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Do Not Hate

posted 10 years ago by BareMinimum
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Having watched Turn & Burn, Street Outlaws, Rods N Wheels, Counting Cars and a lot of other classic car-related "reality" shows, I've gotten used to being disappointed by them. I was especially ready to be disappointed by one called Lords of the Car Hoards, but after the first episode, I'm pleasantly surprised. The concept is fresh (trading a hoard of cars for one fully restored custom), most of the bits seemed genuine and none of the people appearing on the show bent over backward to be "funny."

It was by no means perfect. Rick Dore (the customizer) came off arrogant and douche-y, the part where they just let themselves into the man's backyard to "discover" that the cars are all Corvairs instead of Corvettes isn't at all how that would go down in reality, and Chuck Palumbo's "tears" at the end seemed a little fake. That wasn't anything I couldn't look past, though. It's nice to have found another car show besides Roadkill and, to a lesser extent, Fast N Loud that didn't have me groaning every couple of minutes at the stupidity.

[–] MiloSuperSpesh 10 years ago

mostly agree.

though hoarders are crazy people and them constantly wanting stuff back might wear thin after a short run of eps if it keeps happening.

[–] BareMinimum 10 years ago

I agree. There is something psychologically wrong with hoarders. You would probably need a psychiatrist on the payroll to help you through the bargaining phase just to get these people to make a deal.

When the guy in the first episode wanted the blue Monza back, did he only want it brought back to propose to his girlfriend in it? The show wasn't clear about that. Palumbo said at one point that he (the hoarder) wanted it back "for a good reason," but didn't go into any further detail. I wasn't sure if they were free to sell the car after he proposed in it or she was really getting the car back or what.

[–] madman58 10 years ago

he should have just restored the convertible. it was obvious he would never let that car go.

[–] MiloSuperSpesh 10 years ago

it was a fail in the 'script'

the car was never going to be sold it was only given to 'restore it' under the pretense it was being sold on.

and since the second ep also had a two car deal to get the hoard seems the premise of the show is now wrong.

it's find a hoard choose two cars to mod/repair/restore and sell/part out the remains to pay for the work.

[–] darkavenger77 10 years ago

The wanting the car back part was stupid. When they took the car, either they had the title or they did not. If they did, the former owner had no say. If they did not have the title, then they were subject to doing any work for free. It's likely they could have placed a mechanic's lien on the car for the repairs.

Plus, they did not "clean out" the hoarder dude. After they were done, he still had a lot of stuff in his backyard to include the two likely operable cars in the driveway when they pulled up.

Plus, I read on another post about the wrestler dude paying out of his own pocket (plus it showed him doing paint work). What kind of "partnership" requires that?

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