| So my good buddy JT is a bit off a show off when | | | | came back to me. |
| it comes to his car. "Pimping it out" is what he likes to | | | | Now I'm kind of a low-key kind of guy, but when I |
| call it, but to me it seems more like a cry for | | | | looked at my grey Honda, I started thinking "why |
| attention. | | | | shouldn’t I pimp this baby out a little?” And if |
| Last week he came around driving his new dream | | | | I was going to, why not pick something I myself |
| machine - a Frankenstein creation which came | | | | could enjoy? After all, I’m the one who’ll be |
| bouncing up and down the street like something out | | | | spending the most time in it and I’m not too |
| of a rap video. | | | | concerned with what other people might think. |
| Like a true friend, I tried to hold in my laughter long | | | | After browsing several popular car sites, my eyes |
| enough to take a closer look. I started at the rear | | | | were quickly opened to an enormous world of |
| and walked all around the vehicle, trying to take it all | | | | accessories that can turn a standard drive into a |
| in. Some of the accessories included a gold hood | | | | luxurious one in the blink of an eye. |
| ornament ("to match my gold tooth, man" says JT), | | | | What really caught my attention was the dizzying |
| a sparkling grill, and of course those oh so tasteful | | | | selection of custom seat covers that are available. |
| spinning rims. | | | | Dozens of colors, textures and materials were |
| I could keep a straight face no longer. | | | | available, in a wide range of prices. I was tempted to |
| "Those rims are so 2002," I laughed. | | | | go for the Wet Okole Covers, which are |
| But he kept his cool. | | | | waterproof--great for when I go surfing and am too |
| "Don't be a hater-- the ladies love them." | | | | lazy to change out of my wetsuit. My next choice |
| Somehow I thought he was stretching the truth, but | | | | was a so-called ‘canine cover’, which would |
| I admitted the car was definitely original, and I | | | | protect the seats against the claw marks and hair |
| agreed to go with him for a spin around the block. I | | | | from my two Dobermans. (Mercifully, these covers |
| slid inside and we started cruising to some booming | | | | are also billed as waterproof.) |
| bass. The initial drive felt good, and I have to admit, | | | | But then I saw these tailor-made sheepskin covers |
| we did get a few curious stares. | | | | and I was instantly sold. They were fluffy to the |
| But, I quickly noticed a few things. Inside, the car | | | | touch, and amazingly, could stay warm in the winter |
| was anything but comfortable. The plastic on the | | | | months and cool in the summer. For the price of a |
| dashboard was smashed in, the frayed seats looked | | | | few of showy external accessories, I could sink into |
| like someone had been chewing on them, and the | | | | a luxurious sheepskin cover every time I took a ride. |
| backseat was piled high with fast food wrappers. | | | | My next buy: a cargo liner for my trunk! |
| "Why don't you pimp out the inside?" I asked. | | | | Make sure you check out some of these great cargo |
| "I'm totally broke," he answered, "Plus, most people | | | | liners. And while you’re at it, check out these |
| aren't gonna see the inside." | | | | custom seat covers too. |
| Later when I was looking at my own car, his words | | | | |