The car makeovers are usually pretty good. Not always what I would like, but that's a matter of taste. The one thing that drives me absolutely f@#$*?g crazy is that he NEVER installs outside rear view mirrors.It may be a California Hot Rod "Thing" but anybody who has tried to drive in the real world without mirrors has to want to blow their brains out.I smashed the driver's side mirror on my car last year and the experience of driving with city (Chicago) traffic, parallel parking and expressway "Rush Hour" driving was enough to want me give up a car for life.It took about a week to get a replacement, and I felt crippled until it was done.

Chip Foose is a very creative and sensitive artist. I've watched many dozens of these shows. I saw the one in which Chip's own truck project was "Foose'd" with his father in charge.The problem is that Chip Foose is at times a rather self-indulgent and self-impressed artist, taking great liberty with his creativity. In at least 3 episodes I've seen his gleaming smiling face beam as he decides to chop off the body top (roof, uprights, windows) of a vehicle. They exist for a purpose, Chip-- rain! And I'm sure some of the people don't live in houses with garages, either.In one episode the "victim" expressly stated that his hope and plans for the vehicle was "I just want to restore it to how it originally looked." Chip, however, decided to chop the top off that 1956 Chevy Bel Air 4-door. If it had been me, I'd be screaming and demanding, "Where the Foose is my roof?!?!?!?" I probably would sue Chip Foose, the show and everyone involved in this self-indulgent liberty of creativity after (illegally) stealing my vehicle. It doesn't matter who was the set-up person-- spouse, child, parent, best friend-- they don't have legal rights to MY vehicle.On the positive side, it's cool to see that these people get all sorts of goodies and candy in the work that's done-- the sup ed-up engines, the incredible sound systems (despite the fact that they frequently waste all the trunk storage space with massive speaker systems), air conditioning in vehicles that predated that invention, and many other bonuses. But if I were the owner and had my heart set on restoring my PERSONAL PROPERTY to my OWN SPECIFICATIONS, I'd be screaming mad.At times Chip Foose is highly creative. At times Chip's extravagant and self-indulgent "artistic liberties" give us a new phrase, "I was Foosed over."

frist off if you have to pick one of the two shows that t.l.c. has about auto make overs your best bet is this one hands down, the other one i can not think of the name right now but it is a knock off of this show. some guy (well know hot rod guy) finds rusted heap spends 4 weeks stressed out as we are reminded what it cost to fix the car so in the end we get to see someone with way to much money bid $50.000 or more for a car that cost this guy less than $1500, now chip and his team they make art on wheels, they work hard, they get it done on time they do not seem stressed out or remind you what it cost. the two things that turned me off about the other show, the only thing about this show that "bites" is as another person pointed out, is that they are only doing cars for people who seem to be doing better than most of us in the bank, and i wonder why? there are after school kids groups that have vans that they could do, or maybe someone who lost everything in a home fire and are starting over, anyhow it is a good show and i look forward to more shows

I watch this series every time I can, and I always feel completely amazed with it! The designer Chip Foose is a genius, probably one of the best in the world! But of course, he isn't the only one who deserves the fame, the entire team is very, very talented. The presenters are friendly and explain everything the team is doing to the car. It's difficult to find something negative to say about this show. The endings are always fun, watching the people's reactions to their new cars, which are authentic works of art. Car lovers, and even people who aren't very much into cars can easily become addicted to this series.