I hope Channel 4 keep Lee Mckenzie on. I never understood why the Beeb hired Suzi when they already had a much better presenter reporting from the pits.

Suzi’s MotoGP eye-candy days were well behind her by then so I never really understood why she got the job.

DC would also be worth keeping on IMO.

Hook, line and sinker. :lol: ^^^

This tale of him knocking back Top Gear just adds to the legend of Guy doesn’t it?
Well if you consider saying no to something making you a legend or that he’s some sort of legend in the first place.

Drac, I was thinking it’s a better line for his memoirs. He’d rather fix a truck or go out and ride one his bikes than take on a highly paid job on a successful show.

If it does flop, he’ll be forever linked with it so it’s a no-brainer for him to do (host) other TV work that allow him more time to indulge in his other interests.

This story just adds to the perception that he is non-corporate and has a ‘daft as a brush’ persona. There’s nowt daft about Guy Martin in terms of managing his brand IMO.

Yeah, Chris Evans… What’s he ever done that’s been a success eh?
Bloody hopeless.

We are talking about Top Gear here, not Don’t forget your toothbrush. :lol:

I thought the Top Gear format was very tired so I don’t think anyone can zhush up a moribund show like that, not even Chris. A whole new show without the Top Gear branding might have been the way to go IMO. :?

My point was more aimed at the fact that Guy is his own man and wouldn’t like to be cast in the Hammond or May role.

Maybe Guy is smart enough to recognise a massive flop when he sees one.

The fact Chris Evans is at the helm is enough for any right-minded individual to kick it into touch. He has his own little niche carved out and I just couldn’t see him being anyone’s stooge.

This tale of him knocking back Top Gear just adds to the legend of Guy doesn’t it?

Thanksgiving? You have American relatives?

Owt with Danny Dyer in. :oops:

Looking forward to the Taylor Swift special. :P

Would rather share a pint with Marc Almond than listen to her or her male impersonator, Sam Smith. :evil:

Surely the thread should have been named ‘the other person’ in that photo?

I’m sure a thread named the black man in that photo would go down a storm, wouldn’t it. :?

Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? :?

Check his feedback. If he has a history of buying and selling that sort of stuff, tell him to jog on…

PT Cruiser ticks all the boxes. :oops:

Sued, no. Screwed, every time I sell something on there… :twisted:

JAG – Member
Revenge is such a negative thing – why bother? I’m happier just ignoring anyone who’s pissed me off.

Not glamorous but it stops them having any further impact on me – which is more important.

I have to agree with this point of view.

Some irritants like nothing more than dragging you down to their level so ignoring them, however hard they try to wind you up, is often the best option.

As for Clarkson rating Wolf on Wall St as a great film,….IMO it’s Scorsese’s worst.

This is just Jezza’s attempt at trying to charm the pants off the pretty female guest IMO.

Eat salad?

I_think_it’s_AWESOME! Don’t_you?

Underscores are showy now. Who knew? :lol:

Just curious. They seem to jump out at you in the classifieds section. Not necessarily in a good way though…

I thought this thread was going to be about his green leather jacket and girlie scarf combo.

They were good sports actually and Will seemed a lot less up himself than I was expecting

The only thing that show has going for it is the lovely Emma Willis. As for the rest of it, I iz out….

The reality is our intelligence services are catching a lot of this before it even occurs

So they keep telling us but we only have their word for it. The war on terror is a great way of controlling and monitoring the population. Living in a constant state of surveillance is Okay because it’s for our own good, right?

There are sinister forces at work but I think the actions of a few religious zealots are the least of our (and our children’s) worries…

4 bids on a frame I’m selling and all at the starting price

As explained above, you never know the exact amounts that the bidder has placed for obvious reasons. You only find out some of the amounts bid if some one else bids higher.

I think some buyers put a load of low bids in thinking it will scare off other bidders who want it for somewhere near the starting price. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me either TBH?

They don’t always find in the buyer’s favour. IF the item was as described, the buyer has no case and therefore they will find in the seller’s favour.

Have you dealt with the claims process since eBay brought in their money back guarantee? You have around 8 days to appease the buyer before he can escalate the case and get his money back.

You can keep firing emails back and forth stating your case but once the buyer states he is unhappy with the item and escalates the case, Paypal have no choice but to refund.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebay-money-back-guarantee/

It’s grossly unfair of course…

The person who decides on whether to refund the buyer or not will likely have no concept of the ins and outs of MTB forks but will be referring to a set of guidelines laid down by eBay i.e. refund the buyer in full if he is unhappy.

The deck is always stacked in the buyers favour unfortunately…

The alternative, and this is not a nice way to go – let him raise a dispute and you’ll win (if they were as described) and he’ll have to keep them.

eBay offer buyers a guarantee that they’ll get their money back if unhappy so I think Paypal are always going to rule in the buyers favour.

You don’t have to refund the return postage if the buyer has changed his mind.

If it goes to a dispute and he wins, eBay/Paypal will refund him in full – the cost of the forks and the postage cost he initially paid you.

Make him send them back at his own expense and offer to refund him for the forks only, not the postage. That’s the only chance you have of the transaction not costing you anything as eBay will rule in his favour – they always do.

They’ve always price matched for me as well. They do that trick all shops do, where they price something really high for a while then reduce the price at a later date citing a massive discount which is probably all it’s worth.

They often do it with Mike Ashley’s Karrimor brand. :evil:

I hope Kimi steps up and beats his new team mate this season. He was a bit below par last season so I’m not overly confident he can do it.

Wicked Styx and his BMX eBay listing is pretty legendary. Rad to the power of sick! :lol:

http://geekologie.com/2009/02/successfully-marketing-your-bi.php

kelvin – Member
I think he’s lost his edge.

I agree but the show was still pretty good compared to the rest of the Beeb’s repeat-laden schedule.

teamhurtmore – Member
She has a (small) gonad showing in the NSFW version

:lol: Reminds me of this pic. Don’t delete mods, it’s an optical illusion.

He looks a bit coked up on the 2nd picture as well. Living the high life. :-)

There were stories linking him to a notorious US fiddler a while back.

All
the
way
to
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top

8O

Ramsey Neil – Member
Nicholas Cage . I can’t believe we got to page five and nobody else mentioned him .

Not that inexplicable when you consider the connections that Nicolas Kim Coppola has and how many doors it opened for him. Still a shockingly bad ‘actor’

I’d throw Ben Stiller in were it not for Zoolander.

Stick a padlock on it. Always handy if Putin gets a bit lairy. 8)

wheeliejim – Member
John Hannah: the world’s worst actor.

I’m guessing you’ve never seen Hollyoaks before? He is Oscar material compared to that lot.

I thought this thread was going to be about you finding a lovely old bike which had been consigned to the dustbin.

So disappointing… :cry:

EDIT. Beaten to the punch by 45 seconds. :lol:

I was referring to the presenters cars only as it was the issue with the number plates which kicked the whole thing off.

The crew could have left in their own vehicles. Driving the three offending vehicles right by the baying mob was not the best idea from a safety POV but added to the story, I suppose…

Don’t they abandon most of the presenter’s cars anyway after a Top Gear special? They could have just left them where they were and let the mob vent their anger on them.

It wasn’t deemed safe for Jezza and co. to drive them but it was OK for a minion to drive right into an ambush?

James Corden OBE? Stick an SE on the end and you’d be nearer the mark. :wink: