Manuel is being taken for a ride, but it's not in his precious and rare Oldsmobile 442. The ride is actually by a list of mechanics who've some how managed to convince Manuel to part with thousands of dollars with promises of restoring his 442 into a mean machine.

Manuel has owned the car for over 8 years, and kept it at his parent's house. The first set of mechanics was his father's friends, who decide to follow the father's instructions rather than Manuel's. The shifter has never been fixed, the suspension makes the car tilt in a bizarre direction and the engine was spray-painted a horrific gold.

Now Manuel was taken by another garage shop that stored his car for 4 months and never did an ounce of work on it. Manuel got fed up and took the car; but he still had to pay the storage fees! Now his girlfriend is suggesting Manuel take it to her reliable mechanic-which of course is Overhaulin'...

Kate says that Manuel is a very positive and outgoing person. He's an artist, musician, soccer player and all-around cool dude. He is also a wacky guy who will dress up in a gorilla or chicken outfit and go to a party-just for the reaction. Kate says he invented a "car alarm dance" that is hilarious: we'd love to see that performed once he gets overhauled.