The contestants didn’t get to spend time with Xzibit too much, but each felt he was easygoing and great to be around. Martino said Xzibit would say things like “it’s time for a smoke” and that he “never had the feeling he was talking about cigarettes,” although he couldn’t confirm otherwise.
Xzibit really only saw the car owners at the beginning, when he came to “pick up” the car to take it back to the shop, and at the end, once they do the big reveal.
Dump His Girlfriend?
Jake Glazier also remembered one of the producers suggesting that breaking up with his girlfriend would be good for the show. As Glazier explained, the apparent producer said something about how it would be a better storyline if he was single with a terrible car.
The reasoning behind this is that if he had a better car, he would be able to get a girlfriend, and he would no longer be lonely.
Selling His Car
Jake Glazier only had his car for about a month after the renovations, as he decided it was better to sell it. He had originally purchased the car for $500 and sold it rather quickly for about $18,000.
But afterward, Glazier also regretted selling the car, as participants on the show weren't allowed to advertise that they were on the show once they sold their car.
Some Additions Simply Didn't Work.
The famous TV screens in the backseat simply didn't work after the show. Seth Martino's car was one of those that had a lot of problems, and his overhaul was particularly poor quality.
"There were plenty of issues with it," he told HuffPost, including the television screens that never worked again after filming.
Some Of The Upgrades Were Fake
The best part of the show probably saw how everything came together during the big reveal. But some of the upgrades to his car were fake, like the robotic arm or the fake exhaust pipe that had been added for no other reason than to look cool.
For the amount of time that the cars were in the shop for, we'd think that they wouldn't need to resort to installing fake upgrades just for the reactions.