth Martino and Justin Dearinger from season 6.
The trio had previously taken part in an ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the social media site Reddit.
Seth Martino arguably had the most interesting story to tell.
He explained how, being young and naive, he would have believed anything the producers said.
He said in 2015 that “I was very excited and naïve, so they could have told me unicorns were making me breakfast and I wouldn’t have questioned it.”
But Martino alleged that there were ‘some major problems‘ during his time on the show.
The quality of the cars was allegedly very poor
Martino alleged that the quality of his car was poor.
In the 2015 interview with the HuffPost, he claimed that TV screens in the car never worked after filming.
LED lights in the seats would allegedly fail and get hot if they were left on.
Martino’s car also had gull-wing doors fitted, but these needed removing.
Apparently, the pistons used to move them prevented the team from installing seat belts in the back seats.
Martino also had a cotton candy machine installed in the trunk.
But it apparently didn’t leave enough room for the dome top, so the candy strands just flew out everywhere.
Sensing there could be issues, MTV also had a tow truck driver and flatbed on call to rescue broken down cars.
Clearly, the reality of the hit TV show was not what we all thought it was at the time.
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Henry is a content writer with nearly ten years experience, having written for various publications since 2017. Qualifying with a Sports Journalism degree from Staffordshire University, Henry loves all things automotive but has a particular soft spot for classic Japanese cars and anything Lancia. He also has a curious passion for steam locomotives.
