Overhaulin'

I gotta admit, I am a sucker for car shows. Yes, there are lots of them out there and I can sit through most of them admiring how the final product works out. Sadly this show seems to have lost its way. The shows premise is that supposedly a car in desperate need of restoration/repair and beloved by someone, is recommended to the show by another family member or friend. The car is taken away under some false story and then with the help of the other family members and legendary car builder Chip Foose, the car is brought back to its former glory....but a bit different. Here are the good things... 1. The show has Chip Foose. This guy is a genius and I love how he has great ideas and puts them into one of a kind masterpieces. 2. Hey, its a car show. Gotta love'em.

The Bad: 1. Sorry but humor by Chris the host is...well...not funny. More than that its annoying and takes away from the show. Sometimes after about 20 min. of his endless parade of one liners and gags...I change channels...and don't come back. However when he plays it straight..I could listen to him for hours. 2. As some other commenters have said mentioned so many of the people who have their car worked on JUST want it brought back to its ORIGINAL condition. You can see that they are not that thrilled with it being "Foosed". Yeah, of course I get it...that's the premise of the show right? Then why not make it a show where people WANT to get their car done by him! I'd love to watch that! 3. Not a whole lot of facts and figures about the cars. Sometimes I really want to know more info about the car. Yeah, I know..that's not the purpose of the show. Still, a bit more would keep my interest! 4. The car being "borrowed" under false pretenses and then returned is a Cliché. Its been done and the 10 min. of extra silly drama grates on my nerves. Seriously...the first 15 min of the show should hook me to make me want to watch more. More often than not I shake my head at their poorly acted goofy antics ...and change channels.

I'd love to see more folks..but Foose the heck out of this show or overhaul it. This formula ain't working...

Foose's show exhibits every dumb trick that makes these shows so irritating--faked up scenarios involving "theft", "accidentally towed" vehicles, hyper presenters who are constantly jazzed over every development, major "issues" with the modifications that cause lots of fake consternation and make every job a battle with the clock.

But such is the nature of all these reality shows that seek to create conflict and make the various characters zany and eccentric, which is what passes for compelling TV these days. Add in a zingy rock beat over every scene and bump and you have the makings of a truly irritating program.

Foose does good work, but all the contrivances detract from, rather than add to the finished product.

I have watched episodes of this show and have found it less than apoealing. If someone has a classic car or truck and it is "kidnapped" by some supposedly caring members and restored of modified by Foose and his team, I would definitely be passed off. First if there was sentimental value, it is all destroyed by restoring or modifying it. When I see the completed butchering job my first reply would be to Foose would be to put it back together the way it was given to him, so go find the parts you removed. I would ask who gave you permission to do the work when he is not the registered owner of the vehicle. I'd have him arrested for theft and destruction of private property. The car is dead to me now. I have no use for it and I will make sure no-one else does. If he can't return it to the condition before he stole it. I'd take it somewhere and out several rounds of 357 Mag ammo into it. I'd contact my lawyers and have his business and all his employees charged and fired. My family? Well let's just say that we wouldn't be on speaking terms. My trust has been betrayed, my privacy invaded as I am a very private person and just don't like surprises. Does this sound a little over the edge. I'm sure there would be others who would feel similar but not as extreme. I do not like my property to be messed with it people interfering in my affairs. If I wanted it fixed or modified I would have it done myself. If I couldn't afford it then that's ok also. I'd you it over a period of time so that it would be my ideas and not someone else.

I used to watch it every day. I was watching with love :) I've always wanted to have a car like this. I used to watch it with Turkish or Russian dubbing, but I don't remember.

Love car shows but the silly antics surrounding the thieving of the victims cars is bile inducing,not only that how many times does it need to be repeated to pad out the show.The builds are nice but many of them end up being chips ego stroking vanity projects with him taking liberties I'm damn sure the owners don't want & end up being overdone.