Pimping Your Ride For Dummies

This summer I was sitting home, bored out of my mind, channel surfing through garbage until I landed on a station with some real quality shows; MTV.  Luckily, I caught the end of an informationally rich episode of “Pimp My Ride,” which made me think, “Sure all these gadgets and gizmos are cool, but are they actually useful?”  How come they never put in a killer set of floor mats? Not only are floor mats a relatively inexpensive accessory for your ride, but they can greatly increase the appearance and life of your interior.  As awesome as it would be to have everyone checking out your whip as you’re rolling down the street on some clean, chrome 18’s, you’re the one that has to live with the inside of the car.  And like my momma used to tell me, “It’s what’s on the inside that matters.”  No one wants to step into a car with a filthy floor.  Gum, grime, dirt, and gunk can really foul up your interior carpet—and can be a real nuisance to clean.  Do you really want to spend your time scrubbing the poop stank out of your car because your buddy was oblivious to the brown mound he just stepped in? 

 Car floor mats nowadays are made from practically indestructible materials with fancy names like “thermo-plastic rubberized vinyl” (I think that means ridiculously rugged).  With the amount of science and planning that goes into the construction of these mats, you would think NASA was lining their shuttles with them.  Companies like Husky, RubberTite, Weathertech, and Hexomat all custom tailor their mats to fit the make and year of pretty much any car.  This means that the sturdy form of the mats will contour perfectly to your car, eliminating the awkward fit of generic mats.  And in case you spill your Redbull, some mats have a sweet honeycomb design that can hold an amazing 6-8 cups of liquid so the mess won’t reach your carpet!  They come in come a variety of colors and styles, giving consumers a vast selection to choose from.  So before you go dropping the big bucks on tricking out your car, consider making a valuable investment on a relatively inexpensive product that can provide some serious benefits.  I recently added a new set of cargo liners to my Nissan Xterra and they have been working great.  Next time I bring my dog to the dog park, I won’t need to worry about getting mud, and who knows what else, all over my floor. Oh yea, you’ve just been pimped.