What was the last new and successful car mag/website?
What was the last new and successful car mag/website?
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Frimley111R

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19,296 posts

264 months

Wednesday 5th April 2023
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I can't remember the last one and if I hazarded a guess it'd be 10-15 years ago but I couldn't say what it was, so many have come and gone...(thankfully not PH!)

Equus

16,980 posts

131 months

Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Car magazine has got to be Octane, surely?

Robmarriott

2,969 posts

188 months

Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Depends how mainstream you want it to be. Magneto, The Road Rat and Classic.Retro.Modern are all quite new and CRM was available in Sainsbury’s recently.

anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 5th April 2023
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I am literally amazed there are any magazines still going today. Back in the 90s I would have bought several a month and I had a subscription to Top Gear magazine for a few years.

I would imagine I have purchased a handful of magazines in the last 20 years, and I can't recall buying a single one in the last ten years.

DSC OFF

211 posts

91 months

Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Latest EVO is reading well so far, worth picking up a copy. I think the future lies in the high-end quarterlies if you are looking for new material - magneto etc. I note The Road Rat has recently just increased to £17.50 an issue, plus £5 postage. Ouch

Website wise I've been enjoying The Intercooler (mostly for Mel Michols) and I'm a fan of Rush magazine/website too.

Podcasts seem to be the hot new thing, especially when commuting. Jason Cammisa on Hagerty is my current go to