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Pimp My Ride-style shows can cost the participants tens of thousands of dollars, apparently, even though the shows say they put in up to hundreds of thousands in work on the vehicles. That’s what I just read checking out this GMC recreational vehicle rebuild that a couple took part in.
Not to say people don’t benefit from the thousands of dollars a show puts in, but it suprised me a little to learn that it would cost them tens of thousands as well.
Here’s what I’m talking about.
The couple signed up their RV to get overhauled in the vehicle overhaul and custom tv show, Rock My RV, hosted by the wrestler Brett Michaels.
They put out an ad on gofundme in order to raise around $30,000 or more — their cost they expected.
In order to get the motor home out to LA where the show was, they had to get it to a place on a flatbed to install a new motor, tranny and final drive, with some other work. Adding in the cost of the flatbed transport of their motor home, this would cost them aroudn $10,000 or $11,000.
Then they would pay for the taxes on any work/custom items added to their motor home by the show. So, they calculated, if the show put in $100,000, they would pay around $30,000 for those taxes.
Kind of an interesting piece of information though. To think of the value of the GMC motorhome, even after the build. Could it ever be resold for $130,000? If anyone knows, comment on this please, as it is an interesting point of information.
