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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 18:16:26 GMT
Just heard a moment ago on the headline snippet on the BBC 1 News that the British Motor Show has been cancelled due to the financial crisis.
Not heard the story yet but anyone here got any thoughts?
I must admit, when I heard the headline, I was shocked. I know that the car industry in particular is in severe crisis but I would have thought that putting their best works on display might help them somehow, but on reflection, it may be fruitless. It is a shame that things have come to this but also understandable to a certain extent.
What do you all think?
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 18:17:29 GMT
Just heard, it is next years show that is being cancelled.
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 18:21:35 GMT
And there has just been a prat on the telly saying that car shows like Top gear are to blame for the cancellation of the show! What an utter prat! He said that because TG perform stunts on their show with cars, why would anyone want to pay money to see some cars on a stand. He has a point, but OMG, the way it came across, if I ever meet the dickhead I will slap him! TG make cars desirable by doing things like that. I don't drive but ueven I want to own a Toyota Aygo or a Fiat 500 anyway because of how TG promote them!
So, jouornalist, if you are reading this, don't be such a prat and leave TG and the guys alone or you will have an army of angry fangirls to deal with and it won't be pleasant.
Sorry, I have got it off my chest now, though I am still angry.
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Post by ladyshaniique08 on Mar 19, 2009 18:23:25 GMT
I heard it too  I would like to go to the British Motor Show. The credit crunch sucks.  Making car events have to be cancelled  |
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 19:01:42 GMT
And there has just been a prat on the telly saying that car shows like Top gear are to blame for the cancellation of the show! What an utter prat! He said that because TG perform stunts on their show with cars, why would anyone want to pay money to see some cars on a stand. He has a point, but OMG, the way it came across, if I ever meet the dickhead I will slap him! TG make cars desirable by doing things like that. I don't drive but ueven I want to own a Toyota Aygo or a Fiat 500 anyway because of how TG promote them! So, jouornalist, if you are reading this, don't be such a prat and leave TG and the guys alone or you will have an army of angry fangirls to deal with and it won't be pleasant. Sorry, I have got it off my chest now, though I am still angry. I think you will find the old 'green eyed monster' syndrome is the cause of his comments. The odious little man used to be a presenter on TG between 1992 and 1999. Sounds like he has never got over not being given the sack. Tw*t |
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Post by Vixen on Mar 19, 2009 19:17:57 GMT
What's wrong with looking at a bunch of cars on a stand? I watch Top Gear and would still like to look at them. That man is a kn*b.
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Post by lymaze on Mar 19, 2009 19:28:45 GMT
Who was the prat on the telly? Not Quentin Wilson by any chance or is there another sore loser out of the old TG presenters?
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 19:30:40 GMT
Who was the prat on the telly? Not Quentin Wilson by any chance or is there another sore loser out of the old TG presenters? Steve Berry. He used to review motorbikes (  - on Top Gear ) He's got a broad Lancashire (I think) accent and a mouth that moves like that of a Thunderbirds puppet  |
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Post by lymaze on Mar 19, 2009 19:31:38 GMT
Never heard of him.  ;D |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 19:31:50 GMT
Exactly! His argument has more holes in it than a piece of Swiss cheese! TG promote the cars in a fab way and you watch the show and think 'I would love to see those cars in the flesh' (if you get what I mean) so that will inspire you to go to motor shows.
So, what do you say girlies, should we gang up on him?
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 19:33:00 GMT
Inky - You are right, he had a stong accent and he is an utter nob!
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 19:33:48 GMT
There are some pictures of the loser on google images. Has he got a website? We could invade ;D (off to google again  ) |
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 19:37:37 GMT
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Post by lymaze on Mar 19, 2009 19:40:50 GMT
Oh dear. Time to give up on the hair Steve! ;D  |
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Post by Vixen on Mar 19, 2009 19:44:13 GMT
*vomits slightly*  |
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 19:47:53 GMT
If you google 'Steve Berry motoring journalist' and follow some of the links you will soon discover that he is a professional gob-sh*te and there are plenty of people who don't like him very much. He also seems to name drop TG when he thinks it will do him some good - 9 years after he last worked on it Get over it Mr Berry  |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 19:56:59 GMT
He needs a wig!
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Post by jacqui on Mar 19, 2009 20:04:10 GMT
In the words of the very hairy James May whilst observing the worlds worst comb over whilst in Botswana........ "You're bald man - live with it" or soemthing like that |
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Post by inky on Mar 19, 2009 20:05:08 GMT
He needs a kick up the ar*e Form an orderly queue ladies ;D |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 20:16:56 GMT
Yes, and if needs be, as I am quite a hefty girlie, I will hold him down while you get your best kicking foot ready.
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Post by ladyshaniique08 on Mar 19, 2009 21:00:30 GMT
Steve Berry, I saw him on TG 1999 other day.
That's too much gobby nonsense.
I watch Top Gear.
Why can't Mr Berry keep his mouth shut!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2009 21:32:02 GMT
Oh dear, bit bitter eh? and what an awful comb forward That poor bike he's leaning on. *shakes head* I saw a mighty combover recently, it looked like it had given up half way across the top of the head. |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 19, 2009 21:47:07 GMT
LOL! There is an old man who lives here in the area where I do and one time, while I was in the library, I was unfortunate enough to be behind him in the queue and I noticed that he had a combover.
Now, you know when men go bald, they can have a bald bit on the top and a strip of hair around the back of the head, well that is the way he went bald, only he let the strip of hair at the back grow so long that he was able to comb it forward and around his head and back around to the back again. It looked so strange and the worst thing about it was that he had to use a heap of hair produck to keep it in its place, and he had dandruff.
That was an amazement. How can a (practically) bald man get dandruff, I thought, but there you go, you do see something strange at times and usually they are things that you want to forget but cant. Like his hair.
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Post by misspan on Mar 29, 2009 6:22:43 GMT
I went to the motorshow in Sydney in October last year after the Bathurst V8 Supercar race, then the Melbourne one this year before the V8 Supercar season launch and I have to say both were very disappointing. Even though they were still on, a severe lack of manufacturers turning up meant they weren't really worth it. Even the Murray Walker Extreme Machine exhibit at the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar race had less cars this year, sans Veyron |
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Post by dutchdiva on Mar 29, 2009 6:39:34 GMT
The motor show in Amsterdam starts on April 1. I am going on April 6 :-)
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 29, 2009 12:24:26 GMT
Yay! Good for you! |
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Post by dutchdiva on Mar 29, 2009 19:23:52 GMT
Yes I have just seen the list of cars and well we have 6 Aston Martin's, 2 Bugatti Veyron's and a bunch of other expensive cars. I wish it was April 6 already. Will bring back a lot of pictures.
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Post by ulstermayniac on Mar 29, 2009 19:44:53 GMT
Oooh! Yes! I would love to see a fabby piccie, from a fan, of the Bugatti! Also, if you see any Bentley's, could you do the neccessary? *looks pleading*
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