Best car magazine...
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If you enjoyed good writing CAR was the best choice for decades - that it is until the wheels started coming off in the mid- late 90s. It is now almost unreadable, apart from the odd piece by Gavin Green - most of it writers rely on cliche-heavy drivel . Superficial, trying (and failing )to be funny and aimed at people who can't cope with reading more than 250 words without a big picture to look at - dire.
s m said:
e21Mark said:
I usually pick up PPC and Retro Car magazines. I used to get Performance BMW but they rarely have anything in their that I like nowadays. Maybe it's my age? I also get Evo occasionally but it's all a bit modern and expensive for me.
I used to prefer TOTAL BMW mag until it finishedShame there's no Classic or Retro BMW magazine.
e21Mark said:
s m said:
e21Mark said:
I usually pick up PPC and Retro Car magazines. I used to get Performance BMW but they rarely have anything in their that I like nowadays. Maybe it's my age? I also get Evo occasionally but it's all a bit modern and expensive for me.
I used to prefer TOTAL BMW mag until it finishedShame there's no Classic or Retro BMW magazine.
The paper quality wasn't great towards the end.
When both mags ran PERFORMANCE BMW always seemed more targetted at lurid paint jobs, crazy U.S. modded cars and the like......but since TOTAL BMW ended they have more interesting (to me) stuff in - handling mods, how to guides etc rather than candy flip paint and frenched rear lights etc
I have an Evo subscription and in general it's pretty good, but there is still an obvious bias towards new and often more expensive vehicles.
There just isn't enough road and group tests of older cars, but I suspect the co-ordination, hassle and faffery trying to arrange drives of readers vehicles is much greater than accepting a fast fleet execu-barge from Audi or Merc.
There just isn't enough road and group tests of older cars, but I suspect the co-ordination, hassle and faffery trying to arrange drives of readers vehicles is much greater than accepting a fast fleet execu-barge from Audi or Merc.
Olivera said:
I have an Evo subscription and in general it's pretty good, but there is still an obvious bias towards new and often more expensive vehicles.
There just isn't enough road and group tests of older cars, but I suspect the co-ordination, hassle and faffery trying to arrange drives of readers vehicles is much greater than accepting a fast fleet execu-barge from Audi or Merc.
I suspect so too - a lot easier to have factory fresh standard press cars, a known quantity, that can have the door handles driven off them rather than 3 or 4 reader supplied cars in unknown standards of repair plus perhaps mods that skew any meaningful comparisons. Not to mention having to bear in mind that any breakage on test is likely to be a problemThere just isn't enough road and group tests of older cars, but I suspect the co-ordination, hassle and faffery trying to arrange drives of readers vehicles is much greater than accepting a fast fleet execu-barge from Audi or Merc.
Hi folks
I'd like to resurrect this thread. With kids finally past the continuous attention phase but me also not wanting to be staring at a screen all the time I've decided it's time to go back to magazine reading. Trouble is, which one. Especially valid on a Sunday morning
I'd gone off Evo as they concentrated too much on supercars. I'd like some normality too so wondering what's decent these days? Weekly like autocar or car magazine? Top gear?
I'd like to resurrect this thread. With kids finally past the continuous attention phase but me also not wanting to be staring at a screen all the time I've decided it's time to go back to magazine reading. Trouble is, which one. Especially valid on a Sunday morning
I'd gone off Evo as they concentrated too much on supercars. I'd like some normality too so wondering what's decent these days? Weekly like autocar or car magazine? Top gear?
Even though I have the E46 M3 in the garage I'm not quite ready for any classic car mags yet.
Just grabbed an old Evo (issue 200) from the garage and just had the best hours reading ever. It's so easy to forget how well written the articles were and how captivated you get.
YouTube is great and the internet is great but you skip so much. With a part magazine you read about cars you would normally just skip by
Just grabbed an old Evo (issue 200) from the garage and just had the best hours reading ever. It's so easy to forget how well written the articles were and how captivated you get.
YouTube is great and the internet is great but you skip so much. With a part magazine you read about cars you would normally just skip by
cerb4.5lee said:
Koolkat969 said:
Modern Classics Magazine for me if you love cars from the 80's to the 2000's!
I'm a really big fan of this magazine too. MDMA . said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Koolkat969 said:
Modern Classics Magazine for me if you love cars from the 80's to the 2000's!
I'm a really big fan of this magazine too. Interesting to see the comparisons between them reviewed new and reviewed 20/30 years on
Agree with MDMA though - buy cars because you like them rather than if you think you can make some money on them.
cerb4.5lee said:
Koolkat969 said:
Modern Classics Magazine for me if you love cars from the 80's to the 2000's!
I'm a really big fan of this magazine too. Old Performance Cars are still my favourite browse, even these days
Captain Smerc said:
Car Magazine has always worked for me, it's back at the top of its game right now. Shame that the current paper quality is poor though.
I agree, it’s a pale imitation of what it was but I still think it’s the best all rounder. Not on Readly any longer which is irritating. I know it doesn’t get you away from screens, but this app is fantastic for skipping through lots of car mags and just reading the content you like without spending a fortune on the print versions. Another vote for Modern Classics though, although I’d agree the articles aren’t always as interesting as the cars. DoctorX said:
Captain Smerc said:
Car Magazine has always worked for me, it's back at the top of its game right now. Shame that the current paper quality is poor though.
I agree, it’s a pale imitation of what it was but I still think it’s the best all rounder. Not on Readly any longer which is irritating. I know it doesn’t get you away from screens, but this app is fantastic for skipping through lots of car mags and just reading the content you like without spending a fortune on the print versions. Another vote for Modern Classics though, although I’d agree the articles aren’t always as interesting as the cars. And this months twin test of the £36,400 M135i vs the £50,500 AMG A45 was just pointless
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